Exam26 may
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This document provides examples and rules for using the present perfect simple and past simple tenses in English. The present perfect simple is used to describe actions with relevance to the present, such as actions that were recently completed or are still ongoing. The past simple is used to talk about completely finished events and situations in the past. Both tenses follow specific formation rules, with the present perfect using auxiliary verbs and the past using tense markers like "ed".
Exam26 may
- 2. Present Perfect simple Examples Rules of usage: 1. Is used to define an action recently 1. I have just started writing the stopped. letter. 2. Puts emphasis on the result . 2. I’ve finished writing that essay. 3. Defines an action that is still going on. 3. I haven’t gone school yet. 4. Defines a finished action that has an 4. Elena has failed her exam. influence on the present. 5. Defines an action that has taken place 5. I’ve travelled to Great Britain once, never or several times before the seven times. moment of speaking. Formation:I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they + have/has + 3rd form of the verb + signal words: already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now.
- 3. Past Simple Examples: Rules of usage 1. I went to Spain last summer. 1. Defines events in the past that are now finished 2. I lived in Vercelli two years ago, 2. Defines a situation in the past. but now I live in Sebes. 3. I went to the cinema, watched a 3. Defines a series of actions in the past. movie and drank a Coke with my girlfriend last Saturday. Formation: I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they + yesterday, last year, last month etc. 2nd form of the verb