week 21 - lesson 1, 2025

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Week 21 - lesson 1, 2025

Irregular verbs

Base form	Past simple	Past participle	Translation
swim	swam	swum	zwemmen

Past simple

Action started in the past and is already finished

Look for signal words like: 

Yesterday, last week, an hour ago, a week ago

Past simple sentences

Yesterday I swam for an hour

Last night I broke a glass

I told him this a few hours ago

Past participle - present perfect

Base form	Past simple	Past participle	Translation
swim	swam	swum	zwemmen

Present perfect

The present perfect is used in the following 3 situations

• for something that started in the past and continues in the present
• when we are talking about our experience up to the present
• for something that happened in the past but is important in the present (result is still visible/noticeable

present perfect

for something that started in the past and continues in the present

They have been married for nearly fifty years.

She has lived in Liverpool all her life.

present perfect

when we are talking about our experience up to the present

I have seen that film before.

I have played the guitar ever since I was a teenager.

He has written three books and he is working on another one.

Present perfect

for something that happened in the past but is important in the present

I can't get in the house. I have lost my keys.

Teresa isn't at home. I think she has gone shopping.

For now

Go to somtoday > homework for this hour

Do the worksheet there

Choose between the past simple and the present perfect

Learnbeat

Go to learnbeat and do the practice test

Done and time left?

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-4.html

https://engelsklaslokaal.nl/en/english-grammar-exercises/two-english-verb-forms/simple-past-present-perfect/

They _____(live) here since 2010

We ____(have) the same car since ten years

She ____(visit) her grandparents last weekend.

They ____(watch) that movie already

I ____(buy) a new laptop last month.

He ____(lose) his keys two days ago.

We ____(travel) to Japan before.

They ____(play) soccer in the park yesterday

I ____(read) that book.

She ____(cook) a delicious meal.

For now

Do the exercises about the past simple vs the present perfect on the following websites:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-1.html

https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/perfect-past-simple.htm

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/past-simple-present-perfect/ Do all 4 exercises!

Done?

Study the irregular verbs list in som > studiewijzer Engels > irregular verbs