This English grammar lesson is in three parts. Together they will help you understand when to use the past simple and when to use the present perfect.
Part one: • Past Simple vs Present Perfect: English Gr...
Part three: • Past Simple vs Present Perfect: English Gr...
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The past simple is a past tense so it only tells us about the past.
‘Last week Ginger went for some beauty treatment.’
Past simple because the time – last week,...
... and the event – the beauty treatment, have finished.
‘My massage took one hour.’
Remember: The past simple is a past tense so it only tells us about the past.
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