Differences

Carlos Hernández 6AA

Point of time

• Point of time is an instant of time.

Past now

Point of time

Examples In 2000 maría de la concepción born. In 1997,a scientist discovered a giant

scorpion fossil. The first world cup was in 1930.

Period of time

The period of time is an amount of time.

Period of time

Examples

Hurricane Carlos stormed for 31 days in 1994.

The Mexican poet Octavio paz live from 1914 to 1998.

The Beatles was popular in the 1960s

Period of time to the present The period of time to the present is an

amount of time but to the present.

nowpast

Period of time to the present

Example In the last 15 years, scientists have

discovered more than 1000fossils.

Since then, they've studied the fossils carefully and presented their research

Simple past Use the Simple Past to express the idea

that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples I saw a movie yesterday.

I didn't see a play yesterday. Last year, I traveled to Japan

Present perfect We use the Present Perfect to say that

an action happened at an unspecified time before now.

Examples You have seen that movie many times. Have you seen that movie many times?

You have not seen that movie many times.

Difference of period of timeand point of time

The differences are that the period of time is not a specific time while the point of time is an

specific time .

Examples

Period of time : my dad born in the 1960s.

Point of time: my mom born in 1965.

Questions What are period of time? is an amount of time.

What are point of time? is an instant of time.

Which are the differences? That one is an specific time.

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