U1/L1 Past Simple - Present Perfect

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U1/L1 Past Simple - Present Perfect

What do you already know about
Past Simple?

Choose the correct past simple sentence:

1. Her phone screen has broken.
2. Her phone screen always breaks.
3. Her phone screen broke yesterday.
4. Her phone screen is breaking now.

Choose the correct past simple sentence:

1. They studied for the exam all night.
2. He studied for the exam all afternoon.
3. We study for the exam all night.
4. She studying for the exam all night.

Which sentence is NOT in the
past simple tense?

1. She played soccer after school.
2. He talked to his friend on the phone.
3. They never go to that store.
4. I visited my grandparents last weekend.

Which sentence is NOT in the
past simple tense?

1. She drove to the park yesterday.
2. We walk to the park yesterday.
3. He cycled to the park yesterday.
4. They ran to the park yesterday.

What is the function of the
past simple tense?

1. To talk about habitual actions in the past.
2. To describe an action that will happen in the future.
3. To express an action that is happening right now.
4. To express an action that happened in the past and has a connection to the present.

Last Tuesday, Lisa (vliegen) from London to Madrid.

She (wakker worden) at six o'clock in the morning and

(drinken) a cup of coffee.

Past simple is one of the easiest tenses to learn in English.

Yes, it has straightforward rules and forms.

No, irregular verbs make it difficult.

Yes, with enough practice it becomes easy.

No, other tenses are easier to master.

So far so good?

Yes, I am able to use Past Simple Tense.

No, I need to practise more.

Yes, BUT I need to learn the irregular verbs.

NO, PLEASE HELP ME!

What do you already know about
Present Perfect?

Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?

1. I will eat dinner later.
2. I am eating dinner now.
3. I have eaten dinner.
4. I ate dinner last night.

Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?

1. Her performance last night was fantastic!
2. She has done a great job.
3. Grammar is something I really hate.
4. I'd love to go out tonight.

Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?

1. They are eating dinner right now.
2. I will go to the store tomorrow.
3. She went to the party yesterday.
4. I have visited New York City before.

Which of the following sentences does NOT use the present perfect tense?

1. She has already eaten lunch.
2. They have lived in this city for five years.
3. I have seen that movie before.
4. I went to the beach yesterday.

Which of the following is an example of a time expression used with the present perfect tense?

1. I will go to Paris someday.
2. I have never been to Paris.
3. I am going to Paris next month.
4. I went to Paris yesterday.

Lisa (nooit/vliegen) from London to Madrid.

(jij/zien) Mr Visser? I want to ask him a question.

Ms Bos (uitleggen) this grammar so many times.

What is the function of the present perfect tense?

1. To talk about habitual actions in the past.
2. To describe an action that will happen in the future.
3. To express an action that happened in the past and another action happened before that.
4. To express an action that happened in the past and has a connection to the present.

Present Perfect is the most useful tense in English.

It allows for precise time references.

It can express actions with ongoing effects.

It is overused and unnecessary.

It causes confusion for English learners.

So far so good?

Yes, I am able to use Present Perfect Tense.

No, I need to practise more.

Yes, BUT I need to learn the irregular verbs.

NO, PLEASE HELP ME!

Correct exercises with Past Simple and Present Perfect!