Past Simple vs Present Perfect

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

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

10th June 2020 

At the end of the lesson you can put a verb in the past simple or the present perfect and you can use the correct tense in a sentence. 

How do you put verbs in the

Past Simple form?

(regular AND irregular verbs)

ran...

Interrogative (questions) 

How do you form
the Present Perfect?

Past Simple

yesterday

... ago

last ...

when ...

in 1987

this morning

etc.

Present Perfect

(FYNE JAS)

For (how long)

Yet

Never

Ever

Just

Always

Since

Difference between  Past Simple and Present Perfect

• My family ___ (live) in Australia for 18 years.
  My family has lived (live) in Australia for 18 years.
• The chef ___ (make) a wonderful dish last night.
  The chef made (make) a wonderful dish last night.
• You ___ (check) the items on the list, right?
  You have checked (check) the items on the list, right?

Which tense is this?

I have known him all my life.

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

Which tense is this?

My cat died last week.

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

Which tense is this?
My mother didn't find her watch
this morning.

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

Which tense is this?

My friends left the party 3 hours ago.

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

Which tense is this?

He has never heard this song before.

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

Fill in the correct form.

My friends and I ___ to Oxford last year.

1. went
2. have been

Fill in the correct form.

___ Mike ___ in France in 2001?

1. Did ... live?
2. Has ... lived?

Fill in the correct form.

I ___ anything yet. I'm hungry!

1. didn't eat
2. haven't eaten

Fill in the correct form.

The kitten ___ the vase.

1. already broke
2. has already broken

Fill in the correct form.

___ we ___ too much candy yesterday?

1. Did ... bought
2. Have ... bought
3. Did ... buy
4. Has ... buyed

Fill in the correct form.

My brother ___ the dishes yet.

1. hasn't did
2. didn't do
3. didn't done
4. hasn't done

Fill in the correct form.
Our neighbours ___ to a new city
last week.

1. moved
2. have moved
3. has moved
4. did moved

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