CH 3. I Grammar Present Perfect and Past Simple

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Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Lesson Schedule

• Warming-up
• Grammar Explanation on Present Perfect vs Past Simple
• Practice Exercises
• Checking answers
• Time for questions

• End of Class

LESSON  Goals

At the end of this class you are able to recognize when to use the present perfect and the past simple.

Waar ging de vorige
grammatica les over?

adjective

adjective

adjective

adverb

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Grammar explanation

Present perfect vs. Past simple

Wanneer gebruik je welke vorm?

Present Perfect

- gebeurtenissen tot nu toe

- acties in het verleden, waarvan het resultaat nu nog zichtbaar is

Past Simple

- gebeurtenissen in het verleden die afgelopen zijn

- feiten of routines in het verleden

Present perfect vs past simple

Present perfect	Past simple
have/has + voltooid deelwoord (ww + ed / 3e rij onr.ww)	werkwoord + ed (of onregelmatig) Bij ? / - DID(n't) + hele ww
Acties die zijn begonnen in het verleden die nu nog doorlopen/waar je nu nog resultaat van merkt of voor ervaringen	afgelopen acties in het verleden
signaalwoorden: For, Yet, Never, Ever, Just, Already (Always), Since FYNE JAS	signaalwoorden: When, ... Ago, Last ... , Date (in 2010), Yesterday, etc. WALDY

Adverb or Adjective?

Adverb

Adjective

Amazingly

Magnificent

Heroic

Sadly

Horrible

Terribly

Adjective

adverb

Noun

verb

adjective

adverb

Signaalwoorden

Present Perfect: FYNE JAS

For

Yet

Signaalwoorden 

Past simple: LADY

Last

Ago

Dates (in the past)

Yesterday

Never

Ever

Just

Already/Always

Since

Fill in the Past Simple or Present Perfect with the verbs between brackets!

1.  Grandma _________________________ us last month. (to visit)

2. I __________________________________ anything today. Now I'm hungry. (to eat)

3. Tim _______________________________ a Math test yesterday. (to write)

4. My uncle _________________________ in the hospital since last Friday. (to be)

5. Mr Smith _________________________ at this school for 5 years. (to work)

6. She ______________________________ a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics. (to win)

7. The race ___________________________ yet. (not/ to start)

8. Three days ago my friends _____________________________ a surprise party for me. (to prepare)

9.  We ________________________________ our grandparents since the autumn break. (not/ to see)

10. The boys __________________________ just ____________________ the car. (to clean)

Fill in the Past Simple or Present Perfect with the verbs between brackets!

1.  Grandma visited us last month. (to visit)

2. I haven't eaten anything today. Now I'm hungry. (to eat)

3. Tim wrote a Math test yesterday. (to write)

4. My uncle has been in the hospital since last Friday. (to be)

5. Mr Smith has worked at this school for 5 years. (to work)

6. She won a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics. (to win)

7. The race hasn't started yet. (not/ to start)

8. Three days ago my friends prepared a surprise party for me. (to prepare)

9.  We  haven't seen our grandparents since the autumn break. (not/ to see)

10. The boys have  just cleaned the car. (to clean)

Individual work time

• What - Do exercises 53, 54 and 55 on pages 168/169/170 in your book.
• How - Individually and in silence
• Help? - Read the extra grammar instructions on page 216 about the present perfect and the past simple
• Time - 10 minutes
• Done - Write 5 sentences in which you use the present perfect and 5 sentences in which you use the past simple

Which movie should we watch during class?

Home Alone (Christmas)

Freedom Writers (slice of life)

Taken (action)

White Chicks (comedy)

The Call of the Wild (emotional)

School of Rock (comedy)

Pay it Forward

Instruction

What - Continue working on your fourth English File assignment

How - On your own

Help? - Raise your hand

Finished? - Put it in your English File!

I can use the past simple vs present perfect correctly.

Yes, I understand the difference

I understand it a little bit. I want to practice this again in future lesson(s)

No, I don't understand this grammar topic. I would like extra explanation on this topic.