Ive never heard of that!

I ate snails yesterday.

I have eaten snails twice this week.

Simple Past Vs Present Perfect

The Present Perfect is used when the time period has not finished: Example: I have seen three movies this week.

The simple past is used when the time period has finished: Example: I saw three movies last week.

The present perfect is used often when giving recent news.

Example: Martin has crashed his car again.

The simple past is used when giving older information. Example:

Martin crashed his car last year

The present perfect is used when the time is not specific: Example:

I have seen that movie recently.

The simple past is used when the time is clear: Example: I saw that movie on Thursday.

The present perfect is used with for and since, when the actions have not finished yet. Example:
I have lived in Victoria for five years.

The simple past is used with for, when the actions have already finished. Example: I lived in Victoria for five years

The present perfect is used to talk about the present result of past actions and recent events, and often used with words like ever, never, just, already, yet and phrases of unfinished time such as so far.

The present perfect is often used with the words ever and never to talk about general life experience. Example: Have you ever worked abroad? I have never been to China.

The present perfect with ever is often followed by the Simple past. We use the past to give more information about the completed action, when referring to a specific time or context.

Example: Have you ever been in Malaysia? Yes I have. I was in Kuala Lumpur last year.

The simple past tense is used with expressions that refer to points of time in the past: at 4:00 Oclock/2:12/the end of year. on Tuesday/ 19th March/ the 21st/ New Year Day

In January/ 1999/the 1990s/ Summer.

yesterday/yesterday morning/ last Monday/ a few days ago/ the day before yesterday/ when I was young.

Present Perfect Tense

Grammatical Structure

Affirmative statement
Subject+have/has+verb+comp p.p.f

Negative Sentence Subject+have/has+not + verb p.p.f +complement.

Subject+have+has+never+verb p.p.f + complement.

Yes/No Questions Have/Has + subject + verb + complement? p.p.f

Have/Has+subject+ever+verb +complement? p.p.f

WH-Questions Wh-word+have+has+subject+ verb+complement? p.p.f

Vegetable soup

2 tbs olive oil 1 sweet onin chopped 2 carrots sliced thinly 1 satlk celery sliced thinly 2 cups butternut squash chopped.

2 fresh cloves garlic cut into small pieces. 3 teaspoons tomato paste 32 ounces chiken or vegetable broth low-sodium. 2 cups water cold.

2 or more tbs. sugar depends on acid in tomatoes. 3 tbs. Kosher salt to personal taste. tsp. red pepper flakes for personal taste. tsp. chilly powder optional.

1 tsp. tarragon dried 1 tsp. thyme dried 1 tsp. basil dried 1 tsp. oregano dried

First, prepare your vegetables and heat the olive oil in large soup pot on medium-high heat.

Next, add the onion and stir with a wooden spoon. Add Some of the kosher salt at this time. When onions look softer, add carrots, celery and garlic and continue to stir.

Then add the butternut squash, if the vegetable mixture is too dry, add a bit more olive oil and keep stirring. Add the crushed tomatoes and the cold water. Add the dried herbs and Kosher salt to taste.

Once the vegetable soup has come to a rolling boil, turn down the heat to the lowest setting and stir. Be sure to keep tasting the soup.

After that, add sugar and salt to bring flavor to your liking. Cook the soup on low for about thirty minutes.

Finally, serve your vegetable soup with whole-grain chips or top with soup crackers and ejoy it.