CONFUSING WORDS · B1 · Time

present perfect vs past simple

Present perfect connects a past event to now; past simple places it in a finished past time.

USE PRESENT PERFECT

have/has + past participle; no finished-time marker

I’ve finished the report, so it’s ready now.Raporu bitirdim; şimdi hazır.
USE PAST SIMPLE

past form + finished time

I finished the report yesterday.Raporu dün bitirdim.
MEMORY MAP

Current connection: present perfect. Finished time: past simple.

PRACTISE · CHECK · REVIEW

She ___ the client last night.

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