Past Simple versus Present Perfect

Past Simple vs
Present Perfect

Past simple
A specific moment in time
Finished moment in past
Markers = a point in time
- Yesterday,
- In 1997,
- When I was 7,
- Two days ago,
...

​Differences

• ​In 1997

• When I was 7

• Yesterday

Regular verbs
= (+) Add -ED
= (-) (?) Use Didn't / DID + INF
Irregular verbs
= (+) Use 2nd column
= (-) (?) Use Didn't / DID + INF
TO BE
= (+) Was (singular) Were (plural+you)
= (-) wasn't / weren't
= (?) was / were

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​Remember

Multiple Choice

Yesterday, I ... to the beach.

• go

• went

• gone

• been

Multiple Choice

Last summer, we ... to London.

• travel

• travelled

• travelling

• are travel

Multiple Choice

Last Friday, I ... to school because I was sick in bed.

• didn't go

• didn't went

• didn't gone

• wasn't go

Multiple Choice

... to the cinema yesterday evening?

• Did you go

• Did you went

• Did you gone

• Was you go

Multiple Choice

Last week, Tom ... sick in bed.

• was

• were

• did be

• didn't be

Multiple Choice

My sisters ... to school last year.

• come

• came

• comed

• coming

Drag and Drop

Two days ago, we ​

Placeholder

in Valencia. (be)

Last summer, I ​

Placeholder

in London. (be)

Last week, we ​

Placeholder

on holiday; we were here at school.

Last Monday, Tom ​

Placeholder

at school because he was sick in bed.

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were

was

weren't

wasn't

Present Perfect
==> Non specific past
=> Experiences in life
=> Time not mentioned
= ever, many times, once...
==> Something that starts in pasts up to present
= Recently, lately, so far, today...

​Differences

​No
time
specified
in the past

​starts in past
goes to present

Have (not) = plural, you, I
Has (not) = 3rd person singular
+
participle
=> Regular verbs = +ED
=> Irregular = 3rd Column

​Remember
Present Perfect
I have eaten snails

Multiple Choice

I ... to Madrid recently.

• haven't been

• hasn't been

• haven't be

• hasn't be

Multiple Choice

We ... to the beach in Benidorm twice.

• have been

• have be

• has were

• have were

Multiple Choice

We ....... Japanese so far.

• have never studied

• have studied never

• have never study

• never have studied

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​Past Simple

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Present Perfect

Multiple Choice

My parents ............... in Makkah for all their lives.

• have lived

• has lived

• live

Multiple Choice

Paul .... a love letter to Jane last night.

• has written

• wrote

Multiple Choice

Sandy ..... to Harry for a month .

• hasn't spoken

• didn't speak

Multiple Choice

When .... you born?

I ... in 1996.

• have ...been / have been

• were / was

Multiple Choice

He ......... married for ten years and he has still married now.

• was

• has been

Multiple Choice

We ..... to the cinema last week.

• went

• have gone

Multiple Choice

My mum ___________________ a new mobile phone yesterday.

• has bought

• bought

• have bought

Multiple Choice

Emma _________ _____________ us for ages.

• didn't visit

• haven't visited

• hasn't visited

Multiple Choice

I ____________________ here since 2008.

• has lived

• lived

• have lived

Multiple Choice

What ______________ for dinner last night? (eat/you)

• did you eat

• did you ate

• you did eat

• you did ate

Multiple Choice

She______________________ here since 1999. (live)

• has live

• has lived

• lived

• have lived

Multiple Choice

__________________________ to the cinema last night?(you, go)

• Have you go

• Have you gone

• Did you go

• Did you gone

Multiple Choice

My father ... in the company for two months.

• have worked

• works

• worked

• has worked

Multiple Choice

Hana ... in the hospital last year.

• work

• works

• worked

• has worked

With Past Simple
not with present perfect

This morning I had breakfast
This morning, I have had breakfast.

​Careful with
This morning

Multiple Choice

She ... up early this morning.

• wake

• wakes

• woke

• waking

Multiple Choice

The cat ... for an hour

• sleep

• slept

• has slept

• have slept

Multiple Choice

My mother ... for breakfast this morning.

• doesn't cook

• don't cook

• didn't cook

• hasn't cook

Multiple Choice

Peter ____ football yesterday.

• played

• has played

• have played

• play

Multiple Choice

Last year we ____ to Italy.

• go

• have gone

• went

• goed