Simple Past vs Present Perfect

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What is the Simple Past tense used for?

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

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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 Simple Past 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 'have' or 'has' + the past participle of the verb (e.g., 'have traveled').

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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 'travel'?

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The past participle of 'travel' is 'traveled'.

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Complete the sentence: I __________ (not see) that movie yet.

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I have not seen that movie yet.

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Complete the sentence: She __________ (finish) her homework yesterday.

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She finished her homework yesterday.

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When do we use 'did' in a sentence?

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We use 'did' to form questions and negative sentences in the Simple Past tense.

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When do we use 'have' in a sentence?

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We use 'have' to form the Present Perfect tense.