Application goal: Describing experience up to the present.
Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday. Use the present perfect when a present connection matters and no finished past time is specified.
Context: A learning experience. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday. Use the present perfect when a present connection matters and no finished past time is specified.
Context: A learning experience. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
How long have you studied English?
منذ متى تدرس الإنجليزية؟
I have studied it regularly for about two years.
أدرسها بانتظام منذ نحو عامين.
When did you start your current course?
متى بدأت دورتك الحالية؟