P1 Review - Mastery

If CONTINUOUS VERBS refer to actions that are ongoing or in progress, PERFECT VERBS refer to these types of actions.

When we use perfect tenses, we have to remember to use this type of verb form

Choose the best structure for Present Perfect.

(there are three options)

• have been + verb-ing

• has been + verb ing

• have + pp

• has + pp

• have/has + adverb + pp

Choose the best structure for Past Perfect

(there are two options)

• had + adverb + pp

• had + adverb + verb-ing

• had been + verb-ing

• had + verb-ing

• had/hadn't + pp

We know that THE PERFECT ASPECT is used to talk about past events. However, There is a difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple. Choose the statement that best explains this difference.

• The Past Simple is used to refer events or actions that happened at a specific time in the past, so it provides more details. While the Present Perfect is used to talk about events that happened sometime in the past without mentioning specifically when it happened. We can say that the Present Perfect only mentions a general experience.

• The Present Perfect is only used to talk about things that happen in the past and continue in the present, while the Past Simple refers to things that happen and finish in the past.

• The Present Perfect refers to past events what occur at a specific event in the past. While the Past Simple also talks about events that occur in the past but without mentioning any detail of the time when it happened.

• There is no difference and this is a trick questions. The teacher is trying to confuse me but I will not fall for his cheap tricks.

We already know that the Past Pertfect and the Past Simple are structured differently. In what way do there verb tenses differ and/or complement each other.

• The Past Perfect functions as a complement for and with the Past Simple. I mean We typically use the Past Perfect to refer to actions that happen before another action in the past.

• The Past Perfect refers to actions that happened after other actions in Past Simple. It works as a complement and they always go together in texts.

• The Past Simple refers to actions or events that happen before other actions or events in the past, typically Past Perfect actions.

• The Past Perfect and the Past simple refer to actions that occur simultaniously in the past during a specific time.

Choose the function that best describes the following statement.

David has lived in germany for 9 years.

• general experience (up to the present time), completed actions that no longer continues

• even that started (or didn't start) in the past and continues in the present

• action that happened or (didn't happen) (and finished) sometime in the past, completed action that no longer continues

Choose the function that best describes the following statement.

Tanya has been to Paris like 3 times already. She probaly won't enjoy it as much this time around.

• general experience (up to the present time)

• even that started (or didn't start) in the past and continues in the present

• action that happened or (didn't happen) (and finished) sometime in the past.

Choose the function that best describes the following statement.

Michelle Yeoh has never won and Oscar even though she's had a remarkable career in acting.

• general experience (up to the present time)

• even that started (or didn't start) in the past and continues in the present

• action that happened or (didn't happen) (and finished) sometime in the past.

Choose the sentence that best combines the following sentences:

Angela ate spoiled food at the market.

Angela got sick.

• Angela got sick becuase she had eaten spoiled food at the market.

• Angela got sick because she ate spoiled food at the market.

• Angela had got sick because she had eaten spoiled food at the market.

• Angela had got sick because she ate spoiled food at the market.