Actividad 5: Past simple vs Present perfect

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the topic of today:

Past perfect vs past simple

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welcome dear MUA!

the topic of today:

past perfect vs past simple

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Introduction

The proper use of English verb tenses can be a challenge for English learners. Two of the most commonly confused tenses are the present perfect and the simple past. Let's look at when and how each is used.

4- Past simple

5- Formula of past simple

3- More examples of past perfect

2- Formula of past perfect

1- Past perfect

INDex

6- Uses and examples of past simple

7- Key difference

9- Actividad 5

8- Conclusion

past perfect

What is it?

The Past Perfect describes actions that occurred before another past point in time. It is used to emphasize that one action happened before another.

Formula

Subject + had + past participle of the verb (regular: add-ed to the base form of the verb; irregular: third column of the list of irregular verbs) Examples: She had watched a movie before I came home. (Ella ya había visto una película antes de que yo llegara a casa.) We had finished our homework before dinner. (Habíamos terminado la tarea antes de cenar.)

More examples

. They had seen each other before. Ellos ya se habían visto antes. . The train had already left by the time we got to the station. El tren ya había salido para cuando llegamos a la estación. . Ben had gone to bed at 10 p.m. Ben se había ido a dormir a las 10 p.m.

PAST simple

What is it?

The past simple is used to talk about complete actions that occurred at a specific time in the past.

Formula

It is formed with the past tense of the main verb. For regular verbs, -ed is added to the end of the verb. Example: 'I walked to school' (Caminé a la escuela), 'They played football.' (Jugaron al fútbol).

Uses and examples

. To talk about specific actions that occurred in the past:'I visited Berlin last year.' (Visití Berlín el año pasado). . For sequences of actions in the past: 'This morning, I got up, brushed my teeth, and went to work.' (Esta mañana, me levanté, me cepillé los dientes y fui al trabajo). . For events or situations that were true in the past: 'I lived in Japan for five years.' (Viví en Japón durante cinco años), as opposed to the present perfect, which would be used to indicate that one still lives there.

Key difference

To understand the difference between these two verb tenses, it is useful to think of the Past Simple as an isolated event in time, and the Past Perfect as an action that is temporally related to another past action. Essentially, the Past Perfect is a way of showing the sequence of events in the past.

Conclusion

Understanding the difference between the past perfect and the simple past is crucial to expressing the tense correctly in English. Remember to consider the relevance of the exact time of the action in choosing the appropriate verb tense. With practice and attention to detail, you will be able to master the use of these two verb tenses.

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