To start you off, please take a look at...
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
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hello ,
could you please tell me the defferance bettween
present perfect and past perfect
To start you off, please take a look at...
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
I'm not a teacher, so please consider any advice I give in that context.
**Could you please tell me the difference betweenOriginally Posted by hany
present perfect and past perfect?**
In grammar, "perfect" means "complete".
Simple past: I did it.
Past perfect: I have done it.
Present tense: I do it.
Present perfect: I did do it.
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Erm...not too well.Originally Posted by RonBee
simple past: I did it.
present perfect: I have done it.
past perfect: I had done it.
simple present: I do it.
past emphatic: I did do it.
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As Ron said, "perfect" means completed. Both of these tenses relate to actions completed in the past. The present perfect is used when the completed action is recent or has implications in the present.Originally Posted by hany
The past perfect is used for completed actions that were completed before another past refernce point.
present perfect: I have just lost my glasses.
past perfect: I had lost my glasses before yesterday's concert.
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Both present perfect and past perfect concern actions that were completed in the past. The difference between the two is that the present perfect concerns actions that are immediately relevant. Better?Originally Posted by MikeNewYork
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That is a better explanation than I have seen before.Originally Posted by MikeNewYork
Hopefully, others will chime in with some more examples.present perfect: I have just lost my glasses.
past perfect: I had lost my glasses before yesterday's concert.
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