Basics: Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

A food critic is writing a review of a bizarre dining experience. Select ALL the sentences that correctly describe the situation using the proper tense.

- [x] I have never eaten deep-fried ice cream before today.
- [ ] I have eaten deep-fried ice cream last week.
- [x] The chef served the soup in a shoe.
- [ ] The chef has served the soup in a shoe ten minutes ago.
- [x] I have visited many strange restaurants in my life, but this is the strangest.

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The correct answers are **I have never eaten deep-fried ice cream before today.**, **The chef served the soup in a shoe.**, and **I have visited many strange restaurants in my life, but this is the strangest.**

> Use the **Present Perfect** to talk about general life experiences up to now (often with *never* or *ever*). 

> Use the **Past Simple** to describe specific events that happened at a finished time in the past. 

> "I have eaten... last week" and "has served... ten minutes ago" are incorrect because you cannot use the Present Perfect with finished time phrases like *last week* or *ago*.
