Present Perfect and Simple Past November, 2013

Simple Past Tense PAST EVENTS DEFINITE TIME IN THE PAST

play REGULAR VERB. Play + ed YESTERDAY They _________football played Specific time (definite time)

see IRREGULAR VERB. see They ________a movie saw last Sunday. a movie saw Specific time (definite time)

go didn’t + go He to school last week. To school IRREGULAR VERB. Specific time (definite time) went didn’t go Negative sentences

Present Perfect Tense for ACTIONS - EVENTS EXPERIENCES NO SPECIFIC TIME

I _______________ to the beach twice. have gone I ______to the beach last January. went Specific time (definite time) go have past participle No Specific time

I _____________ Titanic several times. have seen I ______the movie Titanic in 2009 and in 2011 saw Specific time (definite time) see have past participle No Specific time

I _____________ Adele’s new song. twice. have heard I ________ Adele’s new song last Friday. heard hear Specific time (definite time) have past participle No Specific time

I You We they He She It Present Perfect Pronoun Affirmative= have / hasNegative= haven’t / hasn’t studiedplayedseengone have has studiedcookedworked Aux. Verb Principal Verb. Complement. A B haven’t hasn’t English. tennis with my friends that movie twice. to that concert. Japanese. potatoes and meat. late twice this weekend. The verb changes in past participle.

YES / NO QUESTIONS (Confirmation) He She It have has I You We they studiedplayedseengone English? tennis with my friends? that movie twice? to that concert? studiedcookedworked Japanese. potatoes and meat. late twice this weekend. You have studied English. Have you studied English? Yes, I have No, I haven’t auxiliary The verb changes in past participle.

I _________ The Avengers twice. have seen I ________ The Avengers last Friday. saw SEE Specific time (definite time) have past participle No Specific time

Match a sentence on the left with an explanation on the right. SENTENCE EXPLANATION 1) They've bought a new flat. 2) We've had it for a year. a. We bought it a year ago and we still have it. b. They bought it recently. This is news.

Match a sentence on the left with an explanation on the right. SENTENCE EXPLANATION 1) I went to Australia last summer. 2) I've been to Australia. a) This happened at some time in my life b) This happened at a specific time in the past.

Present Perfect: exercise 1a 1. I (break) a cup. 2. He (pay) the bill. 3. She (fall) from a tree. 4. We (forget) the address. 5. They (buy) some sweets. have broken has paid has fallen have forgotten have bought

Present Perfect: exercise 1b 1. We (not / watch) a video. 2. He (not / help) his parents. 3. She (not / see) him. 4. We (not / find) the keys. 5. They (not / buy) new jeans. haven’t watched hasn’t helped hasn’t seen haven’t found haven’t bought

Present Perfect: exercise 1c you (meet) him? he (pay) the bill? they (fall) from a wall? she (g0)in NY? we (buy) any milk? Have met Has paid Have fallen Has gone Have bought

Present Perfect: ever, never, for, since 1. She’s lived there many years, , I believe. 2.He has loved anybody as much as her. 3.We have known Paul three years. 4.Have you met him? for since never for ever

Present Perfect: ever, never, for, since 5. I have known him we went to school together, but I’ve met his parents. 6. They have eaten Indian food. 7.She’s been in France February. 8.We haven’t seen you a very long time. since never since for

Past Simple: exercise 1a 1. I (take) him to the hospital. 2. We (buy) a new house. 3. They (win) a race yesterday. 4. He (go) to school last week. took bought won went

Past Simple: exercise 1b 1. They (not / drink) Champagne. 2. We (not / come) on time. 3. She (catch) the train yesterday. 4. I (not / have) free time last month. didn’t drink didn’t come didn’t catch didn’t have

Past Simple: exercise 1c they (visit) you last Monday? she (bring) a bottle? you (finish) school last year? he (sing) his new songs? Did visit Did bring Did finish Did sing

Present Perfect or Past Simple 1. Tim Jackson (write) a lot of books. 2.He (write) his first fourteen years ago you ever (try) Japanese food? 4.He never (be) to the USA. 5.She (live) in Manchester for five years. and she doesn’t want to move anywhere else. has written wrote Havetried hasbeen has lived

Present Perfect or Past Simple 6. They (live) in London for 2 years, and then in 1995 they (move) to Oxford. 7.I never (be) to Russia. 8.When you (go) there? 9.We (meet) Maria and Francis three years ago. lived moved have been didgo met

Present Perfect or Past Simple 1.Mark ______________ (fall) when he was playing football and he ______________ (brake) his arm. 2.I ____________________ (never/be) ill but last year I ______________ (get) a cold. 3.Some people ______________ (cure) with the help of Chinese medicine. 4.I ______________ (have) three yoghurts so far today. 5. _______________________ (have/you/ever/meet) a famous person? 6. _______________________________ (Susan and Carol / finish) their karate lessons last term? 7. How long ______________________ (the doctor / know) you? fell broke have never been got have cured have had Have you ever met Have Susan and Carol finished has the doctor known