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 1- definite time and indefinite time? can simple past be used with indefinite time adverbs? 
 2- can "just", "already" and "yet" be used with the simple past? 
 3- if yes, why do you think they are mostly associated with the present perfect in most grammars? 
 4- I think there is a difference between AmE and BrE about this. what is that? 
 5- Are "I washed my car" and "I have washed my car" grammatically correct? Is there a difference? if there is, can you talk about the situations explaining that? 
 6- What are the situations in which we choose one rather than the other?</description></item></channel></rss>