Present perfect or past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Grammar

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Learning goals:

• At the end of the class, you know when to use the present perfect.
• At the end of the class, you know the difference between the present perfect and the past simple.

Present Perfect 

Consists of : have/has + past participle

past participle = regular verb + ed  /  irregular verb 

                                          

Ex. I have played videogames for 20 years.

       She has lived in Amsterdam since 2008.

        The cows have given milk.

Which one is the present perfect?

1. Had + Past participle
2. Has/have + Past participle
3. Irregular verb past pariciple
4. Regular past participle

Which one is the past simple?

1. regular verb + ed/ irregular verb
2. Had + Past participle
3. Has/have + Past participle
4. Irregular verb + Past participle

Past simple vs. present perfect:

When do you use the past simple?

• To talk about something that started and finished in the past.

• She lived in Hong Kong from 2016 to 2020.
• I went to the gym before work this morning.

Past simple vs. present perfect:

When do we use the present perfect?

• An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present

• We have lived in London since 2000.
•  She has worked at the University since 1994.

Past simple vs. present perfect:

When do we use the present perfect?

• We don't know when it happened or when the time isn't important.

•  I've already seen that film. I don't want to see it again. (It doesn't matter when I saw it.)

• Have you ever been to Germany? (It doesn't matter when you went — I just want to know whether you have been there or not.)

Past simple vs. present perfect:

When do we use the present perfect?

• A past action that has a result in the present.
  

• I have lost my keys. (I don't have the keys. They are still missing)

• She has broken her arm. (The arm is still injured.

Words that indicate time

What words indicate the past simple?

• Yesterday, last weekend, last year/month, when I was young, in 1989, three days ago, etc.

Words that indicate time

Words that indicate time

Examples

Which is which?

Did you watch the race of Formula 1 in Quatar last Sunday?

Have you seen the race of Formula 1 in Quatar?

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Mountain biking is very exciting. I...(try) it last weekend.

I (have, not)... this much fun since I... (be) a kid.

I can't go partying this night because I ...(not finish) my homework yet.

I...(be) a runner for years.

Let’s play tennis! - No, thanks. I...
(already, play) three matches this week and I need a rest.

When I was nine I...(want) to play hockey.

When do you use the past simple?

When do you use the present perfect?

Homework

Worksheet Level 1 present perfect/ past simple