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Present Perfect vs Past Simple

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    Do you know the difference between these two tenses?
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  • He .... ( give ) me flowers yesterday. PAST TENSE
    gave
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  • He ... ( not like ) the party last night. PAST TENSE
    didn't like
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  • They ... ( just / eat ) the cake. PRESENT PERFECT
    have just eaten
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  • We ... ( not buy ) the car yet. PRESENT PERFECT
    haven't bought
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  • When she ... (see ) me, she ... (wave ) to me. PAST TENSE
    saw / waved
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  • ... ( you / eat ) popcorn when you were at the cinema? PAST TENSE
    Did you eat
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  • ( you / ever / eat ) popcorn at the cinema? PERFECT PRESENT
    Have you ever eaten
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  • He ( not/ fall ) off his bike while he was going to school. PAST TENSE
    didn't fall
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  • They ... (go) to school by bus three days ago. PAST TENSE
    went
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  • Alf ... (be ) ill all last week. PAST TENSE
    was
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  • They ... ( already / go ) to sleep. PRESENT PERFECT
    have already gone
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  • She isn't here. She ... ( go ) shopping. PRESENT PERFECT
    has gone
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  • He .... ( not/finish ) the book yet. PRESENT PERFECT
    hasn't finished
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  • She ... ( not/do) her homework this week. PRESENT PERFECT
    hasn't done
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  • He ... ( not/understand ) last week's homework. PAST TENSE
    didn't understand
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  • He ... (get) a new laptop two weeks ago. PAST TENSE
    got
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