dervast
Member
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2009
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Greek
- Home Country
- Greece
- Current Location
- Germany
Hello!
One of my biggest problems concerning proper English usage is the selection between the simple past and the present perfect tense.
For example:
-Wanna go out for lunch?
-No thanks, I have managed to cook something. (present perfect)
or
-No thanks, I managed to cook something. (simple past)
According to my grammar
Simple Past is used for an action that ended in the past in definite time
and Present Perfect is used for an action that finished in the past but there is no indication of time.
For me both of the two aforementioned sentences might be correct but with a slight difference in the meaning. Could you please help me clarify what is the difference in meaning between the simple past and present perfect sentence?
Best Regards
A.
One of my biggest problems concerning proper English usage is the selection between the simple past and the present perfect tense.
For example:
-Wanna go out for lunch?
-No thanks, I have managed to cook something. (present perfect)
or
-No thanks, I managed to cook something. (simple past)
According to my grammar
Simple Past is used for an action that ended in the past in definite time
and Present Perfect is used for an action that finished in the past but there is no indication of time.
For me both of the two aforementioned sentences might be correct but with a slight difference in the meaning. Could you please help me clarify what is the difference in meaning between the simple past and present perfect sentence?
Best Regards
A.