PAST SIMPLE TENSE
and the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
, so you know exactly when to use each. I’ll explain when to use each tense, how to form it, and what common mistakes to avoid. We’ll do practice exercises together, so you can use the right tense at the right time. This video is part of the engVid series on all the English verb tenses, from beginner to advanced levels. So join me and master these tenses to improve your general, business, or academic English, including for English exams like the IELTS and TOEFL. The next lesson in this series is on the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS tense.
253 COMMENTS
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First of all, thank you. But I have a doubt, in the first question we have a finished time “yesterday”, so why are both answers correct?
Oh, I got confused, don’t consider this question. Thanks again.
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Thanks a lot for this lessons about verb tenses. When will come new one from Rebecca?
About a week from now! If you’re subscribed to Rebecca’s channel on YouTube, you’ll get a notification right away.
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Could you please give the training on Prefect & Perfect Continuous tenses as well.
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Please tell me difference between ” has been unlocked” and ” has unlocked”
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. __________ your assignment?
Did you submitted
Have you submitted
why did we use here resent perfect?
Because past simple we use did you submit not submitted
Dear Rebecca.. I got 10/10 but still I have a doubt about 10th question of quize..if I say what time have called the Dr
Dear Rebecca., I got 10/10, you’ve taught so clearly…Thanks for your time.
It’s very helpful!
Thank you, I understood the difference between the perfect present and the past, the first refers to start something in the past and perhaps continued later, the past only responds that something happened in the past, an end in the past
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Ineed more practice.
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Thank you, Rebecca. Your video is amazing. You explained so well to differentiate between the simple past tense and present perfect tense. I believe these are so confusing for most ESL students, but you explained these so well in this video. I like your examples and tips at the end of the video. They are so helpful.
Would you mind to make more videos of preposition series as well? I think that is another challenging section for ESL students to learn perfect grammar.
Once again, thank you so much :)
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Hi everyone,
i always struggle with these tenses. I know exactly how they are built.
However i face quite some problems using them especially in speaking. But this lesson helped me utterly.
I think the general take away for everyone who has the problems that i have should be:
Past Simple -> focus past,
Present Perfect -> focus now, What are the consequnces of this action?
I hope i undestand it correctly.
For example:
A:Have you watched the video?
B:Yes, i have.
A:What do you think about this lesson? Did you learn something interesting?
(So, i assume that. Someone have seen the video that means they are well versed with video. I can ask what they think about it. )
Am i right? Can anyone confirm it?
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Thank you for the good grammar lesson. I learned this part of grammar when I was a student at school by learning from teachers and books. But I haven’t spoken that in real conversation. This lesson helped me refreshing my memory and building up my basic in English. It’s always a happy classroom experience because I graduated school long long time ago. Thanks engVid teachers. I admire you all.
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Oldukça eğitici bir ders olmuş.
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Thanks again. every day I undrestand the diference the past simple, past perfect and present perfect.
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I got 10/10. Thank you so much Ms. Rebecca for this lesson. I have been enjoying all the English tenses now although I know that I will be needing more time to practice my speaking skills. ?
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9/10(
not excellent but good’ thank you, Rebecca, for your lessons, they are really very useful and clear for me. I hope my English will become better soon (whith your help, sure).
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What time __________ the doctor? why ‘have you called’ is incorrect?
time …
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I GOT 9/10 AND I HAVEN’T KNOWN WHY THIS SENTENSE IS FAULT :
‘How long did you lived in New York ‘
CAN YOU HELP ME
THANK YOU
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Hi Rebecca, in the third question for me both answers were correct, could you tell me why the correct answer is the present perfect? thanks
i have wondered the same!!
ohhh sorry. because the correct answer with past simple is: did you submit your assignment ( not submitted)
Thanks Rebecca ! one question for you about the third question: I was wondering if both answers are not corrects? I thought that in this case, we may use the past simple or the present perfect as there is no time work in the sentence? Please advise.
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Hi, Mrs. Rebeccafrom Vietnam. Thank you so much for the video. Your explanation of two tenses has helped me a lot. I have just practiced some exercises after your video. I can correct 91/100 sentences. Yet, Im still confused with some sentences below. Can you help me, please? Looking forward to your reply. Have a nice day!!!!!
5. My wife and I………………………………….(travel) by air many times in the past
13. The last time I (go) ……………………to HN was in May
14. When my parents were on holiday I ( stay)……………… with my aunt for a week
17. My sister (work) …for an enterprise for two years .That was after college.
7. My mother………into the van. (not/to crash)
8. The boys………the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off)
11. The police………two people early this morning. (to arrest)
20. I’m sorry, I…earlier, but I … a lot lately. (not/to write – to work)
26. We……… another country before. (visit)
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I so glad to learn and practice this lesson. I hope to do better to avoid the confusion between simple past and past perfect tense.
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I watched this video twice on August 13, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it. I got nine out of 10.
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Hi guys,
Regarding this question “3. __________ your assignment?”
Could you help me understand why the right answer is “Have you submitted”? At the beginning I thought that both answers could it be.
Really appreciate it, thanks!
because if you used ( did ) then You have to put the verb in its regular form so you can’t say ( did you submitted ) but ( did you submit )
and please correct me if I am wrong
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When I say “I have visited NY” can it also means that I usually visit NY? Can this sentence tell us about repetition?
Difficult: 9/10 “Have you submitted your assignment?”
Why present perfect?
Madam
Good evening.Very nice explanation .After listening to this Video, I scored 100% in the Quiz.Thank you very much.
For wrong Sentences ,I request you to explain both the correct forms in Past simple and also in Present Continuous.
For First Sentence :
Present Perfect Tense: I have visited my sister recently.
For Sentence 4 :
Present Perfect Tense: Have you sent the e-mail?
For the Sentence 5 :
Past Perfect Tense: I have applied for the job recently.
Please correct me if any mistakes are there in my answers.
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and secondly, I want to know why the last question will be past simple and not present perfect
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I’ve watched this lesson. Thank you very much Rebecca for this lesson. It was very useful to look at these two tenses in comparison. Yesterday I watched your video about present perfect continuous. Thanks a lot!!!
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How we can finf the correct order of Rebeca’s movies?
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In the test, the third question can be both answers, right?
Nah, I need more sleep. I just saw the error.
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hi teacher i am very gratefull with yuo to teach me in an easy way how to use present perfect i do not have doubs with that anymore
Thank you very much, Rebecca. Your lessons are always interesting and useful.
Perfect class! Cheers!
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Hi,Rebeca
could you please say why do you use an auxiliary verb”” to be”” in present perfect- thise example “How long have you been married”Thanks for lesson.
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60/100
“She lived in London from 2015-2018” but “she was living in London from 2015-2018”, Isn’t the right tense as we talk about a period of time ?
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8/10
I will keep going
very interresting
the lesson have been completed!
The lession completed. Thank you!
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Hi, thanks a lot. The explanation is so clear and details. It’s nice recalling the lessons from this video. Cheers
Thank you Rebecca. It is a very good explanation. I think correcting the sentences is the best part of this lesson.
Hi Rebecca.I was very impressed.It helped me a lot.From today I’ll use past simple and past perfect correctly and with more confidence.Thank You.:)
Thank you Rebecca. “If you’re not sure, use the simpler tense, the past simple tense”. That’s a very simple and good tip for me 😁
Hi, I’ve got 10/10, I’ve learnt so much before I never knew the difference between past simple and present perfect but now i do know the difference between these two tenses thanks for the lesson.
Thank you so much Rebecca. This lesson was very beneficial for me. I always learn Present Simple and Present Perfect separately and I made mistakes. After lesson I feel more confident and I hope I will use those tenses correctly.
Thanks a lot Rebecca.In your lesson,you teached very clearly both tenses and it’s very helpful for me.I watched many video before but I couldn’t understand properly,but today I have learned the differences between Past Tense and Present Perfect Tense and it helps me in future when I’ll make sentences. Best of luck .
Thank you Rebecca. Probably, it was one of the best explanations of Past Simple and Present Perfect Tenses I have ever heard. I scored 9/10 after passing the quiz. The most challenging thing for me now is using these tenses automatically and correctly in my daily conversations. Once again, thank you!
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Thank you so much indeed. Each lesson is excellent and useful.