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Past Simple and Present Perfect Simple

The document provides examples of using the past simple and present perfect simple tenses in English. The past simple is used to talk about completed actions at specific times in the past, such as yesterday, last week, in 1990. The present perfect is used to talk about actions that started in the past and continue to the present, or actions that happened at an unspecified time before now. It provides examples sentences using each tense, such as "I didn't see him last week" using past simple and "I haven't seen him since last week" using present perfect. It also lists common time expressions used with each tense, such as "yesterday, ago" with past simple and "just, already, since, for" with present

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Past Simple and Present Perfect Simple

The document provides examples of using the past simple and present perfect simple tenses in English. The past simple is used to talk about completed actions at specific times in the past, such as yesterday, last week, in 1990. The present perfect is used to talk about actions that started in the past and continue to the present, or actions that happened at an unspecified time before now. It provides examples sentences using each tense, such as "I didn't see him last week" using past simple and "I haven't seen him since last week" using present perfect. It also lists common time expressions used with each tense, such as "yesterday, ago" with past simple and "just, already, since, for" with present

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Past Simple - Present Perfect Simple

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Past Simple
yesterday
... ago
in 1990
the other day/

last Monday, last


week,
last year

Present Perfect Simple

just /

already /

up to now/

until now / till now

ever

(not) yet / ()

so far /

lately, recently /

this week, this month,


this year

since / ...

for (two days...)

Examples:
1.

I didnt see him last week.

(Past Simple)

2. I havent seen him since last week.


Perfect Simple)

(Present

3.

I havent seen him for a week.

4.

I havent seen him yet.

5.

I phoned Mary two minutes ago.

6.

I have just phoned Mary.

7.

I have already phoned Mary.

8.

Peter bought a new bike last year.

9.

Peter has bought two bikes this year.

10. Mum prepared dinner half an hour ago.


11. Mum hasnt prepared dinner yet.
12. He left for America in 1997.
13. He has already left for America.
14. I went to Athens last year.
15. Have you ever been to Athens?
16. I have never been to Athens.
17. Has he ever seen a live cobra?
18. He has never seen a live cobra.
19. They played chess twice last week.
20. They have played chess twice this week.
21. I met her three days ago.
22. I have met her three times this week.
23. She has just watered the plants in the balcony.
24. I havent seen him for five days.
25. I havent seen him since Monday.
26. We visited the museum last Wednesday.
27. I have never visited this museum.
28. Where did you see him?
29. I have never been to Paris up to now.
30. Have you seen him recently?

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