Present Perfect Tense "We have gone" and Simple Past Tense "we went"
Present
Perfect Tense (We have gone) and Simple Past Tense (we went)
We
have gone VS We
went
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I
have watched three movies this week This
week; its not over yet, its still on. You may say this while you are in
Monday, Tuesday, ..until Sunday. The
action has completed. “This week” represent “present time” and link to
present time in this present perfect sentence. “watched”
in the sentence is third form of verb |
I watched three movies last week “last
week” is the past and time frame is over.”last week” link to the past time in
this past sentence. We
cant use “this week” because we cant mix past activities with present time
(this week), so we use past time (last week). “watched”
in the sentence is second form of verb
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I have completed my graduation Present
perfect can also be used without time frame. As
long as we dont mention the time (when), or the time is not specified, we are
free to use present perfect tense. |
I completed my graduation in 2013 If
we want to mention a specified time, we use simple past tense. Time
is clearly specified: “2013” is the past for we talk about it in 2016. |
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My uncle has gone to New York 5 times My
uncle is alive, he still exists, we talk about places he has visited. |
My uncle went to New York 5 times Supposing
my uncle is dead, he is no longer exist and we recall him, we talk about
places he visited. |
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I’ve lived in London for 7 years When
I talk about it I still live in London |
I lived in London for 7 years I’m
now in the different country. I recall London as the place i lived for 7
years |
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PAST
PERFECT VS PRESENT PERFECT
Baik “Past Perfect” maupun “Present Perfect”, keduanya sama-sama
memaparkan tentang sesuatu yang terjadi sebelum satu titik waktu/ titik acuan (reference point)
______________________I___________________________
Past Present
Future
Dalam “Present Perfect”, titik acuannya adalah sekarang (present).
“I
Have been to Japan twice”
_______?______?___________I___________________________
Past twice Present
Future
Dalam “past perfect”, titik acuannya adalah masa lalu (past).
“I
had been to Japan twice by the time i was 10 years old”
_____?__?______|__________I___________________________
Past
twice
10 Present (28 years old) Future
years old
PRESENT
PERFECT
· Suatu
tindakan yang dimulai di masa lalu dan terus sampai sekarang.
Contoh:
I have lived in this city for six months
_________
I I I I I I____________I___________________________
Past 6 months Present Future
(is
living in the city)
· Suatu
tindakan yang telah terjadi dengan waktu yang tidak dijelaskan
Contoh: I have been to Japan
twice
_______?______?___________I___________________________
Past twice Present Future
Rumus: HAVE / HAS
+ past participle
Contoh: My
mother has just gone to the store.
Janet has lived abroad for five years.
I
haven’t seen the new movie yet.
Have you finished your homework?
Biasanya digunakan ‘ve dan ‘s dalam present perfect:
I’ve been to Japan three times.
My mother’s just gone to the store.
Janet’s lived abroad for five years.
PAST
PERFECT
Suatu tindakan yang telah terjadi sebelum suatu waktu di
masa lalu
“When I arrived at the office
this morning, I discovered that I had
left my computer on the night before”
__________|___________|__________I______________________
Past the night this Present Future
Before morning
Rumus: HAD + past
participle
Contoh: I had been to Japan twice by the time I was 10 years old.
Terdapat dua info: 1. I
went to Japan in 1988 and 1991 (twice).
2. I turned 10 years
old in 1994.
When
I woke up this morning, my husband had already eaten breakfast.
1. My
husband ate breakfast at 6:00 AM
2.
I woke up at 7:00 AM (this morning)
Biasanya digunakan ‘d dalam Past Perfect:
I’d
traveled to five different countries by the time I was 20 years old
Sumber: http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-present-perfect-and-past-perfect-in-english/
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