PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

Mary has been in USA many times.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

Mary has been in USA many times.When was Mary in the USA?

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

Mary has been in USA many times.When was Mary in the USA?

In the past, but we don’t know exactly when.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

Mary has been in USA many times.When was Mary in the USA?

In the past, but we don’t know exactly when.

John and Mark have seen that movie several times.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

Mary has been in USA many times.When was Mary in the USA?

In the past, but we don’t know exactly when.

John and Mark have seen that movie several times.

When did they see that movie?

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

Mary has been in USA many times.When was Mary in the USA?

In the past, but we don’t know exactly when.

John and Mark have seen that movie several times.

When did they see that movie?

In the past, but we don’t know exactly when.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

Mary has been in USA many times.When was Mary in the USA?

In the past, but we don’t know exactly when.

John and Mark have seen that movie several times.

When did they see that movie?

In the past, but we don’t know exactly when.

Have you traveled to Brazil?

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

Mary has been in USA many times.When was Mary in the USA?

In the past, but we don’t know exactly when.

John and Mark have seen that movie several times.

When did they see that movie?

In the past, but we don’t know exactly when.

Have you traveled to Brazil?(I’m not interested when exactly you traveled to

Brazil)

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

Mary was in USA last year.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

Mary was in USA last year.When was Mary in the USA?

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

Mary was in USA last year.When was Mary in the USA?

Last year. A specific moment in the past.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

Mary was in USA last year.When was Mary in the USA?

Last year. A specific moment in the past.

John and Mark saw that movie yesterday.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

Mary was in USA last year.When was Mary in the USA?

Last year. A specific moment in the past.

John and Mark saw that movie yesterday.

When did they see that movie?

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

Mary was in USA last year.When was Mary in the USA?

Last year. A specific moment in the past.

John and Mark saw that movie yesterday.

When did they see that movie?

Yesterday. A specific moment in the past.

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

Mary was in USA last year.When was Mary in the USA?

Last year. A specific moment in the past.

John and Mark saw that movie yesterday.

When did they see that movie?

Yesterday. A specific moment in the past.

Did you travel to Brazil last month?

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

Mary was in USA last year.When was Mary in the USA?

Last year. A specific moment in the past.

John and Mark saw that movie yesterday.

When did they see that movie?

Yesterday. A specific moment in the past.

Did you travel to Brazil last month?(I’m interested in knowing if you travel to Brazil

last month. A specific moment in the past)

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Summarizing…

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Simple Past

I saw that movie last week.

Main Verb in Past (ví)

Use the SIMPLE PAST when an action is completed in the past, in a specific time

(Use el PASADO SIMPLE cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, en un momento específico)

Specific Moment (la semana pasada)

Present Perfect

I have seen that person before

Auxiliary “HAVE” (haber)

Main Verb in Past Participle (visto)

Use the PRESENT PERFECT when an action is completed in the past, but we don’t know exactly when it was completed

(Use el PRESENTE PERFECTO cuando una acción es completada en el pasado, pero no sabemos exactamente cuando fue completada)

PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: FINISHED AND UNFINISHED ACTIONS.

Thank you!