Past simple vs present perfect

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Past simple vs present perfect

Finished events 

unfinished events still continuing

past simple (lost)

past participle (have lost)

Oh no, I...............(lose) my wedding ring. My wife will kill me!

I......... (lose) my wedding ring last night. 

How do we form present perfect?

Voltooid deelwoord

onvoltooid verleden tijd

Voltooid tegenwoordige tijd

Past participle

past simple

present perfect

Present perfect

• Life experiences: ............... you ever (fall) in love?' 'Yes. I...........actually (to be) in love twice.'
• Recent past actions that are important now: Oh no! I..........(lose) my wedding ring... My wife will kill me!
• Past situations that are still happening now: I.................not (see) my husband this morning. (It is still this morning.)
• How long... questions: I..............(know) him since we were children.
• With just, already and yet: .................you (decide) when to have your wedding yet?