Past simple present perfect

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

past simple vs present perfect

Past Simple & Present Perfect

Past Simple & Present Perfect

Past simple / Present perfect

(5 min total) 10 min

Past Simple - Present Perfect

they drew	they have drawn
she taught	she has taught
we sang	we have sung
my dog bit	my dog has bitten
he danced	he has danced

Past simple <> Present Perfect
She had a headache yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

Past simple/ present perfect
I ________ (to live) in Brabant since 2021.

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

Past Simple <> Present Perfect
He ..... not ..... on the lights yet.

1. did not switch
2. did not switched
3. has not switch
4. has not switched

Past simple / Present perfect

I (walk) to school yesterday.

1. have walked
2. walked
3. walk
4. am walking

Past Simple <> Present Perfect:
I ..... just ..... my telephone call.

1. has just finished
2. have just finished
3. did just finish
4. am just finishing

Past Simple <> Present Perfect
I _______ (visit) Paris three times.

1. visited
2. have visited
3. has visited

Past Simple <> Present Perfect

______ (you + see) Dylan last night?

1. Did you see
2. Did you saw
3. Have you seen
4. Have you saw

Past simple / present perfect
I ...... (to see) her yesterday.

1. have seen
2. seed
3. saw
4. have saw

Past Simple <> Present Perfect

I __________ to Croatia.

1. have never been
2. never went

Past simple <> Present perfect
..... you ...... my keys?

1. Did ..... see
2. Have .... seen
3. Have .... see
4. Did .... seen

Past simple <> Present perfect
She ... chess last night.

1. played
2. has played
3. did play
4. she have played

Past Simple / Present Perfect (continuous)
I _________ that before.

1. haven't been doing
2. have been doing
3. didn't
4. have never done

Individual practice

1. Go to Google Classroom.

2. Do at least 2 tests/links.

3. If you are done? 

-> put your hand up and show me

What have you learnt?

When do we use Past Simple?

We use the simple past tense to talk about events that are completely in the past.

e.g. Cassie went to school yesterday.

What have you learnt?

1. When do we use Present Perfect?

The present perfect tense is for events which are still true now or affect us in the present.

e.g. Where’s Cassie? Well, it’s 9am, so she has gone to school.

e.g. Cassie’s exhausted because she has been on a school trip all day.