Simple Past
Subject + Verb (past) + Object
When to Use:
- Completed actions at a specific time in the past
- The time is stated or understood
- No connection to the present
Time markers:
Example:
"I visited Paris last summer."
Present Perfect
Subject + have/has + Past Participle
When to Use:
- Past action with present relevance
- The exact time is not important
- Experience or change that affects now
Time markers:
Example:
"I have visited Paris three times."
The Key Difference
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Simple Past: Focuses on when something happened
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Present Perfect: Focuses on the connection to now
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