Past simple or present perfect?

Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday.

Lessons

10 available items
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    Past simple or present perfect?

    Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday.

  2. 2

    Moving to a new city · Using since with a starting point

    Using since with a starting point in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  3. 3

    Moving to a new city · Distinguishing a continuing period from a finished event

    Distinguishing a continuing period from a finished event in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  4. 4

    A project update · Describing a present result

    Describing a present result in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  5. 5

    A project update · Giving specific past details

    Giving specific past details in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  6. 6

    A learning experience · Describing experience up to the present

    Describing experience up to the present in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  7. 7

    A learning experience · Choosing a tense from the question context

    Choosing a tense from the question context in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  8. 8

    A problem with an order · Distinguishing today from yesterday

    Distinguishing today from yesterday in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  9. 9

    A problem with an order · Connecting past actions to the current situation

    Connecting past actions to the current situation in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  10. 10

    Changing work habits · Describing a period that continues now

    Describing a period that continues now in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Reading

5 available items
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    Moving to a new city

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  2. 2

    A project update

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  3. 3

    A learning experience

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  4. 4

    A problem with an order

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  5. 5

    Changing work habits

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

Writing

2 available items
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    Adapt the situation using new details · Moving to a new city

    A 40–80 word writing task with a model and self-review.

  2. 2

    Summarise the situation and add a suitable response · Changing work habits

    A 40–80 word writing task with a model and self-review.