Past Simple

The past simple is mostly seen as complete. This means the action or state described has finished, and can no longer change, with no direct effect on the present.



Past Simple / Present Perfect

• Past Simple I broke my glasses… but it doesn’t matter/I repaired them.
• Present Perfect / I have broken my glasses… and so I can’t see properly NOW.

For example, the present perfect is usually used to discuss visited locations, because experiences in different locations continue to affect us now, and can be added to, such as “I have been to France.”

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