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The structure, many already know: have / has + verb in the participle. To help you understand Present Perfect, let's show the situations in which it is used:
Click here and learn about the school that will help you learn English1 - Something that started in the past and is still true in the present
• Have you been working or studying in the same place for some time? So it's something that started in the past and is still true in the present, right? This is the ideal 1st situation for Present Perfect:
I have worked at Englishtown since 2007. (I work at Englishtown since 2007).
• The same goes for something that began in the past and has not yet ended, as we expected it to have ended:
It has not stopped raining yet and the kids have not finished their homework! (It did not stop raining yet and the children did not finish their homework!)
• There are processes that happen over time. You do not know when the change has begun, but when you say that it is still in progress or that its results are still visible, they still have an effect in the present. How to grow - I bet one day you've heard your aunt say,
You have grown so much since the last time I saw you! (You've grown so much since the last time I saw you!).
• When you are in the middle of an event or process, such as a difficult week at work:
I've had seven meetings this week - and the fact that I used the Present Perfect here indicates that this process has not yet ended, meaning that I'm going to have more meetings before the week is over.
2 - It's happened, but it does not matter when
• Have you ever had an unforgettable moment or a remarkable experience in your life? You can talk about it without mentioning the exact day it happened, because what's important is what happened and not when. So you can use Present Perfect:
My family has been to London. (My family was once in London - once in a lifetime, no matter when, but it was a unique experience that marked it).
• If you want to ask if someone has done something in their lives, regardless of when they did, you can use Present Perfect. It does not matter whether the act is striking or not, as long as it still has some effect on the person's life. The concept is that it has already happened in the person's life, the person's life is not over yet (so it is not past). And again, it does not matter exactly when. This use also applies to actions that have just happened but are so recent and have such clear effects that we keep it in the Present Perfect. For example:
Have you seen the new movie? (Have you seen the new movie? - I wonder if you ever saw it, I do not care when).
Tips:
a) Do not use with dates telling when it happened. See the difference:
Present Perfect: My family has been to London.
Simple Past: My family traveled to London in 2005.
b) Do not use with definitive and punctual actions, such as being born or dying.
Present perfect can be used with live: They have lived a long, happy life.
Being born, which is something punctual, has an exact moment, stays with the simple past: Her child was born yesterday.

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"I was watching a movie with my kids yesterday."
You can identify that this is a phrase in the past by the use of "yesterday" (yesterday) and the verb to be conjugated in the past simple in English with "was", right?
Now we have a differentiated element. Do you know what it is?
It's the verb "to watch" + -ing. This is a structure that we have already seen here in the blog for the sentences of the present continuous.
The -ing indicates a continuous action, in progress.
So, if we say:
"They were helping their mom at night," we are emphasizing that an action at some point in the past had a development and that action was not completed at that time in the past.
The structure is:
Subject + was / were + verb with 'ing' + add-ons
Marie was talking to her husband at the movie theater.
(Marie was talking to her husband at the movies.)
Another possibility of using the past continuous is when two actions (or more) were in progress at the same time. For these cases, it is common to use "while". Look:
Stella was talking while the teacher was explaining the task.
(Stella was talking while the teacher was explaining the assignment.)
I was having lunch while they were training for the match.
(I was having lunch while they were training for the match.)
When you want to make a description of a fact or tell a sequence of events, the continuous past can help.
I was listening to a song on the radio when she came in and scared me. She said someone was looking for me in the lobby.
(I was listening to a song on the radio when she came in and scared me. She said someone was looking for me in the lobby.)
Note that in the latter example we have the use of the simple past too, with: "cam in", scared and said. This structure helps to describe an action that was developed (past continuous) and was interrupted by another (simple past).
We were sleeping when we heard that weird noise.
We were sleeping when we heard a strange noise.
For a negative phrase, follow the structure:
Subject + was / were + not + verb + ing
It was not (was not) raining when I met her
It was not raining when I found it.
For an interrogative phrase, follow the same rules as asking questions in English:
Was / were + subject + verb + ing?
Were you studying at home last night?
Were you studying at home last night?

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What is Past Simple?
The Simple Past, Simple Past or Past Simple, is nothing more than the past tense of English. However, unlike our past tense of Portuguese, Simple Past has the function of indicating only:
Facts that occurred in the past without any connection to the present in which the definition of time in which action occurred is implicit.
Facts that occurred in the past without any connection to the present in which the definition of time in which the action occurred is explicit.
You can better understand this in the examples below:
The World War II ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. [World War II ended the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.]
My parents traveled to Rome last year. [My parents traveled to Rome last year.]
As you can see, in the first example there is no explicit date or past time definition. It does not say exactly when World War II is over, but we know that it has already ended and it is not happening anymore. In the second example, there is an explicit definition of past time because it is specified when my parents traveled.
Even though it sounds easy, we can not judge by appearance. One of my students once did a questioning in class that I believe is also going through his head:
"If it's simple past, why do I find it so complicated?"
Although it bears the name "simple", this idea of ​​"simplicity" occurs only because there is no need for more than one verb (with semantic load) to obtain the desired meaning in the sentence, making use of the structure of a sentence: subject + verb + complement. We can use Past Simple in the following ways:
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Examples:
Samantha went to the party. [Samantha went to the party.]
Did they study last weekend? [They studied last weekend?]
I did not call you. I did not call you.
As you can see, in the examples above, there are some differences in structure. Because of these grammatical particularities, the formation of Simple Past changes in the affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. However, there is no change of direction. I'll explain better in the following topics.
Past Simple: Affirmative
The affirmative formation of Past Simple follows the basic structure of a sentence:
subject + past main verb + complement
The subject will be a noun or the personal pronouns I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they.
The main verb is what reproduces the action of the phrase, which is practiced by the subject. In the case of Past Simple, verbs will always be used in the past. The conjugation of the past verbs occurs in two forms: with regular verbs and irregular verbs.
Regular verbs are verbs that, when conjugated, do not change the radical, receiving only the -d, -ed, or -ied endings:
In general: use the -ed termination
work - worked
play - played
talk
kiss kissed
Verbs ending in -e: using -d
receive - received
bake - baked
live - lived
approve - approved
Verbs ending in consonant + y: remove o -y and use -ied
study - studied
cry - cried
try tried
carry - carried
Irregular verbs are those that, when conjugated in Past Simple, alter the radical making the verb in the past no longer resemble its corresponding in the infinitive. Because they are irregular, they have no rules:
I went
find - found
write - wrote
take-took
see - saw
The complement is equivalent to the predicate that may or may not exist in prayer, because it depends on the information you want to convey and if the verb needs this complementation to make sense.
I worked at home last month. [I worked at home last month.]
Subject: I / Verb: worked (past the verb work) / Complement: at home last month.
Susan baked that delicious cake. [Susan baked that delicious cake.]
Subject: Susan / Verbo: baked (past the verb bake) / Complement: that delicious cake.
The boys cried yesterday. [The boys cried yesterday.]
Subject: The boys / Verb: cried (past of the verb cry) / Complement: yesterday.
Becky went to the party without me! [Becky went to the party without me!]
Subject: Becky / Verb: went (past the verb go) / Complement: to the party without me!
Past Simple: Negative
The negative formation differs from the affirmative because now we need to insert the not in the sentence. However, the construction of this structure is not as it occurs in the verb was / were (verb Be in the past), in which we only add not in the sentence:

subject + auxiliary verb (did) + not + main verb (in the infinitive without to) + complement
The subject will be a noun or the personal pronouns I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they.
The auxiliary verb, as its name says, has the function of assisting the main verb when it does not have enough "strength" to make negative sentences. It has no meaning, so it does not change the translation or the meaning of the sentence.
In the case of the formation of Past Simple, the auxiliary verb used is did, which is the irregular past of the auxiliary verb, followed by not. The construction can be completed or contracted: did not - completadidn't - contracted While in the affirmative the main verbs received the ending -d, -ed, -ied or written in irregular form, in the negative the main verbs will always be used in the infinitive infinitive (ie, the base form, found in the dictionary). This occurs because the presence of did in the prayer already indicates that it is Past Simple, not having the need to conjugate two verbs. Also, as a rule of verbs auxiliary, any main verb next to an auxiliary verb must be written in the infinitive without the to. And as always, the complement may or may not exist in prayer. I did not work at home last month. [I did not work at home last month.] Subject: I / Auxiliary verb + not: did not / Verb: work (no infinitivo sem to) / Complemento: at home last month.Unfortunately, Susan did not bake that delicious cake [Unfortunately, Susan did not bake that delicious cake.] Subject: Susan / Auxiliary verb + not: did not / Verbo: bake (no infinitivo sem to) / Complement: that delicious cake.The boys did not cry yesterday. [The boys did not cry yesterday.] Subject: The boys / auxiliary verb + not: did not / Verb: cry (no infinitivo sem to) / Complement: yesterday.Becky did not go to the party with me! [Becky did not go to the party with me!] Subject: Becky / Auxiliary verb + not: did not / Verbo: go (no infinitive without to) / Complement: to the party with me! Past Simple: InterrogativeAs the negative form, the interrogative does not follow the same structure of the affirmative and the verb was / were, since it needs an auxiliary verb to ask questions. The formation of interrogative follows the same logic of the verb was / were to have the exchange of position between verb and subject. However, due to the need to use an auxiliary verb in the sentences of Past Simple, the structure changes: Auxiliary verb (did) + subject + main verb (infinitive without to) + complement As you already saw above, we use the auxiliary verb when has insufficient strength. Because it has no meaning, it does not change the translation or the meaning of the phrase. In the Simple Past case, the auxiliary verb used is did. The subject will be a noun or the personal pronouns I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they. Again, main verb will always be used in the infinitive without to. And the add-on may or may not exist. Did you work at home last month? [Did you work at home last month?] Did you bake that delicious cake? Did you bake that delicious cake? Did you bake that delicious cake? [Susan made that cake delicate?] Auxiliary verb: Did / Subject: Susan / Verbo: bake (no infinitivo without o) / Complement: that delicious cake? Did the boys cry yesterday? Did the boys cry yesterday? Auxiliary verb: Did / Subject: the boys / Verb: cry (no infinitivo without o) / Complement: yesterday Did Becky go to the party without me? [Becky went to the party without me?] Auxiliary verb: Did / Subject: Becky / Verb: go (no infinitivo without o) / Complement: to the party without me?

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Present continuous is used:
-to describe an action occurring at this time: You are using the Internet. You are studying English grammar.
-to describe a trend or action that is currently happening: Are you still working for the same company? More and more people are becoming vegetarian.
-to describe a future action or event that is planned or prepared: We're going on holiday tomorrow. I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight. Are you visiting you next winter?
to describe a temporary event or situation: He usually plays the drums, but he's playing bass guitar tonight. The weather was good, but it raining at the moment.
with "always, forever, constantly" to describe and reinforce a succession of repeated actions: Harry and Sally are always arguing! You're constantly complaining about your mother-in-law!

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SIMPLE PRESENT IS USED...

.To express general habits and facts, repeated actions or situations, emotions and permanent desires:
I smoke (habit); I work in London (permanent situation); London is a large city.
For instructions or instructions:
You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.
To express scheduled, present or future events:
Your exam starts at 09.00.
To refer to the future, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon as, until:
I'll give it to you when you eat next Saturday.

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Affirmative
I am | I'm
You are | You're
He is | He's
She is | She's
It is | It's
We are | We're
You are | You're
They are | They're

Negative
I am not | ---x---
You are not | You aren't
He is not | He isn't
She is not | She isn't
It is not | It isn't
We are not | We aren't
You are not | You aren't
They are not | They aren't

Interrogative
am I?
are you?
is he?
is she?
is it?
are we?
are you?
are they?

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