Past Simple & Present Perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Present Perfect/Past Simple

- Present Perfect / Past Simple Recap

- Short Quiz

Lesson Objective:

- You understand the PS and PP 

what is the present perfect?

what is the past simple?

Past simple vs Present Perfect

Past simple: is finished and you know when it happened.

yesterday, last week, a month ago, in 1990, etc...

Ezelsbrug: LADY (last, ago, date, yesterday)

Present perfect: (1)just finished / you notice the results now, (2)still going on now, (3)experience, (4)don't know when it happened.

Signaalwoorden: for, yet, never, ever, just, already, since, lately

Ezelsbrug = FYNE JAS

SO: 

Basically the rule is:

If there is a specific time indication in the past and the action (therefore) stopped you must use the Past Simple ('worked'). 

For all others use Present Perfect ('have/has worked')

Fill in: Mr Tip _____ (watch) the film Spectre last Monday evening.

1. has watched
2. watched

Fill in: Mr Tip ____ (be) a teacher for ten years now.

1. was
2. is
3. has been

Fill in: Mr Tip ____ (dive) in the Red Sea a couple of times.

1. dived
2. has dived

Fill in: Mary ____ (buy) some flowers at the store yesterday.

1. buyed
2. bought
3. has buyed
4. has bought

Fill in: Michael Jackson ____ (be) very good at singing when he was still alive.

1. was
2. has been

She
(choose) these two paintings. Do you like them?

1. Chose
2. has chosen

In 1953 they
(sell) their house and
(buy) a small apartment.

1. sold/ bought
2. Have sold/ have bought

I
(not think) about Liam for years

1. thought
2. haven't thought

Last Tuesday she
(help) me with my project.

1. helped
2. has helped

Wat is het verschil tussen de past simple en de present perfect?