Activity 2: Past Simple and Present Perfect

Identify the past simple tense in the following sentence: She ate an apple yesterday.

• ate

• eats

• eaten

• eating

Form the present perfect tense of the verb 'go'.

• going

• gones

• went

• gone

Differentiate between past simple and present perfect in the sentence: I have finished my homework vs. I finished my homework.

• The sentence 'I have finished my homework' is in the past continuous tense, while 'I finished my homework' is in the past simple tense.

• The sentence 'I have finished my homework' is in the present perfect tense, while 'I finished my homework' is in the past simple tense.

• The sentence 'I have finished my homework' is in the future perfect tense, while 'I finished my homework' is in the past simple tense.

• The sentence 'I have finished my homework' is in the past simple tense, while 'I finished my homework' is in the present perfect tense.

Use an irregular verb in past simple tense in a sentence.

• I buyed a new book last week.

• She went to the store yesterday.

• He eated his lunch quickly.

• They swim in the pool yesterday.

Identify the time expression for present perfect tense in the sentence: They have already left.

• already

• just now

• tomorrow

• next week

Conjugate the regular verb 'play' in past simple tense.

• playd

• playd

• played

• playd

Identify the past simple tense in the sentence: He ran to catch the bus.

• jumped

• ran

• swam

• walked

Form the present perfect tense of the verb 'write'.

• writen

• wroteen

• written

• writed

Differentiate between past simple and present perfect in the sentence: She has visited Paris vs. She visited Paris.

• She is visiting Paris

• The present perfect tense ('has visited') is used to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time before now, while the past simple tense ('visited') is used to describe an action that happened at a specific time in the past.

• She has never visited Paris

• She will visit Paris

Use an irregular verb in past simple tense in a sentence.

• He eated his lunch quickly.

• They swim in the pool last weekend.

• She went to the store yesterday.

• I writed a letter to my friend.