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Present Perfect Tense
contrasted with
Past Simple Tense
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Present Perfect tense
Past Simple tense
The present perfect is used when the time period has NOT finished: I have been to two countries this month. (This month has not finished yet.)
The simple past is used when the time period HAS finished: I went to two countries last month. (Last month has finished.)
June 2012
May 2012
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Present Perfect tense
Past Simple tense
The present perfect is often used when giving recent news: Mehmet has travelled to France again. (This is new information.)
The simple past is used when giving older information: Mehmet travelled to France last year. (This is old information.)
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Present Perfect tense
Past Simple tense
The present perfect is used when the time is not specific: I have seen that beach already. (We don't know when.)
The simple past is used when the time is clear: I saw that beach on Thursday. (We know exactly when.)
Thursday!
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Present Perfect tense
Past Simple tense
The present perfect is used with for and since, when the actions have not finished : Since 2007 I’ve lived in England. I have lived in England for five years. (I still live in England.)
The simple past is used with for and since, when the actions have already finished: I lived in England for five years. (I don't live in England now.)
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6. Choose which is the Present Perfect tense or the Simple Past tense
Draw a line to the correct ‘tense’
a long time ago
at the weekend
since last weekend
last night
the day before yesterday
this month
lately
after I got married
not as yet
since we last met
Present Perfect tense
Simple Past tense
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Snakes & Ladders Grammar. Roll the dice, answer the question correctly & move forward. Answer wrong & move backward. Pair activity.
A long time ago I was in the USA.
I’ve been on holiday since we last met.
We haven't been to the beaches yet.
After I got married we honeymooned in Mexico.
The British Embassy has been busy lately.
We’ve been to all the museums this month.
Mehmet left for Italy the day before yesterday.
I went to three counties this year.
Mehmet has never been to France.
Mehmet’s flight for the UK left last night.
The tourists will arrive at the weekend.
Mehmet will return Saturday night at 8pm.
I lived in Egypt for ten years.
I’ve lived in China for five years.
Mehmet went to Greece again.
Present Perfect
tense ? or
Simple Past
tense ?
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8. Snakes & ladders Grammar
Winning Player gets the reward.
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9. Picture Vocabulary: pair activity
Use the flash cards & a dictionary. Cover the word with your fingers & only display the picture to your classmate. They need to say the word & give a short definition. If it’s a tough one for them, they’ll need to lookup the word in the dictionary & write down the meaning. Example: ?
Answer :-
Visa = travel document
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My Holiday
holiday
flight ticket
airplane
passport
airport
visa
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My Holiday
embassy
tourist
suitcase
map
camera
currency
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My Holiday
beach
museum
hotel
restaurant
travel
club
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My Holiday
bus
train
subway
cruise ship
taxi
sightsee
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14. Present Perfect and Past Simple practice exercises
Choose an answer to complete the question. A. B.
1) Joji _____ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993.
A. lived
has lived
2) Mehmet ____ to Disneyland Paris opening on the 12th of April 1992.
A. went
A. have been
3) Someone ________ my train ticket! Now I'll have to walk home.
A. stole
B. has stolen
4) I ________ the China Great Wall three times.
A. saw
B. have seen
5) Were you ________ in the United Arab Emirates?
A. never
B. ever
Make a sentence with the words given. 1)
you
ever
live
have
Paris ? 2) I
when
child
was . 3)
never
visit
Gazintep 4)
since
1995
been
haven't to
Venezuela 5)
were In
the
United
Kingdom
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