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Past simple Present perfect - Coggle Diagram
Past simple
Present perfect
Past simple
10 Irregular verb
Bought
Drew
Taught
Ate
Won
Drank
Went
Would
Had
Made
10 Regular verb
Waited
Talked
Studied
Walked
Smoked
Planned
Painted
Typed
Tried
Talk
Use
Describe finished actions or situations in the past.
Say that one thing happened after another
Signal words
These are expressions of time in the past.
Example
yesterday
last week
a month ago
in 2010
this morning
Example
I had pho for breakfast.
I did my homework yesterday.
We went out together last Saturday.
Present perfect
Form
Affirmative
S + have/has + V3
Negative
S + haven't/hasn't + V3
Question
Have/Has + S + V3
Short answers
Yes + S + have/has
No + S + haven't/hasn't
Use
An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present.
An action performed during a period that has not yet finished.
A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past and now.
An action that was completed in the very recent past, expressed by 'just'.
An action when the time is not important.
Example
Just
I have just finished my work.
Yet
I haven't made a decision yet.
Already
I've already visited three houses.