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Present Perfect Simple / Past Simple

Past Perfect Simple / Past Simple

  • The past perfect simple tends to be in sentences accompanied by another verb that goes in Past Simple. The past perfect simple indicates the action that occurs before and the Past Simple indicates the action after
  • To explain the reason why an action occurred in the past. The main verb goes in past simple and the sentence that is normally preceded by "because" goes with the past perfect simple-
  • The present perfect simple indicates what happened in the past is related to the present and doesnΒ΄t say when it happened. The past simple speaks of past actions that donΒ΄t affect the present and indicate when they occurred

Present Perfect Simple

Form

Time expressions

Use

  • Actions that began in the past and still continue - Past actions that affect the present or have consequences in the present - Past actions not specified when they occurred - very recent actions

Neg: Suj + hasnΒ΄t/ havenΒ΄t + vb (participio)

Int: Has/ Have + suj + vb (participio)

Aff: Suj + has/have + vb (participio)

Short answer: yes, suj + has/have, No, suj + hasnΒ΄t/havenΒ΄t

  • ever, never, always, already, just, yet, for, since, recently, lately, several times, so far, over the years

Past Perfect Simple

Form

Time expressions

Use

  • It is used to indicate an action that occurred before another in the past

Neg: suj + hadnΒ΄t + vb (participio)

Int. Had + suj + vb (participio)

Short answer: yes, suj + had, no, suj + hadnΒ΄t

Aff: suj + had + vb (participio)

  • Before, after, as soon as, by the time, until, when, already, yet

Used to

Use

Form

  • It expresses facts that were common at one time but not anymore.

Aff: Suj + used to + vb inf

Neg: Suj + didnΒ΄t use to + vb inf

Int: did + suj + use to + vb inf

Short answer: yes, suj + did, no, suj + didnΒ΄t