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Present Perfect or Past Simple - Lesson 2

So, when do we use present perfect and not past simple or continuous? Well, to simplify it a lot, we use present perfect to talk about experiences. Until now, to say you have this experience or you don’t have this experience. I the verb is visit or go to New York remember we said present perfect is for experiences. So, we use that grammar have anniver ‘b. Now when we want to say go to a place to visit it we use the verb being the verb of B Y. Just because English the sentence I have been to New York. This means I have this experience if I want to say I don’t have this experience. I haven’t been to New York. But, if I say to you I have been to New York.

You just know that I have that experience in my life I have been to New York. You don’t know when exactly why. With who, you don’t know any details. Nothing specific, if you want to talk about specific details of that experience then you use past simple or past continuous. For example, have you been to New York. Do you have this experience or not? Yes, I’ve been there. Yes, I have this experience. Now specific details about that experience that is when we use past simple or continuous. When did you go? that’s past simple. We’re asking specific details about that experience in the past and of course, the answer I went last year that’s a past simple.

Answer not a present perfect. Answer you would not say. I’ve been last year, that’s not good you don’t use specific times that are finished with present perfect. No, you use that with our simple who did. You go with that’s past simple. We’re asking specific details about that experience in your life. Your answer I went with my family. Again, specific details, past simple or past continuous general experiences, until now, present perfect try your own questions or sentences in the comments and if you’re happy with this. Let’s move through a more advanced look at the present perfect.