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1. Use present perfect to show that
something is still true now. |
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E.g:“My
father has lived in Kuwait all his life.” |
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(He is still living here; still true now.) |
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2. Use past tense to talk about something
that is no longer true now. |
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E.g: “Marilyn Monroe lived in L.A. all her
life.” |
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(She doesn’t live anymore there; she died;
no longer true now.) |
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Use present perfect tense to introduce the
general idea. Use the simple past to give specific details. |
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E.g:
“Marilyn Monroe has been dead since 1962, she had many friends and
four husbands.” |
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Use the present perfect when you talk about
something that happened in the past but do not mention the specific time it
happened. The experience is more important than when it happened. |
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Ex:“She has played the leading role in many
movies”. |
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For is used to show length of time (how long
the period of time was). |
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For two weeks. |
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For 10 years. |
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For 5 months. |
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E.g: “She has lived in |
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L.A for 36 years.” |
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Since is used to show when a period of time
began. |
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Since 1989. |
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Since I turned 39. |
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Since May. |
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E.g: “She has lived in |
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L.A since 1926.” |
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Notes