(Almost) good practice: present perfect/ past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Today's lesson:

Presentations: Amor, Hugo, Mike, Noa, Jaylin

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Recap: Use of Past Simple vs Present Perfect

Remember 

Past Simple

vs

Present Perfect

What/how was it again?

Correct

Not correct

1. I have seen that movie yesterday.

2. I saw that movie yesterday.

Which sentence is correct?

Why is sentence A not correct?

Present Perfect

Past Simple

1. I saw you last week. 

2. I have seen you. 

Reminder of the terms Present Perfect & Past Simple.

past simple & present perfect

Je gebruikt de

                        wanneer er een tijdsaanduiding in de zin staat. 

                         als de tijd niet belangrijk of onduidelijk is.

                          

                        als er 'ago' in de zin staat.

                        als iets in het verleden is begonnen en nog steeds zo is.

past simple

past simple

present perfect

present perfect

past simple

present perfect

yesterday

yet

already

in 2010

since

Use of Past Simple

When something happened in the past and you know when:

• yesterday
• a week ago
• last summer
• in 2020 (year, month etc.)

Use of Past Simple: some examples

We saw this film last night. 

In 2019 she spent her summer holiday in Spain.

Last Monday we had a difficult test.

When I was a child I lived in Poland.

How to form the Past Simple

met -ed (talked, walked, finished, worked)

of met de 2e vorm van onregelmatige werkwoorden

(saw, grew, went, kept, gave...)

vragen en ontkenningen met did(n't)+ heel ww

Did I see you yesterday?

I didn't see you yesterday.

Past Simple

PAST SIMPLE

Present perfect

• have/ has + infinitive +ed
• have/has+ 3rd form irregular verb

I/you/we/they have worked.

He/she/it has worked.

I/you/we/they have seen.

He/she/it has seen.

Use of Present Perfect

• When something happened in the past and it is still going on:

They have lived in Delft for ten years. (and still live there)

• When something happened in the past and you have to deal with the result:

I can’t walk. I have broken my leg.

• When you don't know when something happened exactly. 

I have gone to Italy many times.

• To talk about experience:

I have seen this film twice. 

Or: I have never seen this film.

Words indicating Present Perfect ('fyne jas')

for

yet

never

ever

just

already

since

Work in pairs, so together:

Write down on one piece of paper:

• Three sentences with past simple.
• Three sentences with present perfect.

Use signal words in these six sentences.

Discuss and write down why you use this particular tense.

Exchange your sentences

Check your sentences with a different couple:

Mark any mistakes & discuss the reasons for choosing a particular tense. & Hand it in (with your names on it)

Check:

Three sentences with past simple.

Three sentences with present perfect.

Use signal words in these six sentences.

Discuss and write down why you use this particular tense.

Fill in the Exit ticket

Before your leave the classroom: fill in the Exit ticket.

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Hand in your discussion sheet with the sentences.

Tomorrow:

Presentations: Naoufal, Ties, Daan, Arash, Rowen, Julia

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CNN10 Summer edition

Past Simple/Present Perfect (2)

Thursday 12 June

Presentations: Naoufal, Ties, Arash, Ser

Today's goal

You can use the correct tenses in a short text.

You can explain why you used these tenses.

Feedback Exit Ticket

Check the list with your answers, write down the signal words.

Present Perfect / Past Simple ?


I ... (enjoy) the sun last Sunday.

1. Present Perfect
2. Past Simple

I ___________ an interesting class yesterday. (have)

1. have had
2. had

_____________ that new dress Susan bought? (you/see)

1. Did you see
2. Have you seen

Present Perfect / Past Simple

They ... (do) nothing so far.

1. Present Perfect
2. Past Simple

Edward _____________ his keys again. Now he can't enter the room. (lose)

1. lost
2. have lost
3. has lost
4. loosed

The police __________ me on my way home last night. (stop)

1. stopped
2. have stopped
3. has stopped

... you ever ... (to see) the guy playing baseball?

... you ... (to watch) the show last night?

I think I ... (just to lose) the key to my house, so I can't get in.

My parents ... (to marry) for over 20 years now.

Correct answers and why:

1) had (er staat bij wanneer het gebeurde → yesterday)

2) have you seen (je vraagt naar een ervaring)

3) has lost (hij is zijn sleutels verloren en heeft er nu last van)

4) stopped (er staat bij wanneer het gebeurde → last night)

Write a text of 100 words using the two tenses (past simple and present perfect)

Assignment in Classroom:

Write a short text of about 100 words about an experience, event or situation.

Use at least three verbs in Past Simple and three verbs in Present Perfect.

Underline the used verbs and explain why you used that tense.

Hand it in in Classroom.

Check yourself before you hand it in!

Very quick? Rewrite your text with different tenses.

Peer feedback on text

Lees de tekst van je klasgenoot aandachtig. Checklist:

☐ Zijn er minstens 3 werkwoorden in past simple gebruikt?

☐ Zijn er minstens 3 werkwoorden in present perfect gebruikt?

☐ Past de gekozen tijd bij de betekenis/context van de zin?

☐ Is de uitleg over de werkwoordkeuze logisch?

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Discussion

We discuss two of your texts.