SIMPLE PAST TENSE vs PRESENT PERFECT TENSE CONCEPT & SIGNAL WORDS Simple Past SIGNAL WORDS Yesterday A week ago Last night Last month In 2007
Present Perfect SIGNAL WORDS This week This month This year Today Since For Ever? Yet? No..yet Already Just Recently Lately
Present Perfect Focus in actions now have she/has/it have have have swum has not lost bought played visited
When? In 2007 Last year Yesterday 45 min ago When did this happen ? Past Simple Focus is on the time now When? In 2007 Last year Yesterday 45 min ago
USE PAST TENSE 2 week ago 2012 2013 in the last two weeks I was Born I was a student In 2012 A year ago A month ago 2 week ago A week ago Yesterday 1999 2005 2012 2013 10 March 10 April 17 April 23 April 24 April Today in the last two weeks in the last month recently never/ever USE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE