“I worked” or “I have worked”? “I went” or “I have gone”? What’s the difference? If you confuse the simple past and present perfect tenses, watch this lesson. You’ll learn how to use both tenses (the structure) and when to use them (the usage). You’ll understand which tense to use in terms of time, action, and signal words. Most importantly, you’ll upgrade your English by mastering these two important and commonly confused English tenses. Take the quiz on this lesson: More of my English grammar videos: 10 Types of Nouns How to use ALSO, TOO, AS WELL In this lesson: 0:00 Introduction 0:48 How to form the Simple Past 2:02 How to form the Present Perfect 5:10 What is the time frame? 9:28 Is the action completed? 13:24 Signal Words 17:57 Review
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