1. To talk about THINGS that happened in the PAST but we DON'T KNOW WHEN the action HAPPENED 2. To talk about COMPLETED ACTIONS which began in the PAST but continue in the PRESENT
WHEN WE USE PAST SIMPLE?
1. To talk about THINGS that happened in the PAST and we KNOW WHEN the action HAPPENED 2. To talk about COMPLETED ACTIONS which began and ended in the PAST
Present perfect [just, already, ever, yet] (S5)
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Transcript
PRESENT PERFECT
JUST, ALREADY, EVER, YET
GRAMMAR
STRUCTURE [JUST]
Affirmative and negative form(s)
SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE [NOT] + [JUST] + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS
HASN'T -ED (REGULAR) HAVEN'T THIRD COLUMN (IRREGULAR)
Example(s)
He has/'s [not] [just] read lots of books about London [hasn't] He has/'s [just] read lots of books about London
STRUCTURE [ALREADY]
Affirmative form
SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE + [ALREADY] + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS + [ALREADY]
-ED (REGULAR) THIRD COLUMN (IRREGULAR)
Example(s)
He has/'s [already] read lots of books about London
He has/'s read lots of books about London [already]
STRUCTURE [YET]
Negative and interrogative form(s)
SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE [NOT] + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS + YET HAS/HAVE + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS + YET + ?
Example(s)
He has/'s [not] read lots of books about London yet [hasn't]
Has he read lots of books about London yet?
STRUCTURE [EVER]
Interrogative form
(WH-) + HAS/HAVE + SUBJECT + [EVER] + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS + ?
-ED (REGULAR) THIRD COLUMN (IRREGULAR)
Example
Has he [ever] read lots of books about London?
WHEN WE USE PRESENT PERFECT?
1. To talk about THINGS that happened in the PAST but we DON'T KNOW WHEN the action HAPPENED 2. To talk about COMPLETED ACTIONS which began in the PAST but continue in the PRESENT
WHEN WE USE PAST SIMPLE?
1. To talk about THINGS that happened in the PAST and we KNOW WHEN the action HAPPENED 2. To talk about COMPLETED ACTIONS which began and ended in the PAST