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    Past Simple or Present Perfect

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    The present perfect tense connects past events with the present, and is used for unfinished or indefinite actions. It is also used for actions with recent or unspecified times. The past simple tense describes completed actions entirely in the past, and is used with specific times like "yesterday" or "last week." The document provides examples of sentences using each tense and matches them to pictures to illustrate when each tense would be used.

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    The present perfect tense connects past events with the present, and is used for unfinished or indefinite actions. It is also used for actions with recent or unspecified times. The past simple tense describes completed actions entirely in the past, and is used with specific times like "yesterday" or "last week." The document provides examples of sentences using each tense and matches them to pictures to illustrate when each tense would be used.

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    The present perfect tense connects past events with the present, and is used for unfinished or indefinite actions. It is also used for actions with recent or unspecified times. The past simple tense describes completed actions entirely in the past, and is used with specific times like "yesterday" or "last week." The document provides examples of sentences using each tense and matches them to pictures to illustrate when each tense would be used.

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    Past Simple or Present Perfect

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    The present perfect tense connects past events with the present, and is used for unfinished or indefinite actions. It is also used for actions with recent or unspecified times. The past simple tense describes completed actions entirely in the past, and is used with specific times like "yesterday" or "last week." The document provides examples of sentences using each tense and matches them to pictures to illustrate when each tense would be used.

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    The PRESENT PERFECT always connects the The PAST SIMPLE tells us only about the past.

    past and the present.

    ● UNFINISHED ACTIONS (these started in ● FINISHED ACTIONS (for something that started in
    the past and continue up to the present) the past and finished in the past)

    10 years 10 years

    past present past present

    ● I have lived in London for 10 years. (= I still live in ● I lived in Manchester for 10 years. (= I do not live in
    London now.) Manchester now.)

    ● INDEFINITE ACTIONS: with no time ● DEFINITE ACTION: we use a definite past time, like
    reference or references to recent time - these yesterday, 5 days ago, last month…. to say or imply
    put emphasis on the action and usually have WHEN something happened.
    a result in the present.

    ● I have lost my wallet. (= this means very recently and ● I lost my wallet yesterday. (= here I want to stress
    puts the emphasis on the action) when the action happened)
    ● He has just left the office. (= this action is completed
    and has a result in the present – probably he is on his
    Complete the blanks either with the PRESENT PERFECT or
    way home now)
    PAST SIMPLE and match them with the pictures.
    1. She ____________ (not sleep) much lately.

    2. The race ____________ (not start) yet.

    3. Billy ______ (see) a great movie on Saturday.

    4. I ___________ (spend) all my money.

    5. _____ you ______ (close) the door when we left?

    6. He ____________ (eat) all the cookies.

    7. We ___________ (be) married since 1960.

    8. When _____ Joe ______ (go) to the beach?

    9. I ________ (take) the garbage out late last night.

    10. She still ___________ (not decide) what to pack.

    11. He _________ (hear) a strange noise yesterday.

    12. I ______________ (not win) the race, did I?

    13. ________ you ever __________ (get) lost?

    14. He______ just _________ (clean) the window.

    15. He ___________ (not know) what to sing a


    week ago.

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