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Old 07-Aug-2006, 23:12
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Default When should I use the perfect present and the simple past?
Can someone help me? I don't know when should I use the perfect present and the simple past? Thank you!
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Old 08-Aug-2006, 06:29
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Default Re: When should I use the perfect present and the simple past?
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Use simple past when the event is over and done with, and has no ramifications which carry into the present.

There are a lot of websites which supply verb tense information, for instance THIS ONE.
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