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How to choose between "past perfect", "present perfect" or "simple past"?

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vincent profile picture vincentJune 2017

- Past perfect tense : "I had already eaten when she came"

It happened before another action in the past.

 

- Present perfect tense :

1. "I watched TV yesterday" at a specific time in the past

2. the Present perfect tense indicates too that the action extends to the present: «I have played basketball two hours already [and I'm still playing]»

 

- Simple past tense  : "I have watched TV"

at an unknown time in the past

 

More information: https://blog.abaenglish.com/past-simple-present-perfect-and-past-perfect/