PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT

​Past simple vs. present perfect

​Today's objectives: To understand and use the past tense/present perfect through a quizizz game with a participative attitude.

Multiple Choice

How do you feel today?

Open Ended

Do you remember any embarrassing situations? Write it down.

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​Past simple

​NOW

​Future

​Past simple

The Simple Past is used for actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past.

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I saw a movie last week.

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​Past simple

• The Simple Past is used to describe a process that started and finished in the past. In this case, the process of the action is long and is used by specifying time periods such as ‘the whole year’ or ‘all day’.

 

I lived in Italy for five years.​

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​Past simple

The Simple Past can also be used in sentences that describe past habits.​

 

​I often played football when I was a young man.

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​Past simple

The Simple Past can also be used in sentences that describe past habits.​

 

​I often played football when I was a young man.

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Reorder

Affirmative sentences in the Simple Past

1. Put the words in the correct order.

• He

• his

• saw

• family

• last week

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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Negative sentences in the Simple Past

1. Put the words in the correct order.

• I

• didn't

• play

• football

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Questions in the Simple Past

1. Put the words in the correct order.

• Did

• they

• lose

• the match?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Open Ended

Complete the sentences with the past tense verb.

1. When I was a child, I_________ the piano (play)

Open Ended

Complete the sentences with the past tense verb.

1. Mary _________ to the city park last Sunday (go)

Open Ended

Complete the sentences with the past tense verb.

1. The students_________ English exam last week (have)

Open Ended

Complete the sentences with the past tense verb.

1. Donna _________ Paris last month (visit)

Open Ended

1. Write a sentence using past simple

Multiple Select

When do we use the past simple?

• to describe a process that started and finished in the past

• to describe several actions that were completed in the past.

• for actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past

Present Perfect

Present perfect

• We use the present perfect to talk about experiences

• My parents have been to Argentina many times

• We use the present perfect to talk about something which started in the past and continues now

• We have lived in this house for 5 years.

• We use the present perfect to talk about something which happened in the past but we don't say when.

• I have seen that movie before.

Present perfect

• We form the present perfect with the verb HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE

• If it's a negative sentence, we use HAVEN'T / HASN'T + PAST PARTICIPLE

• If it's a question we flip the order of the sentences using HAVE YOU / HAS SHE-HE + PAST PARTICIPLE

Let's check your knowledge now

Multiple Choice

For the present perfect we use these auxiliary verbs

• Have/Had

• Have/Han

• Have/Hass

• Have/Has

Multiple Choice

Which question is correct?

• Have you seen my keys?

• Has you seen my keys?

• You have seen my keys?

• Did you have seen my keys?

It's time now for some real questions

Multiple Choice

When your mom has _____ you new shoes.

• bought

• worn

• wear

Multiple Choice

When your teacher has _______ on Collaborate for hours.

• speak

• spoken

• went

Multiple Choice

When you have ________ you have a test tomorrow.

• forget

• forgotten

• forgot

Multiple Choice

When you have ______ one whole week to do the test but you remember on Friday night.

• have

• are

• had

Multiple Choice

When you have _______ the right answer but the microphone was off.

• tell

• say

• said

Multiple Choice

When you have ______ a total boss and got a 7.0 in your test!

• was

• are

• been

Multiple Choice

When you have _________ 6 hours of recorded classes.

• see

• watched

• saw

Multiple Select

Do you know what "a bucket list" is?

• Of course

• Never heard of it

A bucket list is a list of things you want to do in your life. For example: visit other countries, ride a horse, meet a famous person, etc...

Poll

Learn to drive

• I'm all in

• Been there, done that

• I'm on the fence

• Not my cup of tea

Poll

Get a tattoo

• I'm all in

• Been there, done that

• I'm on the fence

• Not my cup of tea

Poll

Run a marathon

• I'm all in

• Been there, done that

• I'm on the fence

• Not my cup of tea

Open Ended

Write about something you have done which would tick in your bucket list. It can be something about a travel, a concert, exotic food, anything interesting or fun you can share. Write about 40 words.

Past Simple 🆚 Present Perfect

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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 3

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

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

My mother ___ as a teacher

for over 20 years now. She loves her job!

• has workd

• has worked

• working

• worked