REMEMBER!!!
SIMPLE PAST VS. PRESENT PERFECT
START
01
SIMPLE PAST:
(did, went, studied, etc.) We use it for: Finished actions in the past (with a specific time reference). Actions that are not connected to the present. Signal words: yesterday, last week, in 2010, two days ago, when I was a child, then.
eXAMPLES
Look!!!
I visited London last summer. (specific time = finished action)She studied French in high school. (finished period) They watched a movie yesterday. (specific time = finished action)
02
PRESENT PERFECT:
(have/has + past participle) We use it for: Experiences at an indefinite time (we don’t say when). Actions that started in the past and continue now. Actions with a result in the present. Signal words: ever, never, already, yet, just, so far, recently, since, for.
eXAMPLES
Look!!!
I have visited London. (no time given → experience) She has studied English for 5 years. (still studying now) They have already watched that movie. (result = they don’t need to watch it again now)
ASK YOUR SELF: iS THE TIME FINISHED?
sIMPLE PAST
PRESENT PERFECT
If YES → Simple Past.
If NO / not mentioned → Present Perfect.
eXcercises
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1. I __________ (see) that movie last night. 2. She __________ (study) English for five years, and she still continues. 3. We __________ (visit) Paris in 2019. 4. They __________ (already/finish) their homework, so they can go out now.
eXcercises
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5. My brother __________ (break) his leg last summer. 6. I __________ (never/eat) sushi before. 7. Where __________ you __________ (go) on holiday last year?
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8. He __________ (not/finish) the project yet. 9. When I was a child, I __________ (play) soccer every weekend. 10. She __________ (just/arrive) at school; that’s why she looks tired.
1. saw → Simple Past (last night = finished time) 2. has studied → Present Perfect (still continues) 3. visited → Simple Past (2019 = finished time) 4. have already finished → Present Perfect (result in the present) 5. broke → Simple Past (last summer = finished time) 6. have never eaten → Present Perfect (experience, no time given) 7. did … go → Simple Past (last year = finished time) 8. hasn’t finished → Present Perfect (yet = still pending) 9. played → Simple Past (childhood = finished period) 10. has just arrived → Present Perfect (just = recent action, result now)
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SIMPLE PAST VS. PRESENT PERFECT
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REMEMBER!!!
SIMPLE PAST VS. PRESENT PERFECT
START
01
SIMPLE PAST:
(did, went, studied, etc.) We use it for: Finished actions in the past (with a specific time reference). Actions that are not connected to the present. Signal words: yesterday, last week, in 2010, two days ago, when I was a child, then.
eXAMPLES
Look!!!
I visited London last summer. (specific time = finished action)She studied French in high school. (finished period) They watched a movie yesterday. (specific time = finished action)
02
PRESENT PERFECT:
(have/has + past participle) We use it for: Experiences at an indefinite time (we don’t say when). Actions that started in the past and continue now. Actions with a result in the present. Signal words: ever, never, already, yet, just, so far, recently, since, for.
eXAMPLES
Look!!!
I have visited London. (no time given → experience) She has studied English for 5 years. (still studying now) They have already watched that movie. (result = they don’t need to watch it again now)
ASK YOUR SELF: iS THE TIME FINISHED?
sIMPLE PAST
PRESENT PERFECT
If YES → Simple Past.
If NO / not mentioned → Present Perfect.
eXcercises
Look!!!
1. I __________ (see) that movie last night. 2. She __________ (study) English for five years, and she still continues. 3. We __________ (visit) Paris in 2019. 4. They __________ (already/finish) their homework, so they can go out now.
eXcercises
Look!!!
5. My brother __________ (break) his leg last summer. 6. I __________ (never/eat) sushi before. 7. Where __________ you __________ (go) on holiday last year?
eXcercises
Look!!!
8. He __________ (not/finish) the project yet. 9. When I was a child, I __________ (play) soccer every weekend. 10. She __________ (just/arrive) at school; that’s why she looks tired.
1. saw → Simple Past (last night = finished time) 2. has studied → Present Perfect (still continues) 3. visited → Simple Past (2019 = finished time) 4. have already finished → Present Perfect (result in the present) 5. broke → Simple Past (last summer = finished time) 6. have never eaten → Present Perfect (experience, no time given) 7. did … go → Simple Past (last year = finished time) 8. hasn’t finished → Present Perfect (yet = still pending) 9. played → Simple Past (childhood = finished period) 10. has just arrived → Present Perfect (just = recent action, result now)
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