The past simple
Use: 1. events that happend in the past
Signaalwoorden: yesterday, last year, October 2019
werkwoord + ed/onregelmatige vorm
I completed my testweek.
The present perfect
Use: 1. events that started and are still going on.
2. experiences
Signaalwoorden: never, just, for, since, yet, recently, already, forever
have/has + voltooid deelwoord
We have recently won the lottery.
I have lived in the Netherlands all my life.