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COURSE GUIDE TOPIC GRAMMAR TIME OF WORK

English IV 1 Life Experiences Past simple and Present 8 hours

perfect with (yet, just,
already).

Objectives:
● Recognize the structures of the simple past and the present perfect tenses.
● Use the adverbs (yet, just, already) correctly within the present perfect tense.
● Talk about daily experiences using past simple and present perfect.
● Develop the different activities proposed along this guide.

PRESENTATION

Dear student, after developing this guide you will be able to find the differences between the past
simple and the present perfect tense. The main idea is that you use those two tenses to talk about
experiences in the past and along your life.

● Initial reflection

Along the time, you have had the chance to learn and use English in different situations. Thus, you
will answer the following questions:

1. When did you learn colors in English?

● _____________________________
2. How long have you studied the English language?
● ________________________________________

According to the previous exercise, was it easy or difficult for you to answer the two
questions? Yes? - No? / Why?

I. . APPROPRIATION

1. PAST SIMPLE TENSE (Review)

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3JE4ElweDE

2. PRESENT PERFECT
 WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXN8hY0WwGg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9GlEYf8_5I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-r7daaxsbk

Additional resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppFv1hlMHjI

https://www.aprendeinglessila.com/2013/05/presente-perfecto-just-already-yet-since-for/

II. PRACTICE

Develop the following exercises

A. Write the words in the correct order. Use the past simple tense.

1. swam / beach / I / the / at / sea / in / the

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2. football / children / the / park / the / in / played

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3. keys / you / did / find / your / ?

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4. the / left / we / hotel / bags / our / at

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5. school / she / to / didn't / yesterday / go

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6. at / meeting / he / was / the / ?

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7. night / we / good / went / a / to / last / restaurant

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8. study / he / exam / didn't / the / for

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9. did / bag / where / buy / you / that / ?

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10. do / their / didn’t / homework / they / English

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B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present
perfect tense.

1. She _______________ (not/study) for the exam.

2. Adam and Natalie _______________ (live) together for 3 years.

3. Where _____ he _____ (go)?

4. We ______________ (not/leave) yet.

5. I ______________ (want) a new car for a long time.

6. _____ the bus _____ (arrive) yet?

7. They ____ (bring) their children with them.

8. _____ you ever _____ (see) a shooting star?

9. _____ you _____ (be) to Asia?

10. I _______________ (not / have) a good experience

C. Rewrite the sentences using present perfect. Put the correct adverb (already, just, yet) in
the right place in the sentence.

Example: We / yet / drink / water

We haven’t drunk water yet.

a) She / already / know / all her neighbors in a week

……………………………………………………………………………
b) The postman /yet / not arrive
……………………………………………………………………………
c) yet / You / eat breakfast?
……………………………………………………………………………
d) My son / go / already / to bed
……………………………………………………………………………
 e) You / not be bored / yet / in your job?
……………………………………………………………………………
f) I / not be / yet / in your new house
……………………………………………………………………………
g) He / take just / a shower
……………………………………………………………………………
h) The programme / yet / not start
……………………………………………………………………………
i) We / watch already / that film twice
……………………………………………………………………………
j) You / not miss yet/ the bus
……………………………………………………………………………

D. Look at the table below and write the things Juana and John did and have done, according
to time (yesterday, last week, along life). Follow the examples.

Time Juana John

Watch Study Cook Watch Study Cook

movies economics dinner movies arts dinner

Yesterday ✔ X X X X ✔

Last week X ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔

Along life ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ X ✔

a) Yesterday:
Juana watched movies. She did not study economics. She did not cooked dinner.
John…
b) Last week:
Juana…
John…
c) Along life:
Juana…
John…
E. Read the story and then complete the questions below.

THE OLD COLONEL

I think I have had a very interesting life. I'm 73 now and I don't work anymore. I was in the army for
51 years. I retired when I was 69. I have been to so many countries that I can't remember all of them.
I've been to Australia six or seven times and to South Africa three times. I have also been once to
Russia but I didn't like it at all: much too cold for me!

They say that love is the greatest thing and I agree. I've been married four times but never for more
than five years. I don't think women really understand me!

I've never been on television, but I've been on the radio once. It was a programme about life in the
military about twenty years ago. I met the Prime Minister on the same day. Actually, I've met a lot
of famous people: members of the royal family, famous politicians and also famous cinema and
television personalities. I've never met the American President though which is a pity.

Because I've travelled a lot, I've seen a lot of wonderful things and have also eaten and drunk some
strange foods and drinks. I ate cat and rat in India and drank something called Mirto on a little island
in Italy many years ago.

Use the verbs in brackets to write the questions. Use past simple or present perfect.

a) What ________ before retiring? (do)

a. He worked in the army.
b) How long _____he _____ in the army? (be)
a. For 51 years.
c) How many times _____ he _____ to Australia? (go)
a. Six or seven times.
d) ___ he ____ Russia? (like)
a. No, it was too cold and hates it.
e) Why ____ he ____married so many times? (get)
a. Because women don't understand him.
f) Has he ever ________ on the radio? (be)
a. Yes, he has. But never on TV.
g) When ____ he ____ the prime minister? (meet)
a. When he was on the radio.
h) Has he ____ the American president? (meet)
a. No, he hasn't but he wants to.
i) Where ___ he___ cat and rat? (eat)
a. In India.
j) Where ____he ____Mirto? (drink)
In Italy.
F. Listen to two songs and identify five sentences in past simple in ‘Summer Nights’ and five
sentences in present perfect in ‘I still haven't found what I'm looking for’. Write the sentences
in the chart below.

Summer Nights (Grease) - Olivia Newton John I still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2
and John Travolta
Past simple: Present perfect:
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

Summer Nights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K54NMx1zqc

I still haven't found what I'm looking for:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdCJRybAtso

Additional resources:

https://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-past-exercises.html

https://www.really-learn-english.com/present-perfect-exercises.html

https://es.lyricstraining.com/play/coldplay/yellow/UDLkEvrcHD#ibc

https://es.lyricstraining.com/play/queen/we-are-the-champions-live/HDLkEvrm1D#ibc

III. PRODUCTION

MY LIFE EXPERIENCES SO FAR…

Make a video in which you talk about things you did when you were a child and things you have
done along your life. Include experiences you consider important, special, rare, unique, etc. Use
past simple and present perfect along your speech. The recording must last three minutes. *This
activity is optional. Each teacher can propose other activities
 REFERENCES

https://www.aprendeinglessila.com/2013/05/presente-perfecto-just-already-yet-since-for/
https://www.esl-lounge.com
https://www.really-learn-english.com
https://www.superprof.es
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-r7daaxsbk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppFv1hlMHjI
https://7esl.com/present-perfect-tense/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3JE4ElweDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXN8hY0WwGg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9GlEYf8_5I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-r7daaxsbk
https://www.curso-ingles.com/practicar/canciones/olivia-newton-john-and-john-travolta/summer-
nights-grease
https://www.curso-ingles.com/practicar/ejercicios/past-simple-2
https://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-past-exercises.html
https://www.really-learn-english.com/present-perfect-exercises.html
https://es.lyricstraining.com/play/coldplay/yellow/UDLkEvrcHD#ibc
https://es.lyricstraining.com/play/queen/we-are-the-champions-live/HDLkEvrm1D#ibc