Present Perfect vs Simple Past
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The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that began in the past and continue in the present or have relevance in the present, without specifying a definite time period. In contrast, the simple past tense describes actions that were completed entirely in the past. Some key differences are that the present perfect can be used with expressions like "ever" and "never" while the simple past requires specific time references like "yesterday" or "last year." Examples are provided to illustrate using each tense to talk about completed past actions versus ongoing/relevant present actions.
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Present Perfect vs Simple Past
- 1. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE SIMPLE PAST ?
- 2. CONTRAST BETWEEN PRESENT PERFECT AND SIMPLE PAST We use definite expressions with the Simple Past tense: yesterday, last week, … ago, and others while we don’t use definite time expressions with the Present perfect tense. The simple past talks about specific events that finished already while the present perfect talks about events with indefinite time that began on the past and continues to the present
- 4. QUESTION Have I Have you Has he Has she + past participle? Has it Have we Have you Have they Have you gone to Paris?
- 6. QUESTION Have I Have you Has he Has she + past participle? Has it Have we Have you Have they Have you gone to Paris?
- 7. Present Perfect Possitive Answer
- 8. I have (‘ve) You have (‘ve) He has (‘s) She has (‘s) + past participle It has (‘s) We have (‘ve) You have (‘ve) They have (‘ve) Form : Yes, I have gone to Paris
- 9. Simple Past Possitive answer
- 10. I You He She + past It We You They Yes, I went to Paris last summer
- 11. Present Perfect Negative answers
- 12. NEGATIVE I have not (haven´t) You have not (haven´t) He has not (hasn´t) She has not (hasn’t) + past participle It has not (hasn´t) We have not (haven´t) You have not (haven´t) They have not (haven´t) They haven’t been to school
- 13. Simple Past Negative answer
- 14. NEGATIVE I have not (haven´t) You have not (haven´t) He has not (hasn´t) She has not (hasn’t) + past participle It has not (hasn´t) We have not (haven´t) You have not (haven´t) They have not (haven´t) They haven’t been to school