Transcript WELCOME TO BASIC 5

The differences between:
The Past Simple and
Present Perfect tenses
Simple Past
Past Events
DEFINITE TIME IN THE PAST
Specific time
(definite time)
play
played
They _________soccer
REGULAR
VERB.
YESTERDAY
Play + ed
Specific time
(definite time)
see
a movie
saw movie
They ________a
IRREGULAR
VERB.
see
last Sunday.
saw
Negative
sentences
Specific time
(definite time)
go
To school
He
wentgo
didn’t
IRREGULAR
VERB.
to school
last week.
didn’t + go
Present perfect
for
ACTIONS - EVENTS
EXPERIENCES
NO SPECIFIC TIME
go
have
Specific time
(definite time)
past
participle
No Specific time
have gone to the beach twice.
I _______________
went the beach last January.
I ______to
see
Specific time
(definite time)
have
past
participle
No Specific time
have seen Spider Man several times.
I _____________
saw
I ______the
movie Spider Man in 2009 and in 2011
hear
have
Specific time
(definite time)
past
participle
No Specific time
have heard Ahmed’s new song. twice.
I _____________
heard Ahmed’s new song last Friday.
I ________
Present Perfect
Affirmative= have / has
Pronoun
Aux. Verb
I
A
B
Principal Verb.
Negative= haven’t / hasn’t
Complement.
studied
English.
You
have
played
soccer with my friends
We
haven’t
seen
that movie twice.
they
gone
to that concert.
He
studied
Japanese.
has
Cooked
ceviche and cabrito.
hasn’t
worked
late twice this weekend.
She
It
The verb changes in past participle.
YES / NO QUESTIONS (Confirmation)
You have studied English.
Yes, I have
Have
you
auxiliary
have
has
studied English?
No, I haven’t
I
studied
English?
You
played
soccer with my friends?
We
seen
that movie twice?
they
gone
to that concert?
He
studied
Japanese?
She
cooked
ceviche and cabrito?
It
worked
late twice this weekend?
We use the PRESENT PERFECT
for a period of time that continues
from the past until now
We use the PAST SIMPLE for
finished time in the past
For example
yesterday,last week,
For example
from 1985 to 1991
today, this week,since 1967
unfinished
finished
today
yesterday
past
now
past
Use past tense to ask WHEN...?
time until now
WHAT TIME .....?
past
now
now
Present Perfect uses:
 Something that happened at some unspecified
time in someone's life (or other period of time that
continues up until the present)
I've been to Japan.
( I went to Japan at some time in my life. We don't
know when or how many times.)
Present Perfect uses:
Something that started in the past and continues
up until now
I've lived in Madrid for five years.
( I moved here five years ago and I still live here now)
Present Perfect uses:
Something that happened in the past and has some
result or relevance to the present.
I've spilt some tea.
(You recently spilt some tea. There's tea on the floor. It
needs cleaning up)
Activies:
Put the verb in the present perfect or the past simple:
have bought
1. A:Look! I ………………………..(buy)
a beautiful dress.
did you ………..
buy it?
B: When …….
has lost
2.She can’t get into her house because she ……………………(lose)
her keys.
moved
3. My brother ……………………
( move ) to Zagreb two years ago.
didn’t know
4. I ……………………..
( not know ) about that last night.
have visited
5. I love travelling and I ………………………….(visit)
many countries.
came
6. Be careful! His dad …………….(
come ) out of prison
a month ago.
Have you ever …………..
been ( be) to the USA ?
7. …………
started
8. Tom …………………….
( start ) school in 1999.
Did
see
9. ………..
you ………………(
see ) the film on TV last night?
haven’t seen
10.I ………………………(
not see ) him today ,
saw
but I …………(
see )his brother yesterday.
did he …………….(
come
11. What time ………
come ) home last night?
was
Mum ……………..(
be ) very upset.
Match a sentence on the left with an explanation on
the right.
SENTENCE
EXPLANATION
1) They've bought a
a. We bought it a year
new flat.
ago and we still
have it.
2) We've had it for a
year.
b. They bought it
recently. This is
news.
Match a sentence on the left with an
explanation on the right.
SENTENCE
EXPLANATION
1) I went to Australia
a) This happened at
last summer.
2) I've been to
Australia.
some time in my life
b) This happened at a
specific time in the
past.
Match a sentence on the left with an
explanation on the right.
SENTENCE
1) I've known him
since I was at
school.
2) I knew him when I
was at school.
EXPLANATION
a) I met him when I was
at school and we are
still in touch.
b) This happened at some
time in my life
Choose the correct verb forms and then
ask your partner the questions.
1) How long are you doing / did you do / have you
done your present job?
2) How long did you do / have you done the job
before that?
3) Did you have / have you had dinner yet?
4) Did you ever / have you ever played tennis when
you were at school?
Choose the correct verb forms and then ask
your partner the questions.
1)
How many hours did you work / have you worked today?
2)
How many countries have you visited / did you visit?
3)
Where did you go / have you been the last time you went
abroad?
4)
How long have you stayed / did you stay there?
5)
Tell me everything you have eaten / you ate today?
6)
Did you do / have you done any physical exercise recently?
Choose the correct verb forms and then ask
your partner the questions.
 How long are you doing / did you do / have you done your
present job?
 How long did you do / have you done the job before that?
 Did you have / have you had dinner yet?
 Did you ever / have you ever played truant when you were
at school?
 How many hours did you work / have you worked today?
Choose the correct verb forms and then
ask your partner the questions.
 How many countries have you visited / did you visit?
 Where did you go / have you been the last time you
went abroad?
 How long have you stayed / did you stay there?
 Tell me everything you have eaten / you ate today?
 Did you do / have you done any physical exercise
recently?
Well Done!
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