Resumen Tiempos Verbales Inglés

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Present Perfect and
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Simple past tense
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Affirmative Statements
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Present perfect/Simplepast tense
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She’s owned the business since 1996.
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She owned the business from ‘96 to ’98.
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Negative Statements
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Present perfect/Simple pasttense
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She hasn’t owned the business for long.
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She didn’t own the business for long.
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Yes/No Questions
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Has she owned it for long?
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Did she own it for long?
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WH-Questions
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How long has she owned it?
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How long did she own it?
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Notes
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The present perfect is used to talk about things that started in the past continue up to the present and may continueinto the future.
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They have lived apart for the past three years.
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(They started living apart three years ago, and they are still living apart.)

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The simple past tense is used to talk about things that started in the past and have noconnection to the present.
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They lived apart for three years.
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(They lived apart until 2000. They no longer live apart.)
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*-The present perfect is used to talk about things that happened atan unspecified time in the past.
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They have decided to travel back and forth.
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(We don’t know exactly when they decided or the time is not important.)
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The simple past tense is used totalk about things that happened at a specific past time. The time is often stated.
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They lived apart in 1998.
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(We don’t know when they lived apart and can state the exact time.)
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Thepresent perfect is used to talk about things that have happened in a period of time that is not finished.
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Such as today, this month, this year.
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I’ve had three cups of coffee this morning.
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(It’s still this morning. I might have more.)...