Present Perfect / 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 occurred at an unspecified time in the past and are relevant to the present.

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What is the Past Simple tense?

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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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How do you form the Present Perfect tense?

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The Present Perfect tense is formed using 'has' or 'have' + the past participle of the verb.

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How do you form the Past Simple tense?

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The Past Simple tense is formed by using the second form of the verb (regular verbs typically end in -ed).

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When do you use 'have' in Present Perfect?

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Use 'have' with the subjects 'I', 'you', 'we', and 'they'.

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When do you use 'has' in Present Perfect?

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Use 'has' with the subjects 'he', 'she', and 'it'.

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Example of Present Perfect: 'I __________ here since 2008.'

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have lived.

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Example of Past Simple: 'Mary __________ to Europe last year.'

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went.

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What is the past participle of 'go'?

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gone.

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What is the past participle of 'read'?

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read (pronounced 'red').