Present Perfect vs Past Simple

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What is the Present Perfect tense?

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The Present Perfect tense is used to describe actions that happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important.

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What is the Past Simple tense?

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

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How do you form the Present Perfect tense?

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You form the Present Perfect tense using 'have' or 'has' + the past participle of the verb.

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How do you form the Past Simple tense?

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You form the Past Simple tense by using the past form of the verb.

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Example of Present Perfect: 'I _____ (see) that movie.'

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I have seen that movie.

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Example of Past Simple: 'I _____ (see) that movie yesterday.'

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I saw that movie yesterday.

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When do we use 'have' in Present Perfect?

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We use 'have' with I, you, we, and they.

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When do we use 'has' in Present Perfect?

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We use 'has' with he, she, and it.

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What is the negative form of Present Perfect?

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The negative form is made by adding 'not' after 'have' or 'has'. Example: 'I have not seen that movie.'

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What is the negative form of Past Simple?

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The negative form is made by using 'did not' + base form of the verb. Example: 'I did not see that movie.'