Difference between past simple and present perfect

Use the simple past when the action started in the past, finished in the past, and is not continuing now. Use the present perfect when the action started in the past and is continuing now.

1. What is difference between simple present and present perfect?
2. What is the difference between present and past simple?
3. What is the rule of present perfect?
4. How do you teach past simple and present perfect?
5. How do you teach present perfect?
6. When should I use present perfect?
7. Why do we call it present perfect?
8. When to use the simple past?
9. What is the difference between present and simple present?
10. What is the difference between perfect and present perfect?
11. What is an example of present perfect?
12. What is the difference between simple and present tense?
13. When to use the simple past?
14. What is past simple tense?
15. Why is present perfect so confusing?

What is difference between simple present and present perfect?

What Are Their Differences? While the two both talk about the present time, present simple tense tends to talk about routines while past perfect tense tends to talk about events and actions that have just been fulfilled.

What is the difference between present and past simple?

The clearest difference between past simple tense and present simple tense is that they talk about different time periods. Past simple tense tends to talk about past events and actions. Present simple, however, talks about events that are happening right now or will happen in the future.

What is the rule of present perfect?

Forming the present perfect

The present perfect of any verb is composed of two elements : the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to have (present tense), plus the past participle of the main verb. The past participle of a regular verb is base+ed, e.g. played, arrived, looked.

How do you teach past simple and present perfect?

- The Present Perfect is used with 'for' and 'since', when the actions have not finished yet: i.e. I have lived in London for 5 years (I still live there). - The Simple Past is used with 'for' when the actions have already finished: i.e. I lived in London for 5 years (I don't live there now).

How do you teach present perfect?

Show students how the present perfect is formed: have/has plus the past participle. Tell them that the past participle of regular verbs ends in –ed, just as in simple past. One of the best ways to ensure that students understand when the present perfect is used is to contrast finished and unfinished time.

When should I use present perfect?

The present perfect is used to describe

An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present. I have lived in Bristol since 1984 (= and I still do.) An action performed during a period that has not yet finished. She has been to the cinema twice this week (= and the week isn't over yet.)

Why do we call it present perfect?

The term is used particularly in the context of English grammar to refer to forms like "I have finished". The forms are present because they use the present tense of the auxiliary verb have, and perfect because they use that auxiliary in combination with the past participle of the main verb.

When to use the simple past?

When do you use simple past tense? We use the simple past tense to refer to actions or states that happened in the past and are finished and completed. For example, the sentence Samantha played baseball says that Samantha started and finished playing baseball sometime in the past.

What is the difference between present and simple present?

We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines – things that don't change. We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the present moment, but will soon finish.

What is the difference between perfect and present perfect?

The present perfect is formed using the present tense of the verb "to have" and the past participle of the main verb. The past perfect tense says that an action was completed at a time before another action happened in the past.

What is an example of present perfect?

Examples of the Present Perfect Tense

You have worked as a teacher for two years. We have worked as teachers for two years. He has worked as a teacher for two years. She has worked as a teacher for two years.

What is the difference between simple and present tense?

The simple present tense is used to talk about things that we do all the time. For example, we use this tense to talk about our jobs, hobbies, habits etc. The present continuous tense is used to talk about things that are happening at the moment of speaking.

When to use the simple past?

When do you use simple past tense? We use the simple past tense to refer to actions or states that happened in the past and are finished and completed. For example, the sentence Samantha played baseball says that Samantha started and finished playing baseball sometime in the past.

What is past simple tense?

The simple past tense, sometimes called the preterite, is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. The simple past is the basic form of past tense in English. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the distant past and action duration is not important.

Why is present perfect so confusing?

The present perfect is the fourth most common verb tense in English (the simple present is most common, followed by the simple past and simple future). About 6% of verbs in spoken English are in the present perfect tense. The reason this verb tense so confusing is that it connects two times, the present and the past.