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Imperfect tense is usually called past simple.

Past simple is used to talk about an even that happened, within a time frame, in the past and is now completed. -- I studied English last year.

Present tenses talk about

things that happen again and again -- I study English.

things that are happening now or around now -- I am studying English.

things that started in the past but continue now -- I have studied English for 3 years

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The present tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening or habitually occur. The imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, or to set the scene in a narrative. In Spanish, for example, "yo como" (I eat) is present tense, while "yo comía" (I was eating/I used to eat) is imperfect tense.

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