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Present Perfect and Past Simple - Coggle Diagram
Present Perfect and Past Simple
Structure
Present Perfect
Subject + Auxiliary(to have) +Verb (Past participle) + Complement
Past Simple
Subject + Verb (Past simple) + Complement
Meaning
Present Perfect
Actions that happened at a definite time in the past
Past Simple
Actions that happened in the past, but without saying when exactly
Uses
Past Simple
It is used for specific actions
Present Perfect
It is not used for specific actions
Examples
Present Perfect
I've visited the National History Museum, so I don't want to go thetre again.
Past Simple
He studied for an hour in the morning, worked all afternoon and didn’t return home until 10 at night.