GIVE ANSWERS - English

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Can't understand difference between Past Simple and Present Perfect

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Berlusconi profile picture BerlusconiJuly 2019

I'm going to be short. First, use the pres. Perf with this acronym,  JEANY. J for just, E for ever, A for already, N for never and Y for never.

J: Paul has just gone home. 

E: Have you ever seen a ghost?/ Bob is the funniest friend I've ever had.

A: I have already done dishes. 

N: We have never worked together. 

Y: Have you done dishes yet?/ I haven't done dishes yet.

 

Second use the Pres. Perf. with 'for' and 'since' to answer the question 'How long'. It means an activity which began in the past and continues now.

How long have you been a physician? 

I've been a physician for 14 years.

I've been a physician since 2005.

basma_fari profile picture basma_fariJuly 2019
past like: it was ...ing
present like: it is ...ing