English get confused with is the tenses, especially when they don't know which

one to use or when to use it. This is especially true with the past simple

tense and the present perfect tense. These two sometimes, there is some

overlap. I don't know which one I should use or how to use it. So here is a hot

tip on how you can improve your tenses. Now you remember, I'm sure you do, that

with the past simple tense, it's something that happened in the past and

has already finished. So we can review the words that we use with the tense. For

example, we always use things like: 'this morning',

'yesterday', 'last night', 'last week' and '*dududu* ago'. For example, I went to the shop

two weeks ago. I visited my grandma this morning. I went on a walk last night.

These are all examples of just using the past simple. Remember, we use the past

simple always with these types of words. The same is true with the present

perfect. Now remember, the present perfect is something that happened in the past

but still is important now or affects our decision or our conversation now.

With this type of thing, we always use these three words: already, still and yet.

And if we're specifically talking about a start time, we will use: for or since.

For example, I've already cleaned the bathroom; I still haven't seen him yet; or...

That was using both of them. Did you noticed? Wow... I'm getting greedy. And then,

with the 'for' and the 'since', I've been living in Hong

for three years, or, I've been living in Hong Kong since 2014.

Yes, get my Maths right! Okay so, that's today's hot tip on how to use the

tenses. Remember just review the types of words you're using with each one, and it

should help you to know which tense to use! Thank you.