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SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT<\/h2>\n

* for new or recent actions:<\/p>\n

I‘ve lost<\/strong> my phone. Have you seen it? = I lost<\/strong> my phone. Have you seen it?<\/em><\/p>\n

I‘ve just arrived<\/strong> home. = I just arrived<\/strong> home.<\/em><\/p>\n

* for something that is now<\/p>\n

I‘ve forgotten<\/strong> your name. What is it again? = I forgot<\/strong> your name.<\/em><\/p>\n

* for new information<\/p>\n

Have you heard the news? Sarah has won<\/strong> the lottery! = Sarah won<\/strong> the lottery!<\/em><\/p>\n

There has been<\/strong> an accident. = There was<\/strong> an accident.<\/em><\/p>\n

PRESENT PERFECT NOT SIMPLE PAST<\/h2>\n

* for a period of time that continues up to present<\/p>\n

It hasn’t rained<\/strong> all summer. (if it is still summer time)<\/em><\/p>\n

SIMPLE PAST NOT PRESENT PERFECT<\/h2>\n

* for finished time<\/p>\n

It didn’t rain<\/strong> all summer. (if summer is finished already)<\/em><\/p>\n

Did<\/strong> you dream<\/strong> about being famous when you were a child?<\/em><\/p>\n

* for information that’s not new or recent<\/p>\n

Picasso was<\/strong> a genius. He painted<\/strong> many classic works of art.<\/em><\/p>\n

* for when the situation is different now<\/p>\n

He stopped<\/strong> traveling for a while, but now he’s traveling again.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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