Present Perfect We use the present perfect when we are considering something that started in the recent past or a long time ago and whi...
We use the present perfect when we are considering something that started in the recent past or a long time ago and which we want to connect with the present.
- I've lived in Vigo all my life. ( up to the present and probably into the future too).
In the affirmative we often use the prepositions for and since with a time phrase and the adverbs just and already.
- She's known Tom's sister since they were at school together.
In the negative we often combine the present perfect with the adverbs yet and never.
- You've worked as a doctor for the last 25 years and you've never been ill yourself.
When we want to ask questions in the present perfect we often use the adverbs ever and yet.
- Have you ever tried to swim in the North Sea?
- Has the doctor called yet?
We use the past simple when we want to refer to actons which were complited in the past. it is use with a wide variety of time expressions in reply to the question when? Yesterday, last week, in 1785, from May until July last year, before I was twelve. the negative and interrogative is formed with the auxiliary verb Did and the base form fo the main verb.
- I saw Peter at the meeting last Monday, but I didn't see Paul.
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