Present perfect & past simple

Present Perfectand

Simple Past

Simple past

PAST EVENTS

DEFINITE TIME IN THE PAST

play

REGULARVERB. Play + ed

YESTERDAYThey _________soccerplayed

Specific time(definite time)

see

IRREGULARVERB. see

They ________a moviesaw last Sunday.

a movie

saw


go

didn’t + go

He to schoollast week.

To school

IRREGULARVERB.


wentdidn’t go

Negative sentences

Present perfectforACTIONS - EVENTS

EXPERIENCES

NO SPECIFIC TIME

I _______________ to the beach twice. have gone

I ______to the beach last January. went


go

have past

participle

No Specific time

I _____________ Titanic several times. have seen

I ______the movie Titanic in 2009 and in 2011 saw


see

have past

participle

No Specific time

I _____________ Adele’s new song. twice. have heard

I ________ Adele’s new song last Friday. heard

hear


have past

participle

No Specific time

I

You

We

they

He

She

It

Present Perfect

Pronoun

Affirmative= have / has Negative= haven’t / hasn’t

studied

played

seen

gone

have

hasstudied

Cooked

worked

Aux. Verb

Principal Verb.

Complement.

A

B

haven’t

hasn’t

English.

soccer with my friends

that movie twice.

to that concert.

Japanese.

ceviche and cabrito.

late twice this weekend.

The verb changes in past participle.

YES / NO QUESTIONS (Confirmation)

He

She

It

have

has

I

You

We

they

studied

played

seen

gone

English?

soccer with my friends?

that movie twice?

to that concert?

studied

cooked

worked

Japanese.

ceviche and cabrito.

late twice this weekend.

You have studied English.

Have you studied English?

Yes, I have

No, I haven’tauxiliary

The verb changes in past participle.

I _________ The Avengers twice.have seen

I ________ The Avengers last Friday. saw

SEE


have past

participle

No Specific time

Something that happened at some unspecified time in someone's life (or other period of time that continues up until the present)

I've been to Japan. ( I went to Japan at some time in my life. We don't know when or how many times.)

Something that started in the past and continues up until now

I've lived in Madrid for five years. ( I moved here five years ago and I still live here now)

Something that happened in the past and has some result or relevance to the present.

I've spilt some tea. (You recently spilt some tea. There's tea on the floor. It needs cleaning up)

ACTIVITIES

- I’ve been to ................- Really? When did you go?-I went to ............... 2 years ago-Did you like it?-Yes, I enjoyed a lot.

- I’ve been to ................- Really? When did you go?- I went to ............... last summer- Did you like it?- Yes, I enjoyed a lot.

- I’ve been to ................- Really? When did you go?- I went to ............... last summer- Did you like it?- Yes, the weather was great.

Where have you been?

Match a sentence on the left with an explanation on the right.

SENTENCE EXPLANATION

1) They've bought a new flat.

2) We've had it for a year.

a. We bought it a year ago and we still have it.

b. They bought it recently. This is news.


SENTENCE EXPLANATION

1) I went to Australia last summer.

2) I've been to Australia.

a) This happened at some time in my life

b) This happened at a specific time in the past.


1) I've known him since I was at school.

2) I knew him when I was at school.

a) I met him when I was at school and we are still in touch.

b) This happened at some time in my life

Choose the correct verb forms and then ask your partner the questions.

1) How long are you doing / did you do / have you done your present job?

2) How long did you do / have you done the job before that?

3) Did you have / have you had dinner yet?

4) Did you ever / have you ever played truant when you were at school?


1) How many hours did you work / have you worked today?

2) How many countries have you visited / did you visit?

3) Where did you go / have you been the last time you went abroad?

4) How long have you stayed / did you stay there?

5) Tell me everything you have eaten / you ate today?

6) Did you do / have you done any physical exercise recently?


How long are you doing / did you do / have you done your present job?

How long did you do / have you done the job before

that? Did you have / have you had dinner yet? Did you ever / have you ever played truant when you

were at school?

How many hours did you work / have you worked today?


How many countries have you visited / did you visit?

Where did you go / have you been the last time you went abroad?

How long have you stayed / did you stay there?

Tell me everything you have eaten / you ate today?

Did you do / have you done any physical exercise recently?

CHOOSE THE RIGHT TENSE

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