2HM1 Past simple vs present perfect

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past simple vs present perfect

Planning for today:

Recap previous lesson
Exercises 18 & 21

Grammar: past simple vs present perfect

Grammar exercises

Lesson goals
Aan het einde van de les:

- kan je een verschil noemen tussen past simple en present perfect

Which subjects did we discuss in the previous lesson?

What are adjectives? And what are adverbs?

What are adjectives & adverbs?

• an adjective says something about a noun
• She is beautiful
• She is wearing a beautiful dress

• An adverb says something about a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
• She sings beautifully
• This castle is really old
• The car drove extremely slowly

The journey was _______.

1. quick
2. quickly

I ran _______ to the station.

1. quick
2. quickly

The music was _______.

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

She plays the piano _______.

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

That was a _______ answer
clever or cleverly?

1. clever
2. cleverly

Place of Adverbs

Where is the adverb placed in the sentence?

Place of the adverb

• Before an adjective or another adverb
• example: She works really seriously on e-zine

• Before the main verb of the sentence
• example: I can hardly believe my eyes

• but after a form of to be (when there is one)
• example: I am truly sorry.

Rewrite the sentences, adding the adverb in the correct location:

She opened the box (quiet)

Rewrite the sentences, adding the adverb in the correct location:

She is lifting the box up. (gentle)

Comparisons

What is meant by comparisons?

What happens when you compare something?

Comparisons

• Om de vergrotende trap te maken, zet je -er achter of more voor een adjective
• example: quick --> quicker, famous --> more famous
• Om de overtreffende trap te maken, zet je -est achter of most voor een adjective
• example: quick --> quickest, famous --> most famous
• Quick --> quicker --> quickest

• Er zijn ook uitzonderingen, die staan in je CB p. 121

Maak een overtreffende trap rijtje van de adverb:
fast
Voorbeeld: quick - quicker - quickest

Maak een overtreffende trap rijtje van de adverb:
famous

Maak een overtreffende trap rijtje van het woord:
sweet

Fill in the correct comparison

Jeffrey can scream _______ (loud) Charles can.

Fill in the correct comparison

There is no one that's _______ (fast) Usain Bolt

Fill in the correct comparison

That kid is the _______ (smart) kid in the class.

Fill in the correct comparison

My brother used to be _______ (tall) me, but now we're exactly the same height.

Time to work!

During the next 15 minutes work on exercises 18 and 21.

Finished early? Work on exercise 16 if you're in the classroom, the pupils at home can work on the Practise more grammar 1 and grammar 2.

Past simple vs Present perfect

What is the past simple?

What is the present perfect?

Last night I ______ (lose) my keys, I had to call my flatmate to let me in.

Fill in the gap, use past simple or present perfect

I ______(lose) my keys, can you help me look for them?

Fill in the gap, use past simple or present perfect

What's the difference?

Past simple: Last night I lost my keys, I had to call my flatmate to let me in.

Present perfect: I have lost my keys, can you help me look for them?

• In the first sentence the speaker lost their key, but it has no effect on the present situation.
• In the second sentence the speaker lost their key and needs help finding the key in the present situation, meaning right now.

What's the difference

Past simple: I knew Julie for ten years.

Present perfect: I have known Julie for ten years.

• But the speaker lost contact
  

• And the speaker still knows her

So what is it used for?

Present perfect:

Past simple:

• An unfinished action that started in the past and continues to the present

• He has been married for thirty-five years (and he's still married now)
• John has never understood the present perfect (and still doesn't)

• Finished actions

• He was married for thirty-five years (but he divorced)
• Yesterday I watched the press conference (and it's finished)

I ______ (visit) Paris three times.

Use either past simple or present perfect

Last year I ______ (visit) Paris.

Use either past simple or present perfect

Barry ______ (play) hockey at school but he didn't like it.
Use either past simple or present perfect

Catherine ______ (play) hockey since she was a child - she's pretty good!

Use either past simple or present perfect

Last month I ______ (go) to Scotland.

Use either past simple or present perfect

We ______ (finish) this room last week.

Use either past simple or present perfect

I ______ (finish) my exams finally - I'm so happy!

Use either past simple or present perfect

I'm sorry, John isn't here now. He ______ (go) to the shops.
Use either past simple or present perfect

Time to work!

During the next 15 minutes work on exercises 15, 16 and 17.

Finished early? Write 5 sentences using the present perfect and 5 sentences using the past simple, the pupils at home can work on the Practise more grammar 1 and grammar 2.

Leerdoel: aan het einde van de les kan je een verschil noemen tussen past simple en present perfect

Type in the google meet chat what you think the difference is between the past simple and the present perfect

Grade the lesson; how well were you able to understand the explanation?

Type in google chat a number between 1 and 10

1 meaning you weren't able to understand anything that was explained at all

10 meaning you were able to understand everything that was explained

That was it for today!

Homework: finish exercises 15-18 and 21 if you weren't able to do so today

See you after Ascension Day