Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3,4

Welcome to class

No reading today. 

take out your floppy folder and make notes

Today's goal

At the end of this class you will:

have learnt what's the difference between Past Simple and Present Perfect

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

Past simple

Use, form and memory aid

past simple: bevestigen

- Gebruik:
   - verleden > helemaal voorbij
   - je weet wanneer het gebeurde

   - het is afgesloten / afgerond

- Vorm:
    - regelmatige werkwoorden + ed
    - onregelmatige werkwoorden > 2e rijtje

past simple: vragen en ontkennen

- Vorm:
    - Did + hele werkwoord
      

- Vorm:
    - didn't (did not) + hele werkwoord

Vragen:

Ontkennen:

past simple:  memory aid

past simple: memory aid

Lady

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

Past simple

Past Simple of
to work?

1. works
2. worked
3. working

Past Simple of
to see?

1. saw
2. seen
3. see
4. seed

Present perfect

use/form/memory aid

present perfect: use and form

- Gebruik:
   - verleden begonnen, nu nog bezig
   - verleden gestart, nu nog merkbaar
   - iets uit het verleden,nu nog belangrijk/merkbaar is
- Vorm:
    - have / has (he-she-it) + voltooid deelwoord
       - regelmatige werkwoorden + ed
       - onregelmatige werkwoorden > 3e rijtje

present perfect: memory aid

present perfect: ezelsbruggetje

FYNE JAS

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

Present perfect

past simple:

- voorbij

- je weet wanneer

- LADY

- 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

Maak present perfect:
Grandmother ....... (bake) a cake.

Maak de present perfect:
Martha..... her homework. (finish)

Maak de present perfect:
We .... .... to school (go)

I've had a headache ... Monday

1. for
2. since

When do you use the Past Simple?

1. To say something has finished
2. To say something started in the past and is still happening now
3. To say something just finished
4. To say something took a long time

Which sentence is in the Present Perfect tense?

1. I am playing football
2. I was playing football
3. I played football
4. I have played football

Which sentence is in the Past Simple tense?

1. I have bought a dog
2. I bought a dog
3. I was buying a dog
4. I buyed a dog

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.

Homework for Monday 4th October