Present Perfect VS.Past Tense
• 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.”
• (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.”
• (She doesn’t live anymore there; she died; no longer true now.)