Present Perfect: It is used to talk about past experiences. , It is used to talk about the recent past when we don´t specify a time., It can be used to talk about actions that are unfinished at the time of speaking., We use it to talk about what happened in the period up to the present., Since and for are very common with this tense., Past Simple: It is used to talk about an action that happened at a specific moment of the past., It is used to talk about a finished, completed action., When we use it we usually know when the action happened., The action expressed is not connected to the present time in any way.  , Adverbial phrases such as two years ago, last year are common with this tense.,

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

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