Past Simple VS. Present Perfect

Past Simple VS. Present Perfect

Have you ever tried free running?

• A: Have you ever tried freerunning?

• B: Yes, I have. I tried it last week. We went to a freerunning club in the park - it was amazing!

Multiple Select

Which part is present perfect?

• Have you ever tried freerunning?

• Yes, I have.

• I tried it last week. We went to a freerunning club in the park. It was amazing!

Multiple Select

Which part is past simple?

• Have you ever tried freerunning?

• Yes, I have.

• I tried it last week. We went to a freerunning club in the park. It was amazing!

Present Perfect

Have you ever tried freerunning?

-The question uses the present perfect because the speaker wants to know if the person has had this experience any time up to now.

Yes, I have.

- The person answers using the present perfect to show that she has had this experience.

Past Simple

I tried it last week. We went to a freerunning club in the park . It was amazing!

- When she goes on to talk about something that happened at a specific time in the past.

Past Simple

• Use the past simple for an action that happened at a definite time or date in the past.

Past Simple

A girl from my tennis class texted me a few minutes ago.

Past Simple

A girl from my tennis class texted me a few minutes ago.

Past Simple

A girl from my tennis class (subject) texted (verb in simple past) me a few minutes ago (complement).

Multiple Choice

Emma scored the winning goal in the match last Saturday. What is the structure of the sentence?

• subject + verb in infinitive + compliment

• subject + verb in simple past + compliment

• subject + verb in past participle + compliment

Present Perfect Simple

• Use the present perfect simple for a past action when we don't know the time or date of the action. Or isn't important.

Preset Perfect Simple

Three thousand people have watched it.

Preset Perfect Simple

Three thousand people (subject) have watched (verb in past participle) it (complement).

Multiple Choice

We've won all our games so far this year. What is the structure?

• subject + have+ verb in infinitive + complement

• subject + verb in past participle + complement

• subject + have+ verb in simple past + complement

• subject + have+ verb in past participle + complement

Multiple Choice

Last night I _______ (lose) my keys - I had to call my flatmate to let me in.

• lost

• have lost

Multiple Choice

I _______ (visit) Paris three times.

• visited

• have visited

Multiple Choice

I __________ (know) Julie for three years - we still meet once a month.

• known

• 've know

Multiple Choice

I ___________ (play) Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!

• played

• 've played

Multiple Choice

She __________ (play) hockey at school but she didn't like it.

• played

• 've played

Multiple Choice

Last month I __________ (go) to Scotland.

• went

• 've gone

Multiple Choice

I ________ (see) Julie three times this week.

• saw

• 've seen

Multiple Choice

Last month I __________ (go) to Scotland.

• went

• 've gone

Multiple Choice

I ___________ (play) Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!

• played

• 've played