1. THE PRESENT PERFECT VS THE PAST SIMPLE

2. What is the Past Simple and the past participle of these verbs?

3. WRITEWROTE WRITTEN BE WAS/WEREBEEN MAKE MADE MADE WIN WONWON HAVE HAD HAD

4. READREADREAD DO DIDDONE GET GOT GOT KNOW KNEW KNOWN BECOME BECAMEBECOME

5. Which tense is used in these sentences:

6. -John Lennon made a lot of records. THE PAST SIMPLE

7. -Madonna has made a lot of records. THE PRESENT PERFECT

8. The Past Simple refers to an action that happened at a definite time in the past: -He wrote his first book in 1882.

9. The Present Perfect refers to an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past: -He has written many books.

10. The Past Simple refers to an action which is finished: -I lived in Paris for 5 years. (not any more)

11. The Present Perfect refers to an action which can continue to the present: -She has lived in Paris for years. (she is still there)

12. GO WENT ( 2 nd col. ) The Past Simple REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS WORK + WORK + ED

13. The Present Perfect Have/has + past participle ( 3 rd column )

14. Exercises

15. Chose the correct tense: 1. When she was young, she lived / has lived in Wales. 2. In her twenties she taught / has taught in Portugal. 3. Her first book appeared / has appeared in 1997.

16. 4. Since then she earned / has earned an estimated £650 million. 5. She always wanted / has always wanted to be a writer.

17. Make sentences in the Present Perfect and The Past Simple using the following verbs: 1. Walk 2. Visit 3. Come 4. Read 5. Write 6. Play