Unit 1 - Lesson 4

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English class

Unit 1 - Lesson 4

In class today

• Photo story
• Past Simple / Present Perfect
  

Photo story

Luke

Olivia

Ryan

Megan

Who does Luke think should open the new café?

Who does Ryan think should open the new café?

What do you think happens next in the story?

Watch the photo story

Megan

the headmaster

the girls

Mr Lane

Olivia

the boys

the girls

Past simple + Present perfect

Lesson goal: At the end of this lesson you know when to use  the past simple or present perfect in a sentence.  

Difference present perfect and past simple

• The past simple is used when the action ended in the past and there is no connection to the present.
  
• The present perfect is used when there is a link to the past and the action is still going on in the present

When do you use the simple past?

Activities/events which happened in the past and have ended in the past. Often a time reference is mentioned.

Examples:

I broke my leg in 2014 (6 years ago, and you are better now)

I met my boyfriend last winter (last winter, the day you saw him for the first time has ended)

When do you use a Present Perfect?

* events which started in the past but the effect is still noticeable in the present

* experiences in the past (date is not important)

Examples:

I can't run, I have broken my leg. (your leg is still broken today)

I have known my boyfriend for 5 days. (you still know him)

I have been to London six times. (Date is not important, you might go again)

Keywords:

Present perfect: for, yet, never, ever, just, already, since,

Past simple: last year, yesterday, in 2010, an hour ago etc.

Fill in past simple or present perfect.
Jack .........(finish) work at 8 pm last night.

I ..................(be) a teacher since 2010.

I ...... that film yet.

1. didn't see
2. haven't seen

........ to Paris yet?

1. Did they go
2. Have they been

He ..... there yesterday morning.

1. went
2. has gone

....... her for three years.

1. I didn't see
2. I haven't seen

He ..... there since 2015

1. lived
2. has lived

I .... him an hour ago.

1. saw
2. have seen

Practice online

Go to the online workbook and work on the grammar tasks.