Past Simple VS 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 written').

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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 'write'?

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The past participle of 'write' is 'written'.

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What is the negative form of the Present Perfect tense?

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The negative form is created by adding 'not' after 'has/have' (e.g., 'has not written').

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What is the question form of the Past Simple tense?

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The question form is created by using 'did' + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., 'Did you see?').

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What is the question form of the Present Perfect tense?

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The question form is created by using 'has/have' + subject + past participle (e.g., 'Have you seen?').

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When do we use 'did' in questions?

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We use 'did' in questions to refer to actions that were completed in the past.