3m - present perfect vs. past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

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present perfect vs past simple 

Lesson plan

• Riddle
• Grammar
• Practice (online & book) 
• Quizlet vocabulary

Riddle

What month of the year has 28 days?

Answer

all of them

Riddle

What tastes better than it smells?

Answer

your tongue

Wat weet je nog van
de past simple (verleden tijd)?

Past simple

verb + ed (or 2nd form irregular verbs) 

Finished actions in the past 

Signal words?

• Yesterday 
• in 1997
• last month
• last week (etc.) 

1. Yesterday I _________ (talk) to my grandmother.

2. My mom __________ (drive) me to football practice last night.

3. Last night I __________ (lose) my keys.

4. I _________ (visit) Paris three times in 2022.

Present perfect

Have/has + past participle (voltooid deelwoord) 

(past participle = verb +ed OR 3rd form irregular verbs)

Wanneer gebruiken? 

• als iets in het verleden is gebeurd en nu nog aan de gang is (je weet niet of het is afgelopen) 
• om te praten over ervaringen
• om te zeggen dat iets in het verleden is gebeurd en je daar nu een resultaat van merkt. 

Signal words present perfect

For 

Yet

Never

Ever 

Just

Already

Since

Present perfect

examples

I have already visited Paris five times.

I have known Julie for four years

1. I _________ (want) to be a writer since I was a child.

2. We __________ (be) together for over ten years.

3. She ________ (work) in this bank for 25 years.

Let's practice!

in the next few slides, fill in the correct form of the verbs using the past simple or present perfect

1. Emma ___________ (never/see) this film before.

2. ___________ (the Millers/arrive) yet?

3. Andy _________ (repair) his sister's bike last night.

4. I ________ (see) my grandmother three days ago.

5. _________ (he/find) his pen already?

6. James ________ (find) your ring in the garden yesterday.

8. He _________ (get) a ride to school this morning.

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Practice

ex. 5, 6 & 7 

p. 67-69

extra: underline signal words

Practice

ex. 7

Irregular verbs?