Present Perfect - Past Perfect

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Present Perfect

When?

Something happened in the past and effects still visible

Something happened in the past and is still going on

She can't play tennis this weekend because she has injured her wrist.

-> wrist broke in the past and she's still injured.

I have lived in Rotterdam since 2012. 

-> started living in Rotterdam in 2012 and still live there.

I .... (to play) football for three years.

1. Have played
2. played
3. Had played
4. Playing

How?

Have/has + perfect

Regular verbs: infinite (stam) + 'ed'

Irregular verbs: 'past participle' (3e rijtje)

Have

Has

I

She

He

It

You (enk.)

You (mw.)

They

We

Our baby .... (to sleep) since she was born.

1. Has been sleeping
2. Has slept
3. Is asleep
4. Have slept

Ben .... never .... (to play) videogames.

1. Have played
2. Has been playing
3. Has played
4. Have been playing

Robert .... (to lose) his keys.

1. To lose
2. Has lost
3. Have lost
4. Is losing

Mind you!

Bij een tijdsbepaling in de zin gebruik je 'past simple' ipv 'present perfect'!

Robert lost his keys this morning.

I played football three years ago.

Past perfect

When?

Two events happened in the past.

------1------2------Now

What happened first?

I was out of breath after I had run 5 miles.

After I had finished my homework, I watched tv.

I.... (to buy) a yacht after I .... (to win) the lottery.

1. Have bought - won
2. Had bought - won
3. Bought - had won
4. Buyed - had winned

How?

-What happened first uses the past perfect

Had + perfect 

Regular verbs: verb + ed

Irregular verbs : perfect (3e rijtje)

-What happened after uses the past simple

Regular verbs: verb + ed

Irregular verbs: past (2e rijtje)

Has

Had

I

She

He

It

You (enk.)

You (mw.)

They

We

He ..... after he ..... at me. (run - shout)

1. ran - had shouted
2. had ran - had shouted
3. had run - shouted
4. ran - had shouted

As soon as we ..... breakfast, we ..... to school. (finish - go)

1. Finished - went
2. Had finished - gone
3. Had finished - went
4. Finished - had went