Present Perfect & Past Simple

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What is the Present Perfect tense used for?

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The Present Perfect tense is used to describe actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and have relevance to the present.

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What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense?

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The structure is: Subject + has/have + past participle.

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What is the Past Simple tense used for?

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The Past Simple tense is used to describe actions that were completed at a specific time in the past.

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What is the structure of the Past Simple tense?

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The structure is: Subject + past form of the verb.

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When do we use 'for' in the Present Perfect tense?

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We use 'for' to indicate a duration of time (e.g., 'I have lived here for five years').

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When do we use 'since' in the Present Perfect tense?

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We use 'since' to indicate a starting point in time (e.g., 'I have lived here since 2010').

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What is the difference between 'has been' and 'was'?

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'Has been' is used in the Present Perfect tense to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present, while 'was' is used in the Past Simple tense to indicate a completed action in the past.

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How do you form the negative in the Present Perfect tense?

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The negative form is: Subject + has/have + not + past participle.

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How do you form the negative in the Past Simple tense?

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The negative form is: Subject + did not + base form of the verb.

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What is the past participle of the verb 'go'?

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The past participle of 'go' is 'gone'.