present perfect versus past simple (uitleg en oefeningen)

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Present Perfect and Past Simple

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Present Perfect and Past Simple

We vormen de Present Perfect als volgt:

Have/has + voltooid deelwoord (past participle)

I/you/we/they have eaten an apple

He/she/it has eaten an apple

I lived in Tilburg.

I have lived in Tilburg.

Present Perfect

Past Simple

Difference present perfect and past simple

• Bij de past simple is de actie in het verleden gebeurd en al geëindigd.

• Bij de present perfect is de actie nog steeds bezig of is er een link naar het verleden.

Difference present perfect and past simple

Signal words/Keywords:

Present perfect: already, for, since, how long.
Past simple: last year, yesterday, in 2010, an hour ago.

I have known him all my life.

A

past simple

B

present simple

C

present perfect

D

past perfect

My cat died last week.

A

past perfect

B

past simple

C

present simple

D

present perfect

Somebody painted a picture on the wall.

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

Past simple

D

Present perfect

I built a helicopter

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

Past simple

D

Present perfect

Lucy lives in London.

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

Past simple

D

Present perfect

Rebecca has gone to bed

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

Past simple

D

Present perfect

By which tense does this signal word/ keyword belong to : since

A

present simple

B

past simple

C

present continuous

D

present perfect

I've lost my passport

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

Past simple

D

Present perfect

Present perfect: I ...... (read)

A

I read

B

I have read

C

D

We sang that song yesterday.

A

Past Simple

B

Present Perfect

C

D

Present perfect: She .... (be)

A

She was

B

She has been

C

D

Make it present perfect: I ..... eaten an apple.

A

have

B

has

C

D

We worked 5 hours yesterday.

A

past simple

B

present perfect

C

D

Make it present perfect: Peter ......... told a joke.

A

have

B

has

C

D

Happened in the past, but still important.

A

past simple

B

present perfect

C

past perfect

D

past continuous

Which tense is this? I have known him all my life.

A

past simple

B

present simple

C

present perfect

D

past perfect

have / has + past participle is:

A

past perfect

B

present continuous

C

present perfect

D

past continuous

This quiz has ended.

A

past simple

B

present perfect

C

past perfect

D

past continuous