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 

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

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