Present perfect vs past simple

Use present perfect for a past event connected to now, and past simple for a finished past time.

Şimdiyle bağlantılı geçmiş olaylarda present perfect; bitmiş geçmiş zamanda past simple kullanılır.

STRUCTUREhave/has + past participle; past form + finished time

BEST FOR · experience, current results and finished events

See the pattern in use

POSITIVE

I’ve finished the report, so you can read it now.Raporu bitirdim; şimdi okuyabilirsin.

NEGATIVE

I didn’t finish it yesterday.

QUESTION

Have you ever worked abroad?

~~I have sent it last night.~~✓ I sent it last night.

Read the structure again, then say the corrected sentence aloud as one complete phrase.

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