I HAVE DONE VS I DID

Contenido
Present perfect and past simple (I have done vs I did) ............................................................... 3
EXERCISES ................................................................................................................................. 5
Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. Always use the present perfect where
possible................................................................................................................................. 5
Decide if the sentences are right or wrong and correct the wrong ones. ............................... 5
Which sentence/question is correct? .................................................................................... 5

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Present perfect and past simple (I have done vs I did)

Try to understand this situation:

Tom is looking for his key. He cant find it.

He has lost his key (present perfect)

This means that he doesnt have his key right now.

Now Tom has found his key. He has it now.

Has he lost his key? No, he has found it
Did he lose his key? Yes, he did
He lost his key (past simple) but now he has found it (present perfect)

The present perfect is a present tense. It always show us about the situation
nowadays. tom has lost his key (He doesnt have his key now)

The past simple tell us only about the past. If somebody says tom lost his key, this
doesnt mean he has or not the ley right now.

Do not use the present perfect if the situation now is different:

Theyve gone away. Theyll be back next week (they are away now)
They went away, but I think theyre back now (not theyve gone)

You can use the present perfect for new or recent happenings:
-

Ive repaired the TV. It is working now

Jim has won the lottery!

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Use the past simple (not the present perfect) for things that are not recent or new:

Mozart was a composer, He wrote more than 600 pieces (not has written)

My mother grew up in Scotland (not has grown)

We use the present perfect to give new information. But if we continue to talk about
it, we normally use the past simple:
- Ive burnt myself!
- How did you do that? (not have you done )
-I picked uo a hot plate (not have picked)

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EXERCISES

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. Always use the
present perfect where possible.
1. I cant get in. I ___________ (lost) my key
2. The office is empty now. Everybody _________(go)home
3. I mean to call you last night but I ___________(forget).
4. Helen __________(go) to Egypt for a week, but shes back at home now.

Decide if the sentences are right or wrong and correct the wrong ones.
1. Do you know about Mary? Shes given up her job
2. My mother has grown up in Madrid
3. How many plays has Shakespeare written?
4. Ive cut my finger. It hurts!
5. Drugs become a big problem everywhere

Which sentence/question is correct?

1)

a) Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

b) Alexander Fleming just discovered penicillin.

2)

a) Did he ride his bike two hours ago?

b) Did he ride his bike yet?

3)

a) We have cleaned the car last Thursday.

b) We have just cleaned the car.

4)

a) My grandmother has already got up.

b) My grandmother got up an hour ago.

5)

a) I have not visited my uncle two weeks ago.

b) I have not visited my uncle yet.

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