Grammar music - present perfect - past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Revision present perfect / past simple

Lesson aim: using the past simple & the present perfect

Outcomes: 

- You know when the present perfect / past simple are used

- You can explain why pp/ps are used

- You can link the signal words to either pp/ps

I had breakfast early this morning.

simple past/ present perfect

this morning =

indication of past

I have eaten my breakfast, so my plate is empty.

present perfect /
simple past

so my plate is empty

you see a result

Present Perfect use

1.You can see the result of the action:

The squirrel HAS EATEN a lego block.

Present Perfect use

2 .The time when the action took place is unknow or irrelevant:

President Trump  HAS SENT several silly tweets.

Present Perfect use

3 .The action has started in the past and is still ongoing / true:

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

Present Perfect use

4.It's a repetetive action:

I  HAVE often READ text messages with strange words.

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

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

Where have you been...
ALL MY LIFE
all my life geeft aan dat ...

1. het al is afgelopen
2. de actie voort duurt
3. het te laat is
4. het nog moet starten

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 must have done it HALF A DOZEN TIMES.
Half a dozen times geeft aan dat...

1. hij nog steeds inbreekt.
2. hij gestopt is met inbreken.
3. de actie (inbreken) vaak voor kwam
4. de actie nog moet gebeuren.

I just ... ... you yet.

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

I just haven't met you YET.
yet geeft aan dat...

1. het nog niet gebeurd is .
2. hij graag wil dat het gebeurt.
3. de ontmoeting lang aan de gang was.
4. hij niet wil dat het gebeurt.

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

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

It feels like we have been friends forever. Geeft aan dat ...

1. hij lang op de vriendschap heeft gewacht
2. ze al heel lang vrienden zijn

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

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

They' ve paved paradise AND PUT UP A PARKING LOT
and put up a parking lot geeft aan dat

1. je het gevolg ziet van de actie.
2. de actie (paradijs bestraten) lang duurt.
3. de actie (bestraten) nog steeds door loopt.
4. er een voorwaarde was voor de actie

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

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

It 's been seven hours and fifteen days, SINCE YOU TOOK YOUR LOVE AWAY since you took your love away geeft aan

1. de actie vanaf toen is gestart en nog loopt.
2. de actie lang duurt.
3. de actie afgelopen is.
4. de actie zich steeds herhaalt.

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 irregular verbs

use these for ... ?
 present perfect/simple past
yet
already
never
always
since
from
for ages

use these for ... ?
present perfect/simple past
the summer of '69
yesterday
when I was a baby
Last Friday night
this morning
an hour ago
last Christmas

slide the red star over the incorrect word

slide the red star over the incorrect word

It ... the summer of '69

1. was
2. wasn't
3. is
4. has been

'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

I 1... fire to the rain
And I 2... us into the flames, 
Well, it 3... something died, 
'Cause I 4... that that was the last time,

1. 1 = set 2= through 3= felt 4= knew
2. 1= sat 2= threw 3= felt 4= knew
3. 1= set 2= threw 3= felt 4= new
4. 1= set 2= threw 3= felt 4= knew

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

She 1... a fiddle in an Irish band , she 2...
in love with an Englishman 3 ... her on the neck
And then I 4 ... her by the hand and .

1. 1=plays 2= falls 3= kissed 4= take
2. 1= played 2= falls 3= kissed 4= taked
3. 1= plays 2= fell 3= kiss 4= takes
4. 1= played 2= fell 3= kissed 4= took

I 1... her on Grafton street right outside of the bar
She 2 ... a cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar
She 3... me what does it mean, the Gaelic ink on your arm?
4...it was one of my friend's songs, do you want to drink on?
She 5 ... Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun.

1. 1=meet 2=smoked 3 =asks 4= said 5=took
2. 1= met 2= smoked 3= asked 4=sayed 5= taked
3. 1= met 2= shared 3=asked 4=said 5= took
4. 1= meet 2= shares 3= asks 4= said 5=took

I lived in Italy

I have lived in Italy

Present Perfect

Past Simple

Finished

Started in the past and still true

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

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