Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Past Simple 🆚 Present Perfect

​ ① Result / Achievement	​
TO EXPRESS AN ACTION THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND CAUSED THE RESULT WE SEE NOW. Paul has lost his keys. He can't enter his flat. The time of the action is not important and therefore not mentioned. If it is mentioned, it's only with the time expressions of an unfinished period of time: already, yet, so far, just, recently, lately, today, this week.	​

Present Perfect

Present Perfect

Present Perfect

​TO EXPRESS AN ACTION THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND CAUSED THE RESULT WE SEE NOW.

Paul has washed his car. I can't enter his flat.

The time of the action is not important and therefore not mentioned.

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​I might walk 5 more km, the day isn't finished yet.

I got tired after that and went home.

​Present Perfect Meaning 1

Present Perfect Meaning 2

Present Perfect Meaning 3

USES

Multiple Choice

We ___ in South Africa for a week now

and ___ on a safari yesterday. It was super!

• were / went

• have been / have gone

• have been / went

• were / have gone

Past simple

For the events that happened at a particular time in the past:

Flight 206 landed at one o'clock.

Past simple

past events which are not connected to the present:

The Chinese invented printing.

Multiple Choice

I haven't seen Justin ___ Friday.

• since

• for

• until

Multiple Choice

John has lived in New York ___ ten years.

• after

• for

• since

Multiple Choice

We ___ a brilliant movie yesterday.

• have seen

• saw

• have saw

Multiple Choice

I ___ my phone for days.

• didn't charged

• have'nt charged

• haven't charged

Multiple Choice

John ___ off his phone last night. I am worried!

• has switched

• switched

Multiple Choice

My street ___ a lot since I was born.

• changed

• has changed

• was change

• have changed

Multiple Choice

Have you finished your homework ___?

• yet

• yett

• just

Multiple Choice

I ___ New Zealand last year.

• visited

• have visited

Multiple Choice

She ___ New Zealand three times.

• visited

• have visited

• has visited

Multiple Choice

Nat ___ a ghost when she was 5 years old.

• has saw

• has seen

• have seen

• saw

Multiple Choice

Sam ___ bungee jumping last month.

• went

• have been

• has been

• has gone

Multiple Choice

Sandee __________ bungy jumping many times.

• went
• have been
• has been
• have gone

Multiple Choice

We ___ bungee jumping.

• didn't go

• haven't been

• hasn't been

Multiple Choice

___ a wallet last night?

• Did he steal

• Did he stole

• Has he stolen

Multiple Choice

Oh, no! What have you done?!

___ someone's wallet?

• You steal

• You stolen

• Has you stolen

• Have you stolen

Multiple Choice

She _____ a ghost

• didn't see

• didn't saw

• haven't seen

• hasn't seen

Multiple Choice

Have you ever ___ Thai food?

• eat

• ate

• eaten

Drag and Drop

A: I have never ​

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to Saint Andrew.​

B: Really?​ You ​

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?

A: Yes. Have you ​

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been to Saint Andrew?​

B: Yes, I have. I went 20 years ​

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.​

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been

haven't

ever

ago

not have

never

last

Multiple Choice

My mother ___ as a teacher

for over 20 years now. She loves her job!

• has workd

• has worked

• working

• worked