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Describing experiences
Before:
• The dishes were dirty this
morning.
• (Simple past)
• Activity happened and fnished in
the past.
Now:
• I have already washed the dishes.
• (Present perFect)
• Activity happened in the past and
has a relation with the present.
(The dishes are still clean)
Observe another example:
Learning activity 3.3
Work in small groups; summarize your knowledge oF using the simple past and present
perFect and make a comparative chart between both oF the tenses, the simple past and
present perFect.
Re ect on the di²erence oF using simple past and present perFect:
• Simple past sentence.
• Subject + simple past verb +
complement.
• Activity fnished in the past.
• Present perFect sentence.
• Subject + aux. verb + past
participle + complement.
• Activity started in the past
and continued in the present.
I arrived to the beach last friday.
I have been here
for
fve days.