Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE VS PAST SIMPLE
Present Perfect Simple
Past Simple
1. It is used to talk about something 
which started in the past and continues 
to the present
She’s lived in Cardiff for ten years. 
(= She still lives in Cardiff now.)
I’ve spoken to Peter this morning. 
(It’s still morning.)
1. It is used to talk about something 
which started and finished in the past
She lived in Belfast for ten years. 
(= She doesn’t live in Belfast now.)
I spoke to Peter this morning. 
(It’s now after noon, evening, or night 
time.)
2. It is used when the result of a past 
action 
is connected to the present
I’ve lost the key. 
(= I haven’t got it now.)
2. It is used when the result of a 
past action is NOT connected to the 
present
I lost my key, but then I found it. 
(Now I have the key again.)
3. It is used to announce ‘news’ 
Someone has stolen my bike.
3. It is used to give details of the news
I left the bike outside a shop and when 
I returned, my bike wasn’t there.
4. It is used with expressions which 
refer to ‘any time up to now’ 
lately, recently, never, so far, already, 
yet, before, etc.
Have you ever driven a car? 
He’s never been to Edinburgh. 
I’ve taken up painting recently.
3. It is used with expressions which 
refer to a definite past time 
yesterday
,
 last week
,
 a month ago, 
etc.
Did you drive a car yesterday? 
He went to Manchester last month. 
I took up painting a week ago.
5. It is never used to ask when 
something happened
5. It is used to ask when something 
happened