Past Simple & Present Perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

AIMS 

Aan het einde van de LessonUp kan ik...

- De past simple & present perfect gebruiken in zinnen

- De past simple & present perfect uit elkaar houden

How do you feel about the past simple and present perfect right now?

Past simple

Verleden tijd: Finished action

Werkwoord + -ed

Irregular > Tweede rijtje

Examples

• Max and Evie played video games last night. 
• I drove to work this morning.
• The students worked very hard on their project.
• Diana sang a beautiful song yesterday.

Signaalwoorden:
What does LADY stand for? (4 words)

LADY stands for...

• Last
• Ago
• Date
• Yesterday

Present perfect

• When something started in the past but is still going on right now, or the result is still visible.

Have/has + voltooid deelwoord

• Voltooid deelwoord = werkwoord + ed | Onreg. 3e rijtje 
  

Examples

• We have lived here since 1995.
• The old man has never learned how to drive a car.
• I have found the perfect gift for my friend.
• She has already broken her new phone.

Have

Has

HAVE

HAS

I

YOU

HE

SHE

WE

IT

THEY

Have or has?

I	have
You	have
He / She / It	has
We	have
They	have

Signaalwoorden
What does FYNE JAS stand for?

FYNE JAS stands for...

• For
• Yet
• Never
• Ever
• Just
• Already/Always
• Since

Overview

Past simple

• Used for situations in the past that have finished
• Werkwoord + ed / 2e rijtje
• LADY

Present perfect

• Used for situations that started in the past but are still going on/result still visible
• Have/Has + ww-ed / 3e rijtje
• FYNE JAS

Past simple:
The old man ________ at the children yesterday. (yell)

Present perfect:
I ______________ here since 2008. (work)

The aims were...

Aan het einde van de LessonUp kan ik...

- De past simple & present perfect gebruiken in zinnen

- De past simple & present perfect uit elkaar houden

Have you met these aims?

How do you feel about the past simple and present continuous right now?

How do you feel about the past simple and present perfect right now?

I understand it completely

I almost understand it

I would like to practice more

I don't really understand it yet

I don't understand it at all

Different answer...

Thank you for your attention!