Learn English with Coffee Break English CBE 3.02 | Dreamtime | Language focus: the present perfect tense
Mar 22, 2022
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Indigenous Australian Culture
- Indigenous Australians comprise Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders.
- Dreamtime stories, passed down through generations, explain the creation of the universe according to Aboriginal beliefs.
Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
- The present perfect tense describes actions starting in the past and continuing into the present.
- The past simple tense describes completed past actions.
Indigenous Voting Rights
- Until 1962, Indigenous Australians did not have voting rights.
- This historical fact uses the past simple because it's a finished period.