Profesor Tania Paraschiv ––-Past simple vs present perfect
The Past Simple and Present Perfect tenses are often confused, but they serve different purposes in English. Here’s a comparison to help clarify their uses:
| Past Simple | Present Perfect |
|---|
| Refers to a specific time in the past. | Refers to an unspecified time in the past. |
| Used when the action is finished. | Focuses on the result or relevance to the present. |
| Often used with specific time expressions like yesterday, last year, in 1995, etc. | Often used with „since” or „for”, or with no time expression. |
