Simple past or present perfect

Example:

I broke my leg five years ago. (And now, five years later, my leg is no longer broken. )

🔹 You use the present perfect in order to express that the action has been done and that it still has some influence on the present.

Example:

I have broken my leg (And now I can't play football).

🔹 In addition, you use the present perfect when an action started in the past and continues up to know.

Example:

I have lived in Munich since my birth.

🔹 Signal words for the present perfect are: ever, before, never, already, yet, always, .....

👨‍🎓 Now it's up to you to choose between the present perfect or the simple past.

Good luck!

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