By Simple past, Tenses

It seems that everything is right on except for one sentence in the middle: I think that sentence is basically impossible. The simple past does indicate that his work no longer continues, but 'since' should only be used with the perfect. You could use "from 2001 to 2006".

Thanks, Creatveguru I always see "From then on" followed by a simple past tense verb. E.g. From then on, he vowed never to gamble again. So I would like a native to confirm.

The difference is subtle. The present perfect is conceptually a step removed from the real action of the simple past. The present perfect is indirect compared to the direct simple past.I read a magazine today expresses what happened. It tells what I did directly. I have read a magazine today...

Hi Clive, Thanks for helping me. I understood your explanation. But, how to explain the difference between these two senteces without any context: I read the magazine today .(simple past) and I have read the magazine today. (present perfect tense) Plese, help me once more...

Hi, An explanation, please. Present Perfect tense means past time related to present time and one of its uses is: an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past, e.g.: I have travelled to Athens. But in the sentence: I have read a magazine * today ,how to explain that we don't...

Hi! An explanation, please. Present Perfect tense means past time related to present time and one of its uses is: an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past, e.g.: I have travelled to Athens. But in the sentence: I have read a magazine * today ,how to explain that we...

Hi, I'm wondering if there's a grammatic or syntactic term ( or just speech part?!) named for the part "feed" (as opposed to "fly") in the sentence below? Counterpart? phrasal verb? Or is it just simply two sentences connected by "and" with the second...

That "was" sounds like a simple past tense to me. John wanted to go away at once. He thought getting to Lincoln street would be a good idea. If he was lucky, he would find a cab there...

.I have underlined some problem areas. One point-- usually, you should use simple past tense where you have used present perfect:Motivation Letter:The Graduate programme in Finance at Hampton College is according my target to develop my skills on the financial field for a knowledge improvement...

John becomes ill. --> simple present tense. Perhaps John gets sick every time he rides a roller coaster, for example. John became ill. --> simple past tense. Perhaps John got sick last Monday, for example.