Present perfect vs past simple

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

Present perfect vs Past simple

Present perfect (vorm):

have/has + voltooid deelwoord

Present perfect (gebruik)

• in verleden begonnen, nu nog bezig / nu nog effect
• ervaringen tot nu toe
• als er geen duidelijk 'eind' is. 
• FYNE JAS: For, Yet, Never, Ever, Just, Already, Since

Remember:

have = I, we, you, they

has = he, she, it

Voltooid deelwoord:

- ww + ed

- 3e rijtje

Vragend: 

Have/ has vooraan de zin. Voltooid deelwoord na onderwerp. (Has it rained all day?)

Ontkennend:

haven't / hasn't + voltooid deelwoord

Past simple (vorm)

- ww + ed

- 2e rijtje

Past simple (gebruik)

• Iets is afgelopen, klaar, geen effect meer op het heden.
• Signaalwoorden: yesterday, last (week, year), .... ago, in 1989

Remember

Vb: She won the game last week.

Vragend:

Did + hele werkwoord 

- Did she win the game last week?

Ontkennend:

didn't + hele werkwoord

- She didn't win the game last week.

It's a great movie. I _________ (see) that movie many times.

1. saw
2. have seen

Yesterday he _________ (have) dinner in a restaurant.

1. had
2. has had

She _________ (be) at this school since 2020.

1. was
2. has been

Patricia _________ (see) Chris last week.

1. saw
2. has seen

How long ____________ (you - know) Jeremy?

__________ (she - find) her way to the supermarket yesterday?

I __________ (play) to my first football match when I was six.

My dad ________ (smoke) since 2002.

My team ______ (not - lose) a match recently.

I _______ (not - go) on holiday last summer.

Write your own sentence using the past simple.

(gebruik een signaalwoord!)

Write your own sentence using the present perfect.

(gebruik een signaalwoord!)

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