Language Check Point

Language Check Point

Don’t say: I am here since last week

Say: I have been here since last week.

Note: An unfinished action has to be in the present

Don’t say: When I woke up my roommate left the room already.

Say: When I woke up my roommate had left the room already.

Note: The action that occurred before the second action has to be in the past perfect tense.

Don’t say: My mom has called me yesterday.

Say: My mom called me yesterday.

Note: The present perfect tense cannot be used with an expression of past time.