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Simple past vs Present perfect

Simple past vs Present perfect

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Simple past vs Present perfect

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Simple past

  • Used to talk about finished actions.

  • Actions with a SPECIFIC time in the past.

  • To give specific details about an experience.

  • Keywords: yesterday, last year, last night, in 1998, ago, etc.

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Structure

  • POSITIVE: Subject + verb in past + complement.

  • NEGATIVE: Subject + didn't + verb (infinitive) + complement.

  • QUESTIONS: Did + Subject + verb (infinitive) + complement.

  • (These rules don't apply to the verb BE)

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Present Perfect

  • Used to talk about experiences in general.

  • Actions that started in the past but have a connection to the present.

  • Keywords: since, yet, already, for.

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Structure

  • POSITIVE: Subject + have/has + verb in participle + complement.

  • NEGATIVE: Subject + have/has + NOT + verb in participle + complement.

  • QUESTIONS: Have/has + subject + verb in participle + complement.

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Multiple Choice

_______ you ever ____ in a TV show?

1

Have - participate

2

Has - participated

3

Did - participate

4

Have - participated

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Multiple Choice

My sister _____ very shy when she was in high school, but during university she became more outgoing.

1

has been

2

was

3

did be

4

have been

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Multiple Choice

Kevin and Kenya ______ to a concert last week.

1

go

2

went

3

have gone

4

has gone

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Multiple Choice

I ______ the spelling bee contest three times in a row.

1

win

2

did won

3

have won

4

hasn't won

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Multiple Choice

COVID-19 ______ in China in 2019.

1

appear

2

appeared

3

has appeared

4

have appeared

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Multiple Choice

I ______ home really late last night.

1

gone

2

went

3

have gone

4

did go

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Multiple Choice

I ________ the US twice.

1

visited

2

has visited

3

have visit

4

have visited

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Multiple Choice

Diego ________ the computer a week ago.

1

bought

2

has bought

3

buyed

4

did buy

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Multiple Choice

Last year we _______ to Italy.

1

goed

2

went

3

wented

4

have gone

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Multiple Choice

_________ Vallarta?

1

Did you visited

2

Did you visit

3

Have you visited

4

Have you visit

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Multiple Choice

I ________ in this house since 2002.

1

have lived

2

lived

3

has lived

4

did live

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Multiple Choice

_______ you done your homework?

1

Have

2

Has

3

Did

4

Were

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Multiple Choice

________ you go to school last Monday?

1

Have

2

Has

3

Did

4

Were

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Multiple Choice

I ______ eat the food at the party, it smelled funny.

1

haven't

2

hasn't

3

didn't

4

wasn't

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