The Past Simple and Present Perfect The Past Simple and Present Perfect tenses The differences between:

The Past Simple and The Past Simple and Present Perfect Present Perfect tenses

The differences between:

Simple PastSimple Past

Past EventsPast Events

DEFINITE TIME IN THE DEFINITE TIME IN THE PASTPAST

play

REGULARVERB. Play + ed

YESTERDAYThey _________soccerplayed

Specific time(definite time)

see

IRREGULARVERB. see

They ________a moviesaw last Sunday.

a movie

saw


go

didn’t + go

He to schoollast week.

To school

IRREGULARVERB.


wentdidn’t go

Negative sentences

Present Present perfectperfect

forforACTIONS - EVENTSACTIONS - EVENTS

EXPERIENCESEXPERIENCES

NO SPECIFIC NO SPECIFIC TIMETIME

I _______________ to the beach twice. have gone

I ______to the beach last January. went


go

have past

participle

No Specific time

I _____________ Spider Man several times. have seen

I ______the movie Spider Man in 2009 and in 2011 saw


see

have past

participle

No Specific time

I _____________ Ahmed’s new song. twice. have heard

I ________ Ahmed’s new song last Friday. heard

hear


have past

participle

No Specific time

I

You

We

they

He

She

It

Present Perfect

Pronoun

Affirmative= have / has Negative= haven’t / hasn’t

studiedstudied

playedplayed

seenseen

gonegone

havehave

hashasstudiedstudied

CookedCooked

workedworked

Aux. Verb

Principal Verb.

Complement.

AA

BB

haven’thaven’t

hasn’thasn’t

English.

soccer with my friends

that movie twice.

to that concert.

Japanese.

ceviche and cabrito.

late twice this weekend.

The verb changes in past participle.

YES / NO QUESTIONS (Confirmation)

He

She

It

havhavee

hashas

I

You

We

they

studiedstudied

playedplayed

seenseen

gonegone

English?

soccer with my friends?

that movie twice?

to that concert?

studiedstudied

cookedcooked

workedworked

Japanese?

ceviche and cabrito?

late twice this weekend?

You have studied English.

Have you studied English?

Yes, I have

No, I haven’tauxiliary

The verb changes in past participle.

We use the PRESENT PERFECT

for a period of time that continues

from the past until now

We use the PAST SIMPLE for

finished time in the past

For example

today, this week,since 1967

For example

yesterday,last week,

from 1985 to 1991

past now past now

yesterday

today

unfinished

finished

Use past tense to ask WHEN...?

WHAT TIME .....?past now

time until now

Present Perfect uses:Present Perfect uses:

Something that happened at some unspecified time in someone's life (or other period of time that continues up until the present)

I've been to Japan. ( I went to Japan at some time in my life. We don't know when or how many times.)

Something that started in the past and continues up until now

I've lived in Madrid for five years. ( I moved here five years ago and I still live here now)


Something that happened in the past and has some result or relevance to the present.

I've spilt some tea. (You recently spilt some tea. There's tea on the floor. It needs cleaning up)


Activies:Put the verb in the present perfect or the past simple:

1. A:Look! I ………………………..(buy) a beautiful dress.

B: When ……. you ……….. it?

2.She can’t get into her house because she ……………………(lose) her keys.

3. My brother …………………… ( move ) to Zagreb two years ago.

4. I …………………….. ( not know ) about that last night.

5. I love travelling and I ………………………….(visit) many countries.

have boughtdid buy

has lost

moved

didn’t know

have visited

7. ………… you ever ………….. ( be) to the USA ?

8. Tom ……………………. ( start ) school in 1999.

9. ……….. you ………………( see ) the film on TV last night?

10.I ………………………( not see ) him today ,

but I …………( see )his brother yesterday.

11. What time ……… he …………….( come ) home last night?

Mum ……………..( be ) very upset.

6. Be careful! His dad …………….( come ) out of prison a month ago.

came

Have been

started

Did see

haven’t seen

saw

did come

was

Match a sentence on the left with an explanation on the right.

SENTENCE EXPLANATION

1) They've bought a new flat.

2) We've had it for a year.

a. We bought it a year ago and we still have it.

b. They bought it recently. This is news.



1) I went to Australia last summer.

2) I've been to Australia.

a) This happened at some time in my life

b) This happened at a specific time in the past.


1) I've known him since I was at school.

2) I knew him when I was at school.

a) I met him when I was at school and we are still in touch.

b) This happened at some time in my life


Choose the correct verb forms and then ask your partner the questions.

1)How long are you doing / did you do / have you done your present job?

2)How long did you do / have you done the job before that?

3)Did you have / have you had dinner yet?

4)Did you ever / have you ever played tennis when you were at school?

Choose the correct verb forms and then ask your partner the questions.

1) How many hours did you work / have you worked today?

2) How many countries have you visited / did you visit?

3) Where did you go / have you been the last time you went abroad?

4) How long have you stayed / did you stay there?

5) Tell me everything you have eaten / you ate today?

6) Did you do / have you done any physical exercise recently?

Choose the correct verb forms and then ask your partner the questions. How long are you doing / did you do / have you

done your present job? How long did you do / have you done the job

before that? Did you have / have you had dinner yet? Did you ever / have you ever played truant

when you were at school?

How many hours did you work / have you worked today?

Choose the correct verb forms and then ask your partner the questions. How many countries have you visited / did

you visit?

Where did you go / have you been the last time you went abroad?

How long have you stayed / did you stay

there?

Tell me everything you have eaten / you ate today?

Did you do / have you done any physical exercise recently?

The lesson is

OVER

Well Done!

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