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Present perfect and past simple

Learning English Grammar

CHAPTER

The Present Perfect and the Past Simple

Use the present perfect to say what happened, but the past simple for when or where something happened. For the past simple of regular verbs, add ed to the main verb. But don't forget those irregular verbs such as go is went. Now time for a quiz: Who has eaten all my biscuits?

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