Sentence 1 --->I went bungee jumping in 2019

Sentence 2 --> I have gone bungee jumping.

Sentence 1 --> Ana flew in an airplane two weeks ago.

Sentence 2 --> Ana has flown in an airplane.

Sentence 1 --> I didn't try skydiving on my last vacation.

Sentence 2 --> I haven't tried skydiving or I have never tried skydiving.

What's the difference between sentence 1 and sentence 2?

Do they have the same structure?

NO. Sentence 1 is what you already know "Simple Past Tense" don't forget the
pattern is...

(+) Subject + verbs in PAST (regular or irregular) + complement

(-) Subject + didn't + verb in PRESENT + complement

(?) DID + subject + verb in PRESENT + complement? Yes, subject DID. / No,
subject DIDN'T.

WH-word + DID + subject + verb in PRESENT + complement?

When do I use Simple Past tense?

We use the Past tense to talk about finished events-you talk about a finished
time.

Past Time Expressions-->yesterday, last night, last month, two months ago, in
2006) E.g.

* I visited the Lake Titicaca in 2015.

* My friend did parasailing last year.

* Did you do any extreme sport on your last vacation?

What about the verbs: Irregular and Regulars?

Yes, there are two kinds of verbs in the past form. Regular Verbs have an ED
ending -->

*worked *played *tried *jumped

On the other hand...Irregular Verbs have a different form sometimes it juts

changes a letter, sometimes it is the same or it changes completely (check
the List of Irregular Verbs in the documents icon)

*run-ran *cut-cut *ride-rode *fly-flew *go-went

So...is it correct to say: I didn't ride a camel in my life?

NO. When you say "in my life" it refers to a time period that is not finished
yet (todavìa) I mean you are still alive and you may do this activity in the
future or near future.

Uhmm, what do I use then?

Check sentences 2: What do they have in common? I mean do you see

any grammar pattern(patrón)?

a) I have gone bungee jumping.

b) Ana has flown in an airplane.

c) I haven't tried skydiving or I have never tried skydiving

Great! they all start with a subject and followed by have or has-and then a
strange verb.

Wait it is not simple past verb. well, except for tried because it is regular
but the other two?

You know we have the List of Verbs in the documents icon go check the list
there. We are using the THIRD column (past participle) in the affirmative,
negative and interrogative form. We always use them.

*go - went - gone *fly - flew - flown *ride - rode -

ridden *try-tried (regular verbs keep the ED ending in past participle)

Ok. But HAVE isn't it tener in Spanish?

Nop. IT is an auxiliary verb that mean in Spanish (ha, has, he, hemos, etc-
conjugacion)
but...WHY!!!!???!!! Why do I use have and then past participle?

We use Have / HAS + verb in PAST PARTICIPLE to write sentences that talk
about experiences or past experiences. and this structure is called Present
Perfect.

Past experiences? so it's past?

Yes and no. You say the experience or past experience but you DO NOT say
WHEN they have happened it's just like a general info you don't give specific
details so time expressions like yesterday, last night, two years ago, in 2019
are NOT USED.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE for experiences ok. I understand but why some
subjects with Have and others with Has?

a) I have gone bungee jumping.

b) Ana has flown in an airplane.

What is the pronoun for Ana: I-she-they? What person is it: first person-
second person- third person singular?

PRESENT PERFECT STRUCTURE

(+) I-We-You-They + HAVE + Verb in PAST PARTICIPLE (regular or

irregular-third column)

(+) He-She-It + HAS + Verb in PAST PARTICIPLE (regular or irregular-

third column)

(-) I-We-You-They + HAVEN'T + Verb in PAST PARTICIPLE (regular or

irregular-third column)

(-) He-She-It + HASN'T + Verb in PAST PARTICIPLE (regular or irregular-

third column)

(?) HAVE + I-We-You-They + Verb in PAST PARTICIPLE (regular or

irregular-third column)?

(?) HAS + He-She-It + Verb in PAST PARTICIPLE (regular or irregular-

third column)?

Does this tense have expressions?

Well, they are adverbs. In this unit we will use these:

EVER (usually used in questions, it means alguna vez --> Have you ever bought
something expensive?)
NEVER (when we use it the auxiliary verb goes in the affirmative form--> I
have never eaten sushi.)

ONCE-TWICE-THREE TIMES-MANY TIMES ( to say how many times the activities

has been repeated

--> Mariela has seen Toy

Story many times)

JUST (for recent event that have just happened --> I have just had lunch.)

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But there are some more like ALREADY (ya) YET (it means "ya" in
questions and "todavía" in negative sentences)

LATELY-RECENTLY (recientemente-ultimamente). THIS MORNING (if it is still

morning) SINCE (desde)

So the main difference is We use the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE for a period of
time that continues from the past until now EXPERIENCES without
(sin) specific time expression. and we use SIMPLE PAST TENSE for a finished
time in the past WE SAY WHEN.

It hasn't rained this week. // It

didn't rain last week.

Have you ever done any extreme sport? (in your whole life) // Did you ever
do any extreme sport? (at some
point
last year)

PRESENT PERFECT --> unspecific past time --> HAVE/HAS + VERB IN PAST
PARTICIPLE (+ - ?)

SIMPLE PAST --> specific past time --> VERB IN PAST FORM (+)