Past Simple or Present Perfect?

Do you know the difference between Past Simple and Present Perfect?
The past simple is used when we describe an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past, whereas the past perfect is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present time.

The past simple can be used with phrases relating to finished time, such as:
yesterday, last week, last month, in 1999, three days ago

The present perfect can be used with phrases relating to unfinished time, such as:
this week, today, this year

Already, yet and just are usually used with the present perfect tense, but in North American English they can also be used with the simple past tense.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
00:11 - Diagnostic test
03:32 - Explanation
04:28 - Present Perfect
06:26 - Past Simple

[alexandrahenderson]

As a native English speaker... The thumbnail question can be answered either way.... Like "I forgot" is informal and "I've forgotten" is more formal

[stephenperretti]

I'm75 years old.
My junior high school English teacher, Mr. James Roche, was a wonderful teacher.
That was 60+ years ago.
I took the test. Of the 12 questions, I answered 11 correctly.
Thanks you, Mr. Roche. I think of you each day that I write anything... Even the simplest note.
Oh,
I went to Junior High School 45, in The Bronx, NY.

[dqnxutc]

Never understood grammar, just read the sentence and feel what's right or wrong and write down the answer. Works 95% of the time

[ФирдавсФайзиев-щя]

Thumbs up! I have learned some differences and cleared up some confusions. Cheers!

[naufaldegea]

I still confuse between these sentences but thanks for the explanations, well done 👍

[markchristian]

English is not my native language but I got it perfect. My confidence has just increased. Thanks sir!

[Shanarai]

A very educational video, I always try to improve my grammar everyday and this video is helpful. Some of the multiple choice questions felt like both answers were correct so it is nice to see a clear answer.

[pioterek]

I think that sentences like "I've just finished my homework" and "I just finished my homework" are both correct and i prefer using the second example as we're talking about something that has already been finished and it's now a part of the past

[etipeti]

Thank you for the lesson :)
I had some doubts about this before but now I feel like I've improved a bit my English

[joanasabado]

Thank you so much, I finally get it. I was confused about this before until I saw your video. Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work:)

[michaelnewsham]

Q.8: When did you forget Peter's number? Have you forgotten it now, or did you forget it before? Forgot/forgotten is tricky.

[gordonfreeman]

These explanations with images are priceless. Thank you!

[r.nshukla]

Thank you very much honourable Sir !Your excellent effort for teaching students is admirable .God bless you Sir !

[adamgreene]

I feel like numbers 6-8 could go either way, and as a native English speaker I would probably normally say all of the ones you labeled incorrect. I feel like a lot of the times the present perfect sounds more British, especially in the phrase "I've made some tea." I don't think I'd ever say "I've made some ___", especially if it was just recently and you're offering it to someone at that moment.

[amina]

Quite useful!!! Thank you for your efforts in creating such an informative video. Bless you!

[moonlight-mrqc]

Formative and fabulous explanations!God bless you 🙏!

[sirihkuning]

Nice exercise. I love the explanation. It helps me alot to understand the differences.😀😘

[English_quiztime]

Great effort in putting together the content quizzes and explanations
.Thanks

[imunstoppable]

I made only one mistake:) It's great. I've been learning English for about two years also I haven't gone to any courses yet, only by myself. Now, I can figure out natives. I really need to improve my listening greatly.

[mizba]

Sir please after giving the correct answer, explain a little bit about the answer ...