Lesson 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's goals

Present perfect vs past simple

Test yourself

(also study irr. verbs!)

Present perfect & past simple

Present perfect

Have/has + volt. deelwoord

- experiences up til now

- actions started in the past
 (result noticeable now)

Madonna has sung many songs.

I have lost my keys. Now I can't get in. 

Past simple

ww + ed

onregelmatige werkwoorden

- experiences in the past which are finished.

- facts or routines in the past

Whitney Houston sang beautifully.

I lost my keys. (I found a spare key and let myself in). 

Revise Present Perfect & Past Simple

Present perfect / past simple
"He ________ [cook] dinner last night."

Present perfect / past simple
"How long ______[you/know] Susie for?"

Present perfect / past simple
"They _____[move] here five years ago."

Present Perfect / Past Simple
They ____ (paint) the door. It is still wet.

present perfect / past simple
I ________(be) in Nottingham for a week.

www.perfect-english-grammar.com

Test yourself

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