Do not use the present perfect (I have done) when you talk about a finished time (for example, yesterday / ten minutes ago / in 1999 / when I was a child). Use the past tense:
“It was very cold yesterday.” (not has been)
“Paul and Lucy arrived ten minutes ago.” (not have arrived)
“Did you eat a lot of sweets when you were a child? (not have you eaten)
Use the past to ask When … ? or What time … ?
“When did your friends arrive?” (not have … arrived)
“What time did you finish work?”
Study this example situation:
Tom is looking for his key. He can’t find it. He has lost his key. (present perfect) This means that he doesn’t have his key now.
-Ten Minutes Later-
Now Tom has found his key. He has it now.
Has he lost his key? No, he has found it.
Did he lose his key? Yes, he did.
He lost his key (past simple) but now he has found it. (present perfect)
Very often the past simple ends in -ed (regular verbs)
- I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a department store.
- We invited them to our party, but they decided not to come.
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