4. Simple Past Tense VS Present Perfect
Tense
Definition Formula Example
Difference
5. Simple Past Tense
Definition : Simple past tense is a sentence
tenses used to express events that occurred in the
past and have ended in the past.
Formula :
(+) S + Verb2 + O
(-) S + did + not + Verb 1 or S + To Be (Was / Were) +
not
(?) Did + S + Verb 1 or Was / Were + S
6. Example :
( + ) Lina joined english club class at school
yesterday.
( - ) lina didn’t join football club at
stadion yesterday.
( ? ) Was she joined english club class at
school yesterday ?
7. Present Perfect Tense
Definition : Present Perfect Tense is a
sentence tenses used to express events have
occurred but the results are still being felt, the
time is not important, past events up to now.
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A
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H
NA
8. Formula :
VERBAL : (+) S + Have/Has + Verb3 + O/Adv
(-) S + Have/Has + Not + Verb3 + O/Adv
(?) Have/Has + S + Verb3 + O/Adv
NON VERBAL : (+) S + Have/Has + Been + Non Verbal +
Noun/Adj/Adv
(-) S + Have/Has + Not + Been + Non Verbal
+ Noun/Adj/Adv
(?) Have/Has + S + Been + Non verbal +
Noun/Adj/Adv
9. Example :
VERBAL : (+) She has already submitted her
paper.
(-) My sister has not started a new business.
(?) Have you bought a new car?
NON VERBAL : (+) There has been an accident
near here.
(-) We have not been to Australia.
(?) Have they been to Singapore?
10. Difference :
Use of the Present Perfect
1.1. result of actions in the past is important in the present –
It is not important when the actions happened.
1.2. recently completed actions
1.3. states beginning in the past and still continuing
1.4. together with lately, recently, yet
Use of the Simple Past
1.1. actions finished in the past
1.2. series of completed actions in the past
