This document compares uses of the past simple and present perfect tenses by providing examples of each. For past simple, the examples describe specific actions that occurred at defined times in the past, such as seeing a movie last Friday or celebrating a birthday yesterday. For present perfect, the examples describe lifelong experiences or ongoing actions that started in the past and continue to the present, such as having played the piano, studied calculus, or done homework.
This document compares uses of the past simple and present perfect tenses by providing examples of each. For past simple, the examples describe specific actions that occurred at defined times in the past, such as seeing a movie last Friday or celebrating a birthday yesterday. For present perfect, the examples describe lifelong experiences or ongoing actions that started in the past and continue to the present, such as having played the piano, studied calculus, or done homework.
This document compares uses of the past simple and present perfect tenses by providing examples of each. For past simple, the examples describe specific actions that occurred at defined times in the past, such as seeing a movie last Friday or celebrating a birthday yesterday. For present perfect, the examples describe lifelong experiences or ongoing actions that started in the past and continue to the present, such as having played the piano, studied calculus, or done homework.
- I saw the american cup last week. - I was in Cocorna yesterday. - I see a movie with my family called Toy Story last Friday. - I bought a new cellphone. - I visited my family in Villavicencio. - I cooked a Hawaiian pizza with my girlfriend. - I swam in a pool last Thursday. - I celebrated my brother's birthday yesterday. - I ate a big hamburger yesterday. - I was in church last Sunday.
- I have played the piano.
- I have studied calculus. - I have read a book about programming languages - I have practiced football in the mornings. - I have listened to music on my turntable. - I have worked in a supermarket. - I have watered the garden. - I have painted a picture. - I have ridden a bicycle. - I have done the homework.