Past Simple and Present Perfect

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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 in the past at a specific time.

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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 or that started in the past and continue to the present.

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How do you form the Past Simple tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add '-ed' to the base form of the verb (e.g., 'play' becomes 'played').

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How do you form the Present Perfect tense?

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The Present Perfect tense is formed using 'has/have' + past participle of the verb (e.g., 'has eaten').

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What is the past participle of 'go'?

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

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What is the past participle of 'be'?

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The past participle of 'be' is 'been'.

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What are signal words for the Past Simple tense?

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Signal words for the Past Simple include 'yesterday', 'last week', 'ago', and specific dates.

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What are signal words for the Present Perfect tense?

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Signal words for the Present Perfect include 'ever', 'never', 'just', 'already', and 'yet'.

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Complete the sentence: 'I __________ (see) that movie last week.'

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I saw that movie last week.

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Complete the sentence: 'She __________ (not/finish) her homework yet.'

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She has not finished her homework yet.