What is the main difference between past simple and present perfect tenses?

Present Perfect Tense Concepts

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Present perfect is used for actions that will happen in the future.
Past simple is used for actions that started and ended in the past.
Present perfect is used for actions that started and ended in the past.
Past simple is used for actions that are still ongoing.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect tense to describe an ongoing action?
She lived there for years.
They were friends for a long time.
She has lived there for years.
They had been friends for a long time.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do we use the present perfect tense to describe actions?
For actions that occurred in a finished time period.
For actions that occurred during an unfinished time period.
For actions that are hypothetical.
For actions that will occur in the future.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the present perfect tense used in the sentence 'They have met before'?
Because it is a hypothetical situation.
Because the exact time of meeting is important.
Because the result of the meeting is important, not the time.
Because it happened in the future.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you form a present perfect sentence?
Use the present tense of 'have' and the base form of the verb.
Use the present tense of 'have' and the past participle of the verb.
Use the future tense of 'have' and the past participle of the verb.
Use the past tense of 'have' and the base form of the verb.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word can be added to a present perfect sentence to indicate a very recent action?
Already
Just
Yet
Soon
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the word order change when forming a question in the present perfect tense?
The subject comes before the past participle.
The past participle comes before the subject.
The verb 'have' comes before the subject.
The subject comes before the verb 'have'.
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