Past perfect | Johnny Grammar | Learn English | British Council

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The past perfect describes an action which happened before something which we are already describing in the past:

• He missed the train because he had overslept.
• He didn't get a table at the restaurant because he had forgotten to book one.

Past Perfect or Past Simple

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Present perfect for experience

Present perfect for experience | Johnny Grammar | Learn English | British Council

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We use the present perfect to talk about experiences in the past up to the moment of speaking. The present perfect is subject + auxiliary 'have' + past participle. We often shorten 'have/has' to ''ve/'s'.

I've eaten in this restaurant many times.
To make the negative we add 'not' between the auxiliary 'have'and the past participle.

I haven't had it before.
The question form is auxiliary 'have/has' + past participle.

Have you tried this vegetable dish?

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Present perfect with 'yet' and 'already'

Present perfect with 'yet' and 'already' | Johnny Grammar | Learn English | British Council 

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We use 'yet' in questions and negative phrases. 'Yet' comes at the end of the phrase.

Haven't they finished yet?
No, they haven't finished the roof yet.
We use 'already' in positive phrases. 'Already' comes between 'have' and the past participle.
Oh yes, they've already built the walls.

Present perfect or past simple

Present perfect or past simple | Johnny Grammar | Learn English | British Council

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We use the present perfect to talk about something in the past that is still true now. There is no mention of any definite time in the past:
I'm very nervous, I've never sung in public before.
He has sung in a concert.

We use the simple past to talk about events that happened at a definite time in the past:
When did you do the other concert?
He sang at the anniversary celebrations.

Remember if we say 'when' something happened we must use the simple past .

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