past simple VS present perfect

Present Perfect VS Past Simple

Have you ever performed on a stage?

Have you ever driven above speed limit?

Yes, I have No, I haven't

Have you ever swum in an ice cold water?

Have you ever forgotten the keys to your hous?

Have you learnt English online before?

Have you ever performed on a stage?

Yes, I have No, I haven't

Have you learnt English online before?

You use Present Perfect to talk about general experience. It's usually a new information you are communicating to another person, it's not detailed, it tends to be short (1, max 3 sentences)and many times it's accomained with words like "since", "for", "never", "ever", "before", "just", "yet", "already"

learn Present Perfect with Friends

JUSt, ALREADY & YET

JUSt, ALREADY & YET

1. Has Morris finished his studies ___?
2. My brother has ___ bought a new car but he hasn't driven it yet.
3. Maria has ___ phoned from Italy. I spoke to her a few minutes ago.
4. Have you had lunch ___?
5. I can't go to Spain. I have ___booked two tickets for Italy. I booked them a few months ago.
6. Have you seen the new James Bond film ___?
7. The concert will start in two hours but the singers haven't arrived ___.
8. Another postcard ! I've ___ had six from him.
9. Congratulations ! You have ___ won a trip to New York.
10. The group has ___visited two museums today, so they don't want to go to another one.

JUSt, ALREADY & YET

1. Has Morris finished his studies yet?
2. My brother has just bought a new car but he hasn't driven it yet.
3. Maria has just phoned from Italy. I spoke to her a few minutes ago.
4. Have you had lunch yet?
5. I can't go to Spain. I have already booked two tickets for Italy. I booked them a few months ago.
6. Have you seen the new James Bond film yet?
7. The concert will start in two hours but the singers haven't arrived yet.
8. Another postcard ! I've already had six from him.
9. Congratulations ! You have just won a trip to New York.
10. The group has already visited two museums today, so they don't want to go to another one.

Have you ever performed on a stage?

At what ocasion did you perform?

Yes, I have No, I haven't

Have you ever driven above speed limit?

When was the last time you drove over the speed limit?

Have you ever swum in an ice cold water?

Where did you swim?

Have you ever forgotten the keys to your hous?

What did you do the last time you forgot the key?

At school we had acting classes ....

Past Simple with Friends here

Put the three verb forms in order

lost

forget

gone

go

went

forgot

loose

had

broken

break

broke

forgotten

have

lost

had

has gone

forgot

went

has broken

had/ have had

Are these sentences OK? Correct if needed.

1. Did you hear about Sophie? She has given up her job.
2. My mum has grwon up in Italy
3. How many plays has William Shakespear written?
4. I have forgotten his name. Is it Joe or Jacke?
5. Who has invented paper?
6. Drugs have become big problem everywhere.
7. We've washed the car, but it's dirty again.
8. Were have you been born?
9. Ellie has gone shopping. She'll be back in an hour.
10. Albert Einstein has been the scientist who has developped the theory of relativity.

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10. ............................................................................

Corrected exercice

1. OK
2. My mum grew up in Italy
3. How many plays did William Shakespear write?
4. OK
5. Who invented paper?
6. OK
7. We washed the car. but it's dirty again
8. Were were you born?
9. OK.
10. Albert Einstein was the scientist who developped the theory of relativity.

1. Did you hear about Sophie? She has given up her job.
2. My mum has grwon up in Italy
3. How many plays has William Shakespear written?
4. I have forgotten his name. Is it Joe or Jacke?
5. Who has invented paper?
6. Drugs have become big problem everywhere.
7. We've washed the car, but it's dirty again
8. Were have you been born?
9. Ellie has gone shopping. She'll be back in an hour.
10. Albert Einstein has been the scientist who has developped the theory of relativity.

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