PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT The name “present” perfect can be confusing though. The reason we call it “present” perfect is because we are talking about the state of things—how things are—NOW. There are four (4) reasons we use Present Perfect: (1) Something that finished happening in the past, but you didn’t say when you did it. (I have been to China) (I went to China in 2012) (2) Something that finished happening in the past, but is still important, now. (I have broken my leg. I can’t walk) (I broke my leg last year, but I’m fine, now) (3) Something that started happening in the past, and is still happening, now. (I have lived in Taipei for 2 years) (I lived in Korea for 4 years) (4) Something that happened a short time ago, using “just”. (usually because the listener is curious why you aren’t still doing it, now) (I have just finished my homework) (I finished my homework last night)

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT We know the past is used to talk about things that happened in the past. But if Present Perfect is also talking about past events, how do you know when to use Past Simple and when to use Present Perfect? One easy difference is: We use Past Simple when we say the specific time an event happened, otherwise, we use Present Perfect because there’s “No Time”. (I went to Fiji last month.) (I have been to Fiji.) Another, more difficult difference is: We use Past Simple when the action started and finished in the past, but we use Present Perfect when the action isn’t finished “From Past Through Now”. (I lived in Korea for 4 years.) (I have lived in Taipei for 18 months.) As you can see, the difference in words is small, but the difference meaning is HUGE!

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Here’s a trick to help you remember when to use Past Simple and when to use Present Perfect: Ask yourself, “do I know (exactly) when it happened?” and “is it finished?”. If the answer is “NO” to both, then use Present Perfect. If the answer is “YES” to either of them, use Past Simple. Remember, though, the answer doesn’t have to be in the sentence. I have had 3 Coca-Colas. Because you know me, you know that I am not finished having Coca-Cola this week. I took out the garbage this week. (on Tuesdays) I have taken out the garbage once this week. (on Tuesdays and Fridays) You know when garbage is taken out, so you know whether it’s Past or Present Perfect.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me if these sentences are Past Simple or Present Perfect: I have played baseball for 5 years. I watched TV with my sister last night. When did you finish your homework? He hasn’t finished his homework, yet. We couldn’t understand what you were saying. How long have you lived in Taipei? Has anyone ever been to Macau? Listen to you teacher! He was calling your name! Who has just spoken Chinese? At which cinema did you see the new Star Wars movie?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He _____ (listen) to me when I was speaking. They _____ (not done) their homework, yet. I _____ (be) to China this winter. Where _____ (you/lose) your pencil case? How long _____ (he/play) the piano for? She _____ (forget) her homework at home, this morning. I _____ (leave) my book in Chinese class. We _____ (go swimming) twice this week. When I woke up, I _____ (finish) my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They _____ (not done) their homework, yet. I _____ (be) to China this winter. Where _____ (you/lose) your pencil case? How long _____ (he/play) the piano for? She _____ (forget) her homework at home, this morning. I _____ (leave) my book in Chinese class. We _____ (go swimming) twice this week. When I woke up, I _____ (finish) my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They have not done their homework, yet. I _____ (be) to China this winter. Where _____ (you/lose) your pencil case? How long _____ (he/play) the piano for? She _____ (forget) her homework at home, this morning. I _____ (leave) my book in Chinese class. We _____ (go swimming) twice this week. When I woke up, I _____ (finish) my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They have not done their homework, yet. I have been to China this winter. Where _____ (you/lose) your pencil case? How long _____ (he/play) the piano for? She _____ (forget) her homework at home, this morning. I _____ (leave) my book in Chinese class. We _____ (go swimming) twice this week. When I woke up, I _____ (finish) my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They have not done their homework, yet. I have been to China this winter. Where did you lose your pencil case? How long _____ (he/play) the piano for? She _____ (forget) her homework at home, this morning. I _____ (leave) my book in Chinese class. We _____ (go swimming) twice this week. When I woke up, I _____ (finish) my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They have not done their homework, yet. I have been to China this winter. Where did you lose your pencil case? How long have you played the piano for? She _____ (forget) her homework at home, this morning. I _____ (leave) my book in Chinese class. We _____ (go swimming) twice this week. When I woke up, I _____ (finish) my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They have not done their homework, yet. I have been to China this winter. Where did you lose your pencil case? How long have you played the piano for? She has forgotten her homework at home, this morning. I _____ (leave) my book in Chinese class. We _____ (go swimming) twice this week. When I woke up, I _____ (finish) my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They have not done their homework, yet. I have been to China this winter. Where did you lose your pencil case? How long have you played the piano for? She has forgotten her homework at home, this morning. I left my book in Chinese class. We _____ (go swimming) twice this week. When I woke up, I _____ (finish) my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They have not done their homework, yet. I have been to China this winter. Where did you lose your pencil case? How long have you played the piano for? She has forgotten her homework at home, this morning. I left my book in Chinese class. We have gone swimming twice this week. When I woke up, I _____ (finish) my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They have not done their homework, yet. I have been to China this winter. Where did you lose your pencil case? How long have you played the piano for? She has forgotten her homework at home, this morning. I left my book in Chinese class. We have gone swimming twice this week. When I woke up, I finished my homework. Why _____ (you/have) breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Tell me what verb goes in these sentences. Past Simple or Present Perfect: He listened to me when I was speaking. They have not done their homework, yet. I have been to China this winter. Where did you lose your pencil case? How long have you played the piano for? She has forgotten her homework at home, this morning. I left my book in Chinese class. We have gone swimming twice this week. When I woke up, I finished my homework. Why haven’t you had breakfast, yet?

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Choose the correct words in the following paragraph: Richard Branson was born in 1950 and grew up/has grown up in Britain. He went/has been to public school, where, at the age of sixteen, he started/has started a national magazine called Student. After he left/has left school, he went/has been to Oxford University but didn’t graduate/hasn’t graduated. At the age of 20, he founded/has founded Virgin Records and opened/has opened a shop in London’s Oxford Street. Since then, the interests of Branson’s Virgin Group expanded/have expanded into publishing, transport and hotels. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which Branson started/has started in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. Branson founded/has founded the airline with the idea of offering competitive and high quality first-class and economy services. In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group companies exceeded/has exceeded US$1 billion. Branson spent/has spent most of his life living in London and Oxfordshire, but he didn’t only spend/hasn’t only spent his time working. Since 1985, he tried/has tried to break a number of land and air speed records. His boat crossed/has crossed the Atlantic in 1986 in a record time, and in 1991 Branson broke/has broken all records in his balloon flight across the Pacific.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Time for a quick game of “Four In A Row”, to see how much you remember! play rise work steal break speak feed forgive shoot forget choose come cost do grow get speed give like go be fall hear hold wake hide have see eat shine walk burn write keep know draw say sell catch help sit run feel leave cook build cut park PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Time for a quick game of “Four In A Row”, to see how much you remember! play be work steal break speak feed forgive shoot go know draw cost run choose get speed give see forget rise fall hear hold wake keep write like sell shine walk burn have hide grow come say eat cut help sit do feel leave cook build catch park PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT Time for a quick game of “Four In A Row”, to see how much you remember! yet already for since ever never this month today this semester this week this year this winter PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT