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    Presente perfecto vs pasado simple, corresponde a inglés

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    The document compares and contrasts the use of the present perfect and past simple tenses. It states that the past simple tense is used to describe actions that started and finished in the past and are not ongoing. Meanwhile, the present perfect tense is used to describe actions that began in the past but continue in the present. It then provides examples of how to form sentences using these two tenses.

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    Present perfect Simple vs Past Simple

    -Use the simple past when the action started in the past, finished in the past, and
    is not continuing now. Empezo en el pasado y termino en el pasado(Past simple
    )
    -Use the present perfect when the action started in the past and is continuing
    now.

    Past Simple
    Subj + verb past + Sub + did not+ verb nomal + Did + subj + verb normal + complement
    complement complement
    I lived in London I did not/didn’t live in London Did I live in London?
    You lived in London You did not/didn’t live in Did I live in London?
    London
    She lived in London She did not/didn’t live in Did I live in London?
    London
    He lived in London He did not/didn’t live in Did I live in London?
    London
    It lived in London It did not/didn’t live in Did I live in London?
    London
    They lived in London They did not/didn’t live in Did I live in London?
    London
    We lived in London We did not/didn’t live in Did I live in London?
    London

    Past Continuous
    Subj + verb past + complement Sub + did not+ verb nomal + Did + subj + verb normal + complement
    complement
    I lived in London I did not/didn’t live in London Did I live in London?
    You lived in London You did not/didn’t live in London Did I live in London?
    She lived in London She did not/didn’t live in London Did I live in London?
    He lived in London He did not/didn’t live in London Did I live in London?
    It lived in London It did not/didn’t live in London Did I live in London?
    They lived in London They did not/didn’t live in London Did I live in London?
    We lived in London We did not/didn’t live in London Did I live in London?

    Present Continuous
    Positive (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?)
    sub + to be past +verb ing + sub + to be + not+ verb ing + Comp. To be + sub + verb ing +
    Complement Complement
    I was speaking English. I was not speaking French Was I speaking English?

    You were running fast. You were not running fast Were you running fast?

    She was singing beautiful. She was not singing beautiful Was she singing?

    He was brushing his teeth. He was not brushing his teeth Was he brushing his teeth?

    It was raining outside. It was not raining outside Was it raining outside?

    We were playing tennis. We were not playing tennis. Were we playing tennis?

    They were talking too much. They were not talking too much Were they talking too much?

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