grammar - present perfect simple & past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3,4

Past Simple

Present Perfect Simple

OR

Past Simple

When?

• something happened/ ended in the past

How?

• past participle regular verbs: + ed
• irregular verbs: list

Past Simple

Questions + negative sentences:

did/ did not + infinitive

Past simple:
1. Mozart ___________ more than 600 pieces of music.

1. writes
2. wrote
3. writed
4. was wrote

Past simple:
2. We _______ David in town a few days ago.

1. did see
2. was saw
3. did saw
4. saw

Past simple:
3. It was cold, so I _____________ the window.

1. close
2. was close
3. am closing
4. closed

Past simple:
4. I ___________ to the cinema three times last week.

1. was go
2. went
3. did go
4. go

Past simple:
5. The police ___________ me on my way home last night.

1. was stop
2. stops
3. stopping
4. stopped

Present perfect simple

When?

• something started in the past and continues until now = connection with now
• it's the first time something has happened 

How?

• have / has (to have) + past participle (= voltooid deelwoord)
• past participle regular verbs: + ed
  
• irregular verbs: list?

Present perfect simple:
1. I _____________ my homework yet.

1. have finish
2. has finished
3. did finished
4. haven't finished

Present perfect simple:
2. My father is on the way. He ____________ home yet.

1. haven't arrived
2. hasn't arrived
3. didn't arrived
4. arrived

Present perfect simple:
3. John ________ his homework.

1. start
2. started
3. has started
4. have started

Present perfect simple:
4. During the two years David ____________ ten different jobs.

1. has has
2. has had
3. have had
4. have has

Present perfect simple:
5. I __________ a teacher since 2002.

1. was
2. have be
3. have been
4. had be

Not sure which tense?

1: Is it currently ongoing?

Yes: present perfect simple. No: go to question 2

2: Is there a past tense modifier (= bepaling) in the sentence?

Yes: past simple. No: present perfect simple.

Past simple or present perfect simple:
1. We ________ this TV set since 1968, and it still works!

1. owned
2. have owned
3. has owned

Past simple or present perfect simple:
2. Junko ________ bacon in her life! She's a true vegetarian.

1. never ate
2. has never ate
3. has never eaten

Past simple or present perfect simple:
3. I ________ these boots to go hiking yesterday.

1. wore
2. has never worn
3. have never worn

Past simple or present perfect simple:
4. Peter ____ (play) football yesterday

Past simple or present perfect simple:
5. They ____ (wash) the car. It looks new again.

Past simple or present perfect simple:
6. Last year we ____ (go) to Italy.

Past simple or present perfect simple:
7. I'm sorry, but I ____ (forget) my homework.