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    Past simple vs Present Perfect definitions
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  • We use the ________________ to talk about a completed event in the past.
    Past simple.
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  • We can use it for a single period with a time expression.
    Past simple
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  • We can use it to talk about repeated actions in the past
    Past simple
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  • It is only used when the action or event in the past was completed.
    Past simple
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  • If an action started in the past but is continuing into the future
    Present Perfect
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  • The __________________ is used to talk about past actions or situations that have a connection with the present.
    Present Perfect
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  • We often use the _________________ to give 'new information', for example when we want to report an event that happened a short time ago
    Present Perfect
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  • If we say 'when' something happened in the past, this is:
    Past simple
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  • We use the ________________ to talk about a 'repeated past event' that may happen again in the future.
    Present Perfect
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  • When there is no possibility that an event that happened in the past will happen again in the future, we use the : in
    Past simple
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  • We often use the _______________ to talk about a situation that 'began in the past' and 'continues up to the present or future'.
    Present Perfect
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  • It is often used with time expressions such as since, for, never etc...
    Present Perfect
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  • We often use the ________________ to talk about 'a change or trend' that 'started in the past and is complete in the present.'
    Present Perfect
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  • We often use this tense which is about a change or trend that started in the past and is complete in the present with verbs like become, change, increase, decrease, rise, fall, go up, go down, etc...
    Present Perfect
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  • You can use ___________with time expressions that refer to a point of time in the past, for example, “earlier today”, “yesterday”, “last week”, “last month” or “last Tuesday”.
    Past simple
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  • In this tense, we use phrases that refer to an indefinite period of time in the past, often marked by the word “ago”. For example, “a long time ago”, “a month ago”, “several years ago”.
    Past simple
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