Past simple or present perfect practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Past simpe and present perfect

Do you know what these terms mean?

Infinitive?

Regular verbs?

Irregular verbs?

Past participle?

Terms

Infinitive = het hele werkwoord -- bijv. to work / to think

Regular verbs = regelmatige werkwoorden -- + ed = I worked

Irregular verbs = onregelmatige werkwoorden -- = I thought

Past participle = voltooid deelwoord (3e rijtje)

I think - thought - have/has thought

Past simple   vs   present perfect

Past simple or present perfect?

Kies bij de volgende vragen steeds of je de past simple  of de present perfect moet gebruiken.

Kijk goed of het een bevestigende zin (+), een ontkennende zin (-/not), of een vraagzin (?) is.

Kies de juiste vorm of schrijf de juiste vorm op van het werkwoord tussen haakjes. Zorg dat je de woorden opschrijft die ontbreken in de zin.

Past simple or present perfect?
After the shot, the birds ... away!

1. fly
2. flew
3. flown
4. have flown

Past simple or present perfect?
_____ you ever ______ (listen) to the songs of this band?

1. Did you ever listen
2. Have you ever listened

Past simple or present perfect?
Dom ______ to school this morning.

1. cycled
2. has cycled

Past simple or present perfect?
Harriet _________ (speak) so loudly that my ears hurt.

1. spoke
2. has spoken

Past simple or present perfect?
Peter _____ never __________ (walk) to school.

1. did walk
2. did walked
3. have walked
4. has walked

Past simple or present perfect?
They _______ houses quite often already.

1. move
2. have moved

Past simple or present perfect?
He _____ (go) for a run this morning.

Past simple or present perfect?
Last year she ____ (give) me an incredible gift for my birthday.

Past simple or present perfect?
I ___ never ___(read) that book until now.

Past simple or present perfect?
_____ she ____ (like) the performance she saw last Sunday?

Past simple or present perfect?
She ___ already ___ (do) her homework.

Past simple or present perfect?
___ the sun ___ (shine) brightly earlier today?

Past simple or present perfect?
I ___ never ____ (like) English grammar.

Past simple or present perfect?
She .. (not do) her homework for today.

Past simple or present perfect?
The bus ___ (leave) an hour ago

Choose

Easy: You can focus on the past simple and present perfectly separately first (blocked practice).

Harder: Or you can practice both by means of interleaving straight away.

Ultimate goal for everyone: to be able to use the past simple and present perfect correctly in mixed sentences.