4  I have done~/ I did~ 現在完了か単純過去か(2)

現在とつながりのない過去の事は過去形を使います。

They went out 5 minutes ago.

I got home late last night. I was very tired and went straight to bed.

What time did you finish work?

I lost my key yesterday. I couldn’t get into the house.

次の文のペアを比較しましょう

Have you seen Meg this morning? (まだ午前中の発言)
Did you see Meg this morning? (午前中は終了してからの発言)

We’ve been waiting for an hour. (まだ待っている)
We waited for an hour. / We were waiting for an hour. (もう待っていない)

Mike lives in Tokyo. He has lived there for five years. (まだTokyoに住んでいる)
Jay lived in Tokyo for eight years. Now he lives in Singapore. (もうTokyoには住んでいない)

It’s been a really good vacation. I’ve really enjoyed it. (vacationの最終日に)
It was a really good vacation. I really enjoyed it. (vacationから戻って)