Present Perfect Simple vs Past Simple

Present Perfect Simple vs Past Simple

1. USES

   • PRESENT PERFECT
     • When we first give news, we often use the present perfect simple.
     • The present perfect tense is used to describe something that happened in the past, but the exact time it happened is not important. It has a relationship with the present. I have done my homework = I finished my homework in the past. It is not important at what exact time, only that it is now done
   • PAST SIMPLE
     • When we give or ask for more past details, we change to the past simple.
     • The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened. Unlike the past continuous tense, which is used to talk about past events that happened over a period of time, the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished.

2. STRUCTURE

   • PRESENT PERFECT
   • PAST SIMPLE

3. STRUCTURE

   • PAST SIMPLE
   • PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

4. USES

   • PRESENT PERFECT
     • When we first give news, we often use the present perfect simple
     • The past perfect simple is used to describe one action that happened before another action in the past. ... Sometimes the past perfect simple is used on its own and the action that took place afterwards is understood.
   • PAST SIMPLE
     • When we give or ask for more past details, we change to the past simple
     • The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened. Unlike the past continuous tense, which is used to talk about past events that happened over a period of time, the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished.

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