Present perfect or past simple

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Grammar

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Text
Highlight the verbs

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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.

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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.


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Which one is the present perfect?
A
Had + Past participle
B
Has/have + Past participle
C
Irregular verb past pariciple
D
Regular past participle

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Which one is the past simple?
A
regular verb + ed/ irregular verb
B
Had + Past participle
C
Has/have + Past participle
D
Irregular verb + Past participle

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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.


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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.


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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.)



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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.

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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.


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Words that indicate time
Words that indicate time

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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When do you use the past simple?

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When do you use the present perfect?

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Homework

Worksheet Level 1 present perfect/ past simple

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