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SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT? When + how to use them!

ENGLISH with James · engVid 108,398 9 months ago
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“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: https://www.engvid.com/simple-past-or-present-perfect-when-how-to-use-them/ More of my English grammar videos: 10 Types of Nouns https://youtu.be/dI8il9qmzzc How to use ALSO, TOO, AS WELL https://youtu.be/e4TmgzoRRr0 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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