Past simple vs. Present perfect adapted

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Past simple  - Present perfect

By the end of the lesson you can...

• Work in pairs to complete present perfect and past simple sentences
• Recognise the signal words for both the present perfect and the past simple
• Recall the rules for the past simple and the present perfect.

On a piece of paper, create 4 columns like you see below.

List the numbers 1 - 10 and leave a space in between each number

1. She ______ (live) here all her life.

2. I ______ (see) a scary movie last month.

1. She ______ (live) here all her life.

2. I ______ (see) a scary movie last month.

has lived

PP

all her life.

PS

last month.

saw

Present perfect or Past Simple?  

Work in pairs and fill in the and the columns

1. Last year we ____ (go) to Italy. 
2. He ....... (never, take) anything without asking.
3. She ___ (see) that film three times already.
4. "... she ... (to eat) pizza yesterday?"
5.  ____you____ (visit) the CN Tower when you ____ (stay) in Toronto
6. I ____(not see) Peter since I ____(arrive) last Tuesday.  
7.  ____ you ____(do) your homework yet? Yes I ____(finish) it an hour ago!
8. Frank ____ (get) his bike last May. So he ____ (have) it for 4 months. 
9. I'm sorry, I ____ (not write) earlier, but I ____ (be) busy recently. 
10. There____(be) an accident in High Street, so we have to use King Street to get to your school.  

Compare your answers for questions 1-10 with another group.

You have 2 minutes to do this.

Put the sentences 1- 10 in the below timeline.  Write the number of the question in the timeline

Example. 1. She ______ (live) here all her life.

2. I ______ (see) a scary movie last month.

Create a timeline and then put sentences 1- 10 in the timeline.

Which questions did you find difficult and why?

By the end of the lesson you can...

• Work in pairs to complete present perfect and past simple sentences
• Recognise the signal words for both the present perfect and the past simple
• Recall the rules for the past simple and the present perfect.

What is the difference between the present perfect and the past simple?

Briefly.....

The Past Simple: has started and ended in the past.

The Present Perfect: has started in the past and is still in progress, relevant today or the result is visible today.

What is the rule for
the past simple? (positive, negative and questions)

Rule for the past simple

Verb + ed

? did + infinitive

:-(  didn't + infinitive

                    

Example signal words

Yesterday

Last month

last week

this morning

two weeks ago

last night

last year

during World War II

on Sunday

back then

Regular verbs (verb + ed)

• carry - carried
• grab  -  grabbed
• stop   -  stopped
• travel  -  travelled

Irregular verbs (use V2 - past simple)

• go - went 
• do - did 
• write - wrote 

The past simple tells you something is finished in the past.  A past time (signal word) will indicate the past.  

What is the rule for
the present perfect?

Signal words - Fyne jas! 

- For            Just                    

- Yet            Already / Always         

- Never      Since                 

- Ever                 

Past participle

- verb+ed (worked/talked)

or

- V3 of the irregular verb 

(e.g. do-did-DONE, teach-taught-TAUGHT)                       

Rule for the present perfect

Have / has + past participle 

                     (verb + ed)

:-( Haven't / hasn't + past participle

By the end of the lesson you can...

• Work in pairs to complete present perfect and past simple sentences
• Recognise the signal words for both the present perfect and the past simple
• Recall the rules for the past simple and the present perfect.

Homework 

Write about a past memory

Write 3-4 past simple sentences about a past memory of your own (topic can be on anything - football - experiences - hobbies - family etc. - as long as written in the past simple)

• Your memory must contain at least 1 irregular verb
• Upload to Google Classroom
• Be prepared to share your story with another classmate

My family had an alsatian dog.  Betty was her name and she had a beautiful soft coat. Once she bit the postman.  The postman refused to deliver our mail after that.

Then you will send your past memory story to your partner

Now rewrite your partners past simple story/memory so that it reads in the present perfect time

• You can add to or take away elements of the memory if it helps to write it in the present perfect
• Hand in both stories into Google Classroom.
• 1 x your own past simple story + 1 x the changed present perfect story of your partner.

My family has an alsatian dog. Betty has a beautiful soft coat. Betty has bitten the postman. Since then, the postman has refused to deliver our mail.

Well done!!!

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