Pr. Perfect vs Past Simple

1. Present Perfect
and
Simple Past

2. Simple past
PAST EVENTS
DEFINITE TIME IN THE PAST

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

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

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

6. Present perfect
for
ACTIONS - EVENTS
EXPERIENCES
NO SPECIFIC TIME

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

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

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

10. Present Perfect
Affirmative= have / has Negative= haven’t / hasn’t
Pronoun Aux. Verb Principal Verb. Complement.
I studied English.
You have played soccer with my friends
A
We haven’t seen that movie twice.
they gone to that concert.
He studied Japanese.
has Cooked ceviche and cabrito.
B She
hasn’t worked late twice this weekend.
It
The verb changes in past participle.

11. YES / NO QUESTIONS (Confirmation)
You have studied English.
Yes, I have
Have you studied English? No, I haven’t
auxiliary
I studied English?
You played soccer with my friends?
have
We seen that movie twice?
they gone to that concert?
He studied Japanese.
has She cooked ceviche and cabrito.
It worked late twice this weekend.

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

13.  Something that happened at some unspecified
time in someone's life (or other period of time that
continues up until the present)
I've been to Japan.
( I went to Japan at some time in my life. We don't
know when or how many times.)

14. Something that started in the past and continues
up until now
 I've lived in Madrid for five years. ( I moved here five
years ago and I still live here now)

15. Something that happened in the past and has
some result or relevance to the present.
I've spilt some tea.
(You recently spilt some tea. There's tea on the floor.
It needs cleaning up)

16. ACTIVITIES

18. - I’ve been to ................
- Really? When did you go?
-I went to ............... 2 years ago
-Did you like it?
-Yes, I enjoyed a lot.

19. - I’ve been to ................
- Really? When did you go?
-I went to ............... last summer
-Did you like it?
-Yes, I enjoyed a lot.

20. - I’ve been to ................
- Really? When did you go?
-I went to ............... last summer
-Did you like it?
-Yes, the weather was great.

22. Where have you been?

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

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

25. Match a sentence on the left with an
explanation on the right.
1) I've known him a) I met him when I was
since I was at at school and we are
school. still in touch.
b) This happened at
2) I knew him when I some time in my life
was at school.

26. Choose the correct verb forms and then
ask your partner the questions.
1) How long are you doing / did you do / have you
done your present job?
2) How long did you do / have you done the job
before that?
3) Did you have / have you had dinner yet?
4) Did you ever / have you ever played truant when
you were at school?

27. Choose the correct verb forms and then ask
your partner the questions.
1) How many hours did you work / have you worked today?
2) How many countries have you visited / did you visit?
3) Where did you go / have you been the last time you went
abroad?
4) How long have you stayed / did you stay there?
5) Tell me everything you have eaten / you ate today?
6) Did you do / have you done any physical exercise recently?

28. Choose the correct verb forms and then ask
your partner the questions.
 How long are you doing / did you do / have you done your
present job?
 How long did you do / have you done the job before that?
 Did you have / have you had dinner yet?
 Did you ever / have you ever played truant when you were
at school?
 How many hours did you work / have you worked today?

29. Choose the correct verb forms and then
ask your partner the questions.
 How many countries have you visited / did you visit?
 Where did you go / have you been the last time you
went abroad?
 How long have you stayed / did you stay there?
 Tell me everything you have eaten / you ate today?
 Did you do / have you done any physical exercise
recently?

30. CHOOSE THE RIGHT TENSE
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