A2 Grammar: Simple Past vs Present Perfect

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English
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8th Grade
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Instituto de Inglés
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1.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
We use (a) to talk about experiences, actions that happened at an unespecified time in the past, or an action that started in the past and continues or is still relevant now (unfinished actions).
We use (b) to talk about actions or events that started and finished at a specific time in the past (completed actions).
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
To write sentences, we use the following structures...
Present Perfect Affirmative: (a)
Present Perfect Negative: (b)
Past Simple Affirmative: (c)
Past SImple Negative: (d)
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
We use the Present Perfect with FOR and SINCE to talk about unfinished actions, the point in time when an action starts.
We use (a) when we say the beginning of the time period.
We use (b) when we say the duration of the time period.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
since
June
since
2:30
for
three months
since
2019
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
We use the Present Perfect with some adverbs to talk about time:
to talk about something that happened very recently
yet
to ask if something that we expected has happened or to say that something hasn't happened
just
for something that happened previously or sooner than expected
already
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
20 sec • 5 pts
I haven't cooked dinner (a) , sorry!
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
20 sec • 5 pts
We've (a) done our homework, so can we go out?
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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