Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Think about it !

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

Time periods

Za vremensko razdoblje u prošlosti koristimo Past Simple (drugi stupac glagola).- I spoke to you last week. ('last week' je završeno) - I drank coffee 3 hours ago. ('3 hours ago' je završeno) Za vremensko razdoblje koje još uvijek traje koristimo Present Perfect Simple (. Today, this week, this month, this year) - I have spoken to you today. ('today' još uvijek traje) - I have never drunk coffee. ('never' nema kraja, još uvijek traje)

Usporedi!

Popila sam kavu jučer. = I drank coffee yesterday. ('yesterday' je završeno) Popila sam kavu danas.= I have drunk coffee today. ('today' još traje) Present Perfect koristimo kada govorimo o iskustvima. I have flown in a plane. or I have tried sushi. Sve se ovo dogodilo u prošlosti, ali ne navodimo vrijeme vršenja radnje. Ukoliko navedemo vrijeme, moramo koristiti Past Simple. I went to Paris 2 years ago. or I tried sushi last weekend.

Let's revise: Present Perfect Simple

a) affirmative :

WORK

BE

I have been You have been He has been We have been They have been

I have worked You have worked It has worked We have worked They have worked

Let's revise: Present Perfect Simple

negative :

TRY

BE

I have not been You haven't been He hasn't been We haven't been They haven't been

I have not tried You haven't tried She hasn't tried We haven't tried They haven't tried

Let's revise: Present Perfect Simple

c) interrogative:

SEE

BE

Have you been ... ? Have you been ? Has he been ? Have we been ? Have they been ?

Have you seen ... ? Have you seen ? Has he seen ? Have we seen ? Have they seen ?

Time expressions

for

since

just

already

ever

never

yet