Grammar music - past simple - present perfect

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Past simple vs Present perfect

Past Simple

You use the past simple when something happened in the past and is finished.

You add -ed or use 2^nd column of the irregular verbs.

 Regular Verbs

After a regular verb you put -ed'

I walk          -> I walked

He walks    -> He walked

They walk  -> They walked

Past Simple - Irregular verbs

Some verbs in English are irregular, this means that in the past tense they don't get '-ed' at the end, but have their own form:

To write -> wrote            I wrote her a letter last week.

to go       -> went             He went to Italy last year.

to make -> made           They made a very nice meal two days ago.

Past Simple - Irregular verbs

There are no rules for the irregular verbs, you just have to learn them by heart.

     Uit je hoofd leren dus!

Past Simple:  

questions and negations

Questions 

Did + entire verb:

Did you walk to school yesterday?

Negations 

Didn't + entire verb:

You didn't walk to school yesterday.

past simple

Waldy

When, Ago, Last ... , Days/Dates, Yesterday/Year

You use a past simple when...

1. Something happens in the future.
2. Something happens every day.
3. Something happened in the past and is finished.
4. Something didn't happen yet.

My sister .......... (play) the guitar last year.

They ....... (go) home after school yesterday.

'Cause I 1... you 2... trouble when
you 3... in.

1. 1= knew. 2= were 3= talked
2. 1= knew. 2= wear 3= walked
3. 1 = knew. 2= were 3 = walked
4. 1 = new 2 = were 3 = walked

Last Friday night, yeah we 1... on table tops, and we 2... too many shots,
I think we 3... but I 4...,

1. 1= stood 2= drank 3=kissed 4= forgot
2. 1= danced 2= took 3= kissed 4= did not
3. 1 = stood 2= had 3= kissed 4= forgot
4. 1= danced 2=took 3= kissed 4= forgot

You 1... my heart , we 2...
a summer fling.
And I 3 ... my heart it 4 ... just a
summer thing.

1. 1=stole 2= had 3= told 4= was
2. 1= hold 2= had 3= told 4= was
3. 1= stole 2= had 3= cold 4= was
4. 1= stolen 2= had 3= told 4= was

We ... a Polaroid.
You ... your name upon it.
I ... it in my wallet.

Present Perfect

Je ziet het gevolg van de actie:

The squirrel HAS EATEN a lego block.

Present Perfect

De tijd van de actie is niet bekend/niet belangrijk.

Donald Trump  HAS SENT several silly tweets.

Present Perfect

De actie begint in verleden en loopt nog door:

I  HAVE HAD this mobile phone since I was a baby.

present perfect

FYNE JAS

For, Yet, Never, Ever
Just, Already (Always), Since

Where .... you ...
all my life.

1. were you
2. have you been
3. did you go
4. have you seen

Criminal record says I broke in twice.
I must ... ... it half a dozen times

1. had done
2. will do
3. have done
4. do

I just ... ... you yet.

1. have to meet
2. have met
3. haven't meet
4. haven't met

It feels like we ... ... friends forever

1. are
2. will be
3. will never be
4. have been

They ... ... paradise and put up a parking lot.

1. have paved
2. have paid
3. have made
4. have peed on

It ... ... seven hours and fifteen days, since you took you love away.

1. was never
2. had been
3. has been
4. will be

past simple:

- voorbij

- je weet wanneer

- WALDY

- w.w. + ed

- 2e rijtje

- ? = did + w.w.

- - = didn't + w.w.

present perfect:

- nog bezig / merkbaar

- nu nog belangrijk

- FYNE JAS

- have/has + w.w. + ed

- have/has + 3e rijtje

- he/she/it = has

- I/you/we/they = have

past simple vs. present perfect

I lived in Italy

I have lived in Italy

Present Perfect

Past Simple

afgelopen

Vroeger begonnen, nu nog zo

Past simple

Present perfect

since

just

until now

already

ever

not yet

so far

lately

a day ago

in 2019

the other day

last week

yesterday

They (to be) home last night

He (live) here since 1990.

The dog (to bite) the man yesterday.

I (just / to finish) building this car.

He (to play) videogames since he was a child.

She (to buy) an umbrella yesterday.

Finished!

What have you learnt?