For each slide: refer to the information grid and say to yourself the missing verb forms click anywhere to check your answers make sure you understand the reason for your error – IF there was one! repeat to yourself the correct answer IF you got it wrong … or even if you got it right …… repeat the exercise until you get them all right first time …… Remember: PRESENT PERFECT = experience/result -> NO reference to a point in time SIMPLE PAST = narrative -> reference TO a point in time - EVEN IF this point is a period, it is STILL a point if it is unattached to the present Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 items) 27 March, 2012© Chris Snuggs 1 For reference and other exercises HERE.
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 2 Experience type question – reference to a PERIOD, not a point in time. Thomas 6 cars since selling his Vespa scooter. (to own) has owned ________
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 3 narrative type sentence – reference to a SPECIFIC POINT in time past. Thomas his Vespa scooter in (to sell) sold _____
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 4 narrative type sentence – reference to a SPECIFIC POINT in time past. Thomas 14,000 km on his Vespa. (to do) did _____
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 5 Experience/result type sentence – reference to a PERIOD reaching up to the present. So far, Thomas 165,000 km in his Ferrari. (to do) has done ________
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 6 Experience/result type sentence – reference to a PERIOD reaching up to the present. Thomas only one Italian car. (to own) has owned __________
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 7 Narrative type sentence – reference to a POINT in time unattached to the present. Thomas a Porsche 911 before buying his Ferrari. (have) had ___
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 8 Experience/result type sentence – reference to a PERIOD reaching up to the present. Thomas a Japanese car. (never own) has never owned _______________
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 9 Experience/result type sentence – reference to a PERIOD reaching up to the present. The Ferrari is the most expensive car he. (ever buy) has ever bought _____________
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 10 The Audi is long gone – unattached to the present – that period of ownership a separate point in time. He his Audi for four years. (have) had ___
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 11 He STILL has the Ferrari and the reference is to a PERIOD, as shown by the word “for”. He his Ferrari for six years. (have) has had _______
© Chris Snuggs27 March, 2012 Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past (12 slides) See reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € Thomas Crown commodities broker 12 narrative type sentence – reference to POINTS in the past that are DISCONNECTED from the present note that the 10,500 km in the Fiesta refers to a PERIOD, but it is nonetheless NOT connected to the present He 10,500 km in the Fiesta before he it in (do – sell) did ___ sold ____
Thomas’ transport-owning history! 1990Vespa14,000 km5,500 € 1995Ford Fiesta25,000 km10,500 € 1996Audi Quattro100,000 km35,000 € 2000BMW Series 5110,000 km40,000 € 2004Mercedes 600S60,000 km50,000 € 2006Porsche ,000 km90,000 € to dateFerrari 36020,000 km165,000 € For reference and other exercises HERE. Thomas Crown commodities broker Self-testing Practice - Present Perfect v Simple Past + (12 slides) He over 350,000€ on his cars since he his first one in (spend - buy) The FIRST verb is experience/result and the SECOND refers to a point in time. ________ ______ © Chris Snuggs DO AGAIN has spentbought