Present perfect vs past simple Adults Int | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 11 Public

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We use______ to talk about an action that started in the past and is still in progress.

present perfect

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We use ______for a finished action in the past.

past simple

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If an action happened a long time ago, we use _______.

past simple

15

If an action happened recently (a short time ago) we use_________.

present perfect

15

For actions where there's no specific time mentioned we use ________.

present perfect

15

If we know the specific time, we use ________.

past simple

15

If the period of time we're talking about is finished, we use________.

past simple

15

If the period of time we're talking about is in progress we use ______.

present perfect

15

In conversations, we often begin to talk unspecifically, using ______.

present perfect

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We use the ________, to talk about details that happened at a specific time.

past simple

15