english grammar

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH Note : BE = British English; AE = American English Grammar The British use the present perfect when the result of a past action is connected to the present. Americans use the simple past or present perfect in such situations. BE : Rekha isn't at home. She has gone shopping, AE : Rekha isn't at home, She went shopping. I She has gone shopping The British use the present perfect with just for the immediate past. Americans use the simple past or present perfect. BE: 1 have just finished the work. AE : I just finished the work. Or : I have just finished the work. The British use the present perfect with already, yet, never, ever, etc. for an action in a period of time up to the present. Americans use the simple past or present perfect in such cases. BE : I have posted the letters already. She hasn't come yet. Have you ever seen the Taj Mahal? I have never travelled by plane