Past simple versus Present perfect

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

PAST SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE 

Past Simple
Form? When? Example sentence?
Negative? Question?

PAST SIMPLE - regular verbs

Add  ' ED '                          

I walk -> I walkED

He walks -> He walkED

They walk -> They walkED

Past Simple - Irregular verbs

Make a negative sentence:
She went to school yesterday.

DIDN'T + HELE WW

She walked to school yesterday.

She didn't walk to school yesterday.

Make question
She went to school yesterday.

 ? 

DID + VERB

She walked to school yesterday.

Did she walk to school yesterday?

Make question:
They bought a cat last week.

Present Perfect

I lived in Kok-Zhar two years ago.

I have lived in Kok-Zhar for two years.

Present Perfect

Past Simple

PRESENT PERFECT 

HAVE/HAS + past participle

verb 1 + ed (walked)

verb 3 (eat-ate-eaten)

helping words  FUNYEARSJ

• FOR 
• UNTIL NOW/ UP TO NOW
• NEVER
• YET 
• EVER 
• ALREADY 
• RECENTLY
• SINCE / SO FAR
• JUST 

Choose the correct tense

Past Simple

Present perfect

for

2015

two months ago

yesterday

since

already

I
(not/drink) any coffee yesterday.

I
(never taste) champagne.

How long
(you/know) Susie for?
I still see her a lot.

write two sentences
1 sentence in the past simple
1 sentence in the present perfect.

Past simple versus Present perfect

PRESENT PERFECT

Gebruik Present Perfect:
1. iets is in het verleden begonnen en is nu nog aan de gang.
2. iets is in het verleden gebeurd en je merkt nu nog het resultaat.

Voorbeelden:

1. I have lived in New York for seven years now.

    Ik woon al zeven jaar in New York. --> in het verleden begonnen en nog steeds bezig.

2. I have painted the door.

     Ik heb de deur geschilderd. --> in het verleden gedaan en je merkt nu nog resultaat.