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    The past simple is used to talk about activities that started and finished in the past, such as "I ate pasta yesterday." It is also used to describe a series of past events, like "I woke up, had breakfast, and brushed my teeth this morning." The present perfect simple is used for activities that began in the past but still affect the present, such as "I have broken my leg." It normally follows the structure of subject + have/has + past participle. Some common expressions used with the present perfect simple are "already," "just," "yet," "for," and "since."

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    The past simple is used to talk about activities that started and finished in the past, such as "I ate pasta yesterday." It is also used to describe a series of past events, like "I woke up, had breakfast, and brushed my teeth this morning." The present perfect simple is used for activities that began in the past but still affect the present, such as "I have broken my leg." It normally follows the structure of subject + have/has + past participle. Some common expressions used with the present perfect simple are "already," "just," "yet," "for," and "since."

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    Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple

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    The past simple is used to talk about activities that started and finished in the past, such as "I ate pasta yesterday." It is also used to describe a series of past events, like "I woke up, had breakfast, and brushed my teeth this morning." The present perfect simple is used for activities that began in the past but still affect the present, such as "I have broken my leg." It normally follows the structure of subject + have/has + past participle. Some common expressions used with the present perfect simple are "already," "just," "yet," "for," and "since."

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    Past simple or present perfect simple

    Past simple.-

    We use the past simple to talk about

    . - Activities that start & finish in the past.- e.g.- I ate pasta yesterday

    .-When we do one thing after the other . – e.g.- I woke up this morning, I had breakfast & then
    I brushed my teeth

    Some common expressions it goes with are: yesterday, last week, 2 years ago

    Structure

    The past simple verbs can be regular (-ed) or irregular (list of irregular verbs). The structure in
    past simple sentences is.-

    Affirmative.- Subject+ verb (regular or irregular) + rest

    I went to the cinema yesterday

    Negative.- Subject+ didn’t + verb (infinitive) + rest

    I didn’t go to the cinema yesterday

    Interrogative.- (Question word) + did + subject+ verb (infinitive) + rest?

    (Why) did you go to the cinema yesterday?

    Present perfect simple

    We use the present perfect simple for activities that start in the past but affect the present or
    are connected to them

    e.g. I have broken my leg

    The normal structure is.-

    Affirmative.- Subject + have/has + verb in past participle (3rd column)

    She has finished her homework

    Negative.- Subject + haven’t/hasn’t + verb in past participle (3rd column)

    She hasn’t finished her homework

    Interrogative.- (Question word) + have/has + subject + verb in past participle (3 rd column)?

    When has she finished her homework?


    Sometimes, this structure can be changed because of the expressions it goes with. Some
    common expressions it goes with are.-

     Already.- I have already finished my homework (it goes after have/has & it is used in
    affirmative sentences) (YA)
     Just.- I have just finished my homework (it goes after have/has & it is used in
    affirmative sentences) (ACABAR DE)
     Yet.- I haven’t finished my homework yet (it goes at the end of the negative &
    interrogative sentences) (AÚN)
     For.- I have stayed in Malaga for 10 years (it goes with a number of years) (DURANTE)
     Since.- I have stayed in Málaga since 2010 (it goes with the year) (DESDE)

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