By Difference between, Present perfect

Re: Please, help me with this question

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...

Re: Please, help me with this question

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...

Please, help me with this question

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...

Re: usage of present perfect (with and without ing ending)

Hi, why can't I say "I spoke to her this morning." but "I spoke to her yesterday." But what is the difference between them? There's no difference here, except the fact that you are talking about two different times in the past. Best wishes, Clive

Present Perfect or Simple Past

Hi there,I know theoretically difference between these two tenses, but it's confusing to me how to know when some action has an effect in the present (for PP)?I understand all the examples written in grammar reviews, but when I have to use it in my sentence I have no idea what to...

Re: usage of present perfect (with and without ing ending)

Hi, Hi, I have a question regarding the present perfect when using it as opposed to the simple past. I spoke to her last night. (simple past is fine here) I've spoken to her this morning. (Taken from examples for present perfect, should be fine hence.) Why not "I spoke to her this...

usage of present perfect (with and without ing ending)

Hi, I have a question regarding the present perfect when using it as opposed to the simple past. I spoke to her last night. (simple past is fine here) I've spoken to her this morning. (Taken from examples for present perfect, should be fine hence.) Why not "I spoke to her this...

Re: Can I say it like these

Anyway, I'm not going to write all those examples again, but the gist of it is that in the affirmative, you can explain a difference between present continuous and present perfect, but in the negative, when something doesn't happen, it doesn't make much difference if it doesn't...

Re: has been, had been

You are looking for the difference between the past perfect and the present pefect. Under your post are some links that will take you to posts that address this topic, or you could do a Google search on "present perfect" and see if those are helpful. There have been so many discussions...

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