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    The document compares the present perfect and past simple tenses. [1] The present perfect is used to talk about experiences or things that happened before now, without specifying a time, and can also be used to talk about actions that started in the past but continue in the present. [2] The past simple is used to talk about actions or situations that happened and finished completely in the past. [3] The document provides examples of how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative for each tense.

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    The document compares the present perfect and past simple tenses. [1] The present perfect is used to talk about experiences or things that happened before now, without specifying a time, and can also be used to talk about actions that started in the past but continue in the present. [2] The past simple is used to talk about actions or situations that happened and finished completely in the past. [3] The document provides examples of how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative for each tense.

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    Present Perfect VS Past Simple Intensive Course

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    Graciela Soledad León Carvajal
    The document compares the present perfect and past simple tenses. [1] The present perfect is used to talk about experiences or things that happened before now, without specifying a time, and can also be used to talk about actions that started in the past but continue in the present. [2] The past simple is used to talk about actions or situations that happened and finished completely in the past. [3] The document provides examples of how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative for each tense.

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    PRESENT PERFECT

    VS
    PAST SIMPLE
    Teacher: Sol León Carvajal
    PRESENT PERFECT
    WHEN DO WE USE IT?
    If you want to talk about things you have or haven’t done.

    It’s the most useful tense to talk about life experiences


    Present perfect structure
    Affirmative ● I have been to New York. It’s a very
    fashionable place.
    Personal pronoun + have/has + verb in past
    participle + complement

    Negative

    Personal pronoun + haven’t/hasn’t + verb in past ● I haven’t tried Durian. I hope it tastes good.
    participle + complement

    Interrogative
    ● Have you traveled by plane?
    Have/has + personal pronoun + verb in past
    participle + complement
    We use it to talk
    about experiences
    I have done a parachute jump. It was
    or things that amazing.

    happened before
    now
    Time is not specified or important.
    We use it to talk I have sung since I was 10.

    about actions or
    events that started
    in the past
    These actions or events continue in
    the present.

    Then Now
    PAST SIMPLE
    WHEN DO WE USE IT?
    We use it when an action or situation happens and finishes in the past.
    Past simple structure
    Affirmative ● I did my homework

    Personal pronoun ´+ verb in past + complement

    Negative

    Personal pronoun + didn’t + verb in infinitive + ● I didn’t do my homework


    complement

    Interrogative

    Did + personal pronoun + verb in infinitive +


    complement + ? ● Did you do your homework?

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