Present Perfect (have, has + past Past Simple (regular, irregular)

participle)
1/ Past experiences when we don’t mention 1/ Finished past actions when we say, ask
the exact time: or know when they happened:
- I’ve inherited some money. - They got married last year.
- Have you ever lost your phone? - I didn’t have time to do my homework.
- No, I have never lost it. - What time did you wake up today?

2/ Recent past actions:

- I’ve just finished doing my homework.

3/ With ‘yet’ and ‘already’:

- I’ve already finished eating. (+)
- I haven’t found a job yet. (-)
- Have you finished your homework
yet? (?)

Present Perfect vs Past Simple

- We use the present perfect to talk about past experiences and recent past
actions when we don’t specify a time.
E.g.: I’ve been to Madrid twice (up to know)
I’ve bought a new computer (I don’t say when, where..)
- We use the past simple to ask or talk about finished actions in the past
when the time is mentioned or understood. We often use past time
expressions like yesterday, last week, etc.
E.g.: I went to Madrid in 1998 (specific time)
I bought a new computer last Saturday (I say when)