By Present perfect, Past tenses

That's absolutely correct; we aren't specific as to when an action occured with the pres. perf. In this case, I think the implication is that I have been good for some time now, and last night, I even went to bed early.

Considering "last night", I wouldn't use the present perfect tense and replace it with the past tense.

Hey!Am I right in using "went" instead of "gone"?"I've been very good and even went to bed early last night."Thanks!

Can anyone please tell me which one of the two sentences below is grammatically correct, and why? I am still confused as to which tense to use, the present perfect or the perfect past tense."A friend of mine has sent me an e-mail asking why I haven't yet sent him...

I see. I think I know why it works well for the documentary. Here you try to seperate the two different times using formatting and dots. The same effect was easily achieved by a break in taping. Actually, I don't recall the narator using 'later' in her narration at all. She may have...

1. Well, "had" is the past tense of the verb "have", but I think you're asking specifically about its use as an auxiliary to form the past perfect tense of other verbs: I played -- simple past tense I have played -- present perfect tense I had played -- past perfect (or...

Hi, I was having a chat with someone and wrote the undermentioed sentences. Althought they seem correct to me, but I am not so sure. "Thanks a lot Dreamer! Frankly speaking, I have seen what institutes teach you at their classroom sessions, and really I was not much impressed. PY was an...

Hi. Please tell me if a past or present perfect or both is possible if we have these underllined phrases. He was/has been a sales person for the last two years/during the previous two years/for two years. -- for these, I think both past and past perfent tenses are allowed. He has been a...

Hello friends, I want to know to difference between past tense and present perfect. I always get confused with these pls help me.Give some examples.

No. They have been friends since they were young/10 years old. [long process lasting until today: use present perfect They became friends when they were 10 years old. [instantaneous event: use past tense and "when"