PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Compare We´ve lived here for five years. Before that, I lived in Olomouc for two years. Look! Your brother has cleaned his shoes! So what? I cleaned my shoes yesterday.

GRAMMAR Present perfect is used for Past simple is used for an activity that is still happening in the present I have lived here for six months = I still live here now. an activity that has stopped They lived here for six months = They don´t live here now.

Grammar Present perfect is used for Past simple is used for an activity that has an effect in the present She´s bought a new dress. = She has a new dress. I´ve done my homework. = It is finished. the time when something happened She bought a new dress yesterday. I did my homework an hour ago.

Choose the correct sentence

I saw John yesterday. I´ve seen John yesterday.

Did you ever eat Indian food? Have you ever eaten Indian food?

Diana won the Oscar Award last month. Diana has won the Oscar Award last month.

Tom has ever been to America. Tom has never been to America

Did they live in London five years ago? Have they lived in London five years ago?

Mary has wrote a lot of books. Mary has written a lot of books.

Did she write a book last year? Has she written a book last year?

I´ve never drank champagne. I´ve never drunk champagne.

Put the verbs into the correct tense move Our neighbours ……. their new house last year. moved be My sister …… in the bathroom for two hours now. has been

lose I …….. my book and now I can´t do my homework. have lost Finish She can´t go out because she ….. her homework. hasn´t finished

Put the verbs into the correct tense – use future, simple past and present perfect My dad works in a bank. He (work) 1……. there for two years. Before that he (be) 2…… a pilot in the Czech Army. He (work) 3…… there for fifteen years and he (enjoy) 4….. it very much. But he thinks that in a few years he (drive) 5…… a truck because this job is his favourite.

Check your answers 1 has worked 2 was 3 worked 4 enjoyed 5 will drive

Literatura Hutchinson, Tom. Project English 2. Grammar and Practice Book. OUP, 1992. Soars, Liz and John. Headway Elementary Workbook. OUP, 1993.