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G.8.2 - Present Perfect __ Past Simple

Present perfect or past simple?

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This lesson was requested by khoukha and is a quick review of how we use the present perfect and the past simple.

Past Simple

We use this tense for things that happened at a definite time in the past.
E.g. "I met my best friend when I was fifteen."
It is formed by adding '-ed' to regular verbs.

Present Perfect and Past Simple

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Both these tenses can be used to talk about actions that happened in the past but which tense we use depends on the situation.

Past tense verb practice

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Complete the following ten sentences below by using the past simple verb or past participle tense of the verb in brackets. Be careful with your spelling.

Link: irregualar verb list

Link: simple past tense

Link: past perfect simple