Present Perfectand
Simple Past
November, 2013
Simple Past Tense
PAST EVENTS
DEFINITE TIME IN THE PAST
play
REGULARVERB. Play + ed
YESTERDAYThey _________footballplayed
Specific time(definite time)
see
IRREGULARVERB. see
They ________a moviesaw last Sunday.
a movie
saw
Specific time(definite time)
go
didn’t + go
He to schoollast week.
To school
IRREGULARVERB.
Specific time(definite time)
wentdidn’t go
Negative sentences
Present Perfect Tense
forACTIONS - 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 / has Negative= haven’t / hasn’t
studiedstudied
playedplayed
seenseen
gonegone
havehave
hashasstudiedstudied
cookedcooked
workedworked
Aux. Verb
Principal Verb.
Complement.
AA
BB
haven’thaven’t
hasn’thasn’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
havhavee
hashas
I
You
We
they
studiedstudied
playedplayed
seenseen
gonegone
English?
tennis with my friends?
that movie twice?
to that concert?
studiedstudied
cookedcooked
workedworked
Japanese.
potatoes and meat.
late twice this weekend.
You have studied English.
Have you studied English?
Yes, I have
No, I haven’tauxiliary
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
1. ..................... you ...................... (meet) him?
2. ................... he ...................... (pay) the bill?
3. ................... they ................. (fall) from a wall?
4. .................... she ......................(g0)in NY?
5. ..................... 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,
................................ 1989, 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
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
1. ........................... they ............................ (visit) you last Monday?
2. ........................... she ............................. (bring) a bottle?
3. ........................ you ................................. (finish) school last year?
1. .............................. 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.
3. ........................ 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
Have tried
has been
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
did go
met
Present Perfect or Past Simple1.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?
fellbroke
have never beengot
have cured
have hadHave you ever met
Have Susan and Carol finished
has the doctor known