Past Tense and Present Perfect Tense comparison
• In these sentences we will use ได้ to express the present perfect tense.
• The present perfect tense implies that the action or condition that was formed in the past is still continuing in the present.
ผมเริ่มควบคุมอาหารแล้ว
I started a diet (I may or may not be on a diet now).
ผมได้เริ่มควบคุมอาหารแล้ว
I've started a diet (and I am still on a diet).
เธอไปโตเกียวแล้ว
She's went to Tokyo (and she may or may not have returned).
เธอได้ไปโตเกียวแล้ว
She's gone to Tokyo (and she is still there).
เมื่อวานนี้ฉันไม่เห็นเขาแล้ว
I didn't see him yesterday (but I might or might not have seen him today).
หมู่นี้ฉันไม่ได้เห็นเขาแล้ว
I haven't seen him recently (and the fact remains that I still haven't seen him).
ผมใช้เงินหนึ่งหมื่นบาทแล้ว
I spent 10,000 baht.
ผมได้ใช้เงินหมื่นบาทแล้ว
I've already spent 10,000 baht (and I may spend more).
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