3TL- Past simple and Present perfect

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3TL- Past simple and Present perfect

Past Simple

We use the Past Simple to talk about:

Completed actions in the past.

Actions that happened at a specific time.

Time expressions: yesterday, last week, in 2010, two days ago, when I was a child, etc.

Structure

Affirmative:

👉 I worked yesterday.

Negative:

👉 She didn't play tennis last week.

Question:

👉 Did they watch the movie?

Irregular Verbs- No rule, have to learn them.

Base                                      Past Simple

go                                              went

see                                             saw

eat                                              ate

have                                           had

make                                         made

Example:

• We ate pizza in Italy last year.
• I saw the movie yesterday.
• He didn’t eat breakfast.
• Did you see the new film?

The Present Perfect

Explanation:

• We use the Present Perfect to talk about:
• Experiences (no specific time).
• Actions that started in the past and continue to the present but have recent actions with a result now.

Time expressions: ever, never, just, already, yet, since, for, recently, lately.

Structure:

Affirmative:

👉 I have visited London twice.

      She has seen the Eiffel Tower.

Negative:

👉 I haven't finished my homework.

       He hasn't worked here for very long.

Question:

👉 Have you been to America before?

      Has she seen the new horror series?

I ___ my homework yesterday.

1. have finished
2. finished
3. finishes
4. finishing

She ___ to Japan twice.

1. went
2. gone
3. goes
4. has been

___ you ___ the new movie yet?

1. have seen
2. did see
3. did saw
4. have saw

They ___ in this city since 2015.

1. has lived
2. have lived
3. lived
4. living

He ___ his leg last week.

1. breaks
2. broke
3. have broke
4. has broken

We ___ dinner already.

1. ate
2. have eaten
3. eating
4. has eaten

She ___ her keys two days ago.

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

___ they ever ___ in a big city?

1. have lived
2. did live
3. do live
4. has lived

Alex and I ( to know) each other for long. We only met last week.

(They - to see) the sun go down last night.

What did you do last weekend?

Have you ever visited another country? where?

wear- past tense

swim- past tense

Begin- past tense

Vocabulary- Media 

beschuldigen in het Engels

1. to acccuse
2. to approach
3. to appeal
4. to apply

aanpak in het Engels

1. to accuse
2. to approach
3. to appeal
4. to apply

Our channel will bring you breaking news as it happens!

1. uitzenden
2. vergelijken
3. melding
4. belangrijk nieuws

uitzenden in het Engels

inwoner, burger in het Engels

vergelijken in het Engels

1. to compare
2. citizen
3. concrete
4. create

She will cover the elections for NBC Television.

1. verslaan, verslag doen van
2. koop, overeenkomst
3. dalen
4. wet

koop, overeenkomst

dalen

decade

1. periode van 5 jaar
2. periode van 10 jaar
3. periode van 15 jaar
4. periode van 20 jaar

It’s so embarrassing when you forget someone's name!

1. genant
2. dakloos
3. humor
4. kijker

aanpakken, omgaan met

(kranten)kop

dakloos

1. no roof
2. homeless
3. vacant
4. poor

It’s against the law to smoke in restaurants.
Law in het Nederlands

When I'm sad, my friend Anna is such a good listener!
Listener in het Nederlands

melding in het Engels

1. notification
2. message
3. chat
4. pop up

It's our school's policy that we're allowed to use our phone in the classroom.

Policy in het Nederlands

armoede in het Engels

weigeren

1. to accept
2. to say no
3. to refuse
4. to reject

afstandsbediening in het Engels

vertegenwoordigen

1. to refuse
2. to reject
3. to represent
4. to rely on someone

oplossing in het Engels

kijker in het Engels