Concetti Chiave
- The present perfect connects past events or experiences with the present or their results.
- Use the present perfect for general experiences without focusing on specific details.
- Present perfect examples include statements like "I’ve read some interesting stuff about South Africa."
- For specific details of an experience, use the past simple, such as stating where you stayed during a visit.
- Example distinction: "I’ve been to the States twice" (present perfect) versus "The first time I stayed in San Francisco" (past simple).
Talking about events and experience
Present perfect (statement and negatives)
My mum’s gone shopping.
I’ve read some interesting stuff about South Africa.
I’ve heard that Mark’s gone to New york.
I haven’t been to New Zealand.
The present perfect is always connected with now.
Use it to talk about events and experiences in the past that are connected with the present or have a result in the present.
Present Perfect and past simple
Use the present perfect to talk about a general experience.
Use the past simple to describe details of that experience in the past.I’ve been to the States twice. The first time I stayer in San Francisco for a month. The second time my parents and I travelled round Florida in a camper.
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