What tense should I use to describe the past?
I'm not sure what tense I should use to describe things in the past, simple past or present perfect? I recognised that we use simple past rarely in German, present perfect is used mostly.
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You use present perfect to describe the present, ie. using a past event to explain or relate to the situation now. It is never, ever used to *describe* the past. Use simple past for the past (and don't forget to say when it happened)! :)
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Use the past tense.
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