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The present perfect and simple past tenses may initially appear to be interchangeable, but this is not the case. The present perfect tense is concerned with actions that have not yet completed, and the simple past tense refers to actions that have completely finished. Example: Present Perfect - "I have washed ten cars this week!" (the week is not yet over) Simple Past - "I washed ten cars last week." (The week is entirely over)

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