This is a page devoted to understanding how we use the tenses in English. Watch the following video which deals with the differences between the simple past and the present perfect–2 tenses which many ESL students find difficult to use. After you have understood the basic points, do some online and written exercises to until you make no mistakes. Good luck!
PRESENT PERFECT vs PRETERIT
The Present Perfect tense is perhaps the most difficult past tense to learn for foreign students. Practice with some online exercises and do them as many times as possible until you think you’ve comprehended the different rules:
- E-anglais (for French mainly although other students can try them out): http://www.e-anglais.com/exercices/pp_or_past.php and http://www.e-anglais.com/exercices/pp_or_past2.php or http://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-anglais-2/exercice-anglais-1740.php
- English 4 u: http://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-anglais-2/exercice-anglais-1740.php
- English Page: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm and http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs6.htm and http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm and http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm
- English-hilfen (for German students): http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect.htm
- Better English Grammar: http://www.better-english.com/grammar/pspp1.htm
- Welcome!: http://www.better-english.com/grammar/pspp1.htm
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