You know, in my own opinion as a native English speaker, far too much emphasis is placed on learning grammatical rules.

Nobody that was born in an English speaking country ever learnt to speak English by learning the laws of  grammar. So I fail to see why our foreign friends should have to concern themselves with such a difficult incomprehensible task themselves.

The way to learn in mtt own opinion, is the way we ourselves learnt our language, and that is to read aloud and listen! Listen and copy, read aloud and listen to the words you are speaking, you will at the same time recognise grammar, or at least recognise incorrect grammar.

i really feel for my foreign friends, if you don't believe me about the grammar, ask any native speaker you know, except your English teachers, to explain what a "perfect sense" is, and I 100% guarantee you they will not know what on earth you are talking about.

if you are unsure of the grammar, repeat the phrase using different combinations of words, until you think that one sounds familiar.

for this to be effective, you must read aloud and listen to English novels as after as you can.

let me help with your pronunciation and eventually you will be speaking English like the rest of us.

*that <em>fit</em> the context*

*except where <em>you</em> want to place the emphasis.*

I feel so bad when I give advice about English, but then make errors myself!

Hi all, I appreciate your answers. So you are confirming that you have my same doubts about. So, I can think that isn't my missed language skills but is normal that English people make confusion between the two verbs tenses, or for better say, they use the two verb tenses without to do a big difference. Thanks a lot.

I was looking at an English learner's homework recently. The task was to select the correct sentence that fits the context, where the difference between the two sentences was whether the tense was present perfect or past simple. Most of the time, both options were exactly the same to me, but apparently there was only one correct answer.

Honestly, in most conversational English there is no difference between present perfect and past simple, except where want to place the emphasis.

Thanks a lot for your suggestions. I will keep in my mind.