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Remember
                      You have already studied the similarity and the dissimilarity between the simple
                      past and the present perfect tenses. However, let us do a quick recap.

                      We can use both tenses to talk about an action that took place in the past. The
                      difference however, is:


                                Simple Past is used...                 Present Perfect is used...

                      to talk about an action that happened at  to talk about an action that happened
                      a particular time in the past             some time in the past


                      to put emphasis on point of time          to put emphasis on what exactly
                      of action                                 happened

                      Example: I bought this laptop yesterday   Example: I have bought this laptop


                      Underline the correct option to complete the sentences.
                      1.   She is a renowned dancer. She has performed/performed at various cultural
                         festivals around the globe.
                      2.  He has just come/just came home.
                      3.   Have you watched The Lion King? No, I have never watched/didn’t watch
                         that film.

                      4.  The first time I met/have met him was at your sister’s engagement ceremony.
                      5.   Hey, I have brought/brought all the DVDs I had of old classics. I love watching
                         these films.





              The Past Perfect Tense

              1.  We use the past perfect tense to talk about an action that was completed before a
                  given moment in the past. For example,

                  •  The guests turned up after we had cut the cake.
                  •  Tara and Zia came home after everyone had gone to bed.

              2.  We use the past perfect tense with words like suppose, want, hope, expect,
                  think, etc. to suggest that an expected action did not take place. For example,
                  •  We had gone there hoping he would turn up.
                  •  I had thought of going to Nainital, but then I decided against it.













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