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Present perfect vs Simple past
You can use the
Present Perfect to
describe your
experience.
It is like saying, "I
have the
experience of..."
I have been to Japan.
I’ve never been in Japan.
Use the simple
past to describe
details of that
experience in the
past.
Have you ever met Nathan in
person?
Of course! I met him when I
was ten.
Structure
The present perfect is formed from the
present tense of the verb have and the past
participle of a verb:
I have eaten sushi before
Subject Have
Has
V. Past
Participl
e Complement
Past Participles
Present Simple Past Past participle
Talk Talked Talked
Have Had Had
Run Ran Run
Hear Heard Heard
Speak Spoke Spoken
See Saw Seen