Present Perfect or Past Simple New

Talk about experiences

B1+ P20-21

Poll

How are you this Afternoon?

Present Perfect or Past Simple

B1+ p21

Multiple Choice

I've never forgotten to switch my phone off in the cinema.

• Present perfect

• Past simple

Multiple Choice

I've had lots of good interviews, but this one was a disaster.

• Present perfect

• Past simple

Multiple Choice

I had a job interview with two people last week. 

• Present perfect

• Past simple

Multiple Choice

They've just offered me the job. 

• Present perfect

• Past simple

Present perfect (s+have/has+v3) or

Past simple (s+v2)

• we use present perfect to talk about recent past event that have an effect on the present.

• we use present perfect to talk about our experience.

• we use past simple to when we give details (when, where, etc) or talk about specific past event.

v2= past; v3 = past participle

Multiple Choice

How long ... here?

• do you live

• did you live

• have you lived

Multiple Choice

I ... to work yesterday. I was ill.

• haven't been

• hasn't been

• didn't go

Multiple Choice

I've worked there for six months. I ... in January.

• started

• 've started

• 's start

OK, let's continue with the book.