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)Angela has bought a new flat.* Present result" Experience" ow long an action has lasted"
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) ow long have !ou been here"* Present result" Experience" ow long an action has lasted"
Past &imple
We use the Past Simple tense to talk about a definite finished time in the past. %or example: when( !esterda!( last week( when I was at school( then( after etc. Examples I finished universit! three !ears ago. Where did we first meet" I didn#t stud! %rench at school.
Present Perfect
We use the Present Perfect tense with time references that refer to the time up to now. %or example: toda!( this week( this month( ever( never( alread!( recentl!( !et etc. Examples I haven#t seen her toda!. ave !ou ever smoked a cigarette" I have never been abroad before.
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&hould we use the past simple or the present perfect with the following time expressions" A long time ago -et &ince we last met After I got married .atel! This month The da! before !esterda! .ast night &ince last weekend At the weekend
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&he has studied ver! well at school. or &he studied ver! well at school.
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ave !ou ever visited Ital!" /r 0id !ou ever visit Ital!"
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Thomas Edison has invented the light bulb. /r Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
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ow long have !ou had this 1ob" /r ow long did !ou have this 1ob"
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I have never smoked a cigarette ever since. /r I didn#t smoke a cigarette ever since.
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2harlie 2haplin has made a lot of films. /r 2harlie 2haplin made a lot of films.
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When have !ou last been to the cinema" /r When did !ou last go to the cinema"
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It#s the best car I#ve ever had. /r It#s the best car I ever had.
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ow man! times have !ou been married" /r ow man! times were !ou married"
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