!
Past Simple + Present Perfect Negative and Interrogative:
I HAVE
PAST SIMPLE
The past simple is used to talk about finished actions/events
SEEN IT in the past. Time expressions such as yesterday, last
ALL
week/month/year, 1 hour/2 days/a month ago are often
used with the past simple.
“I decided to work out last night."
“She went to the supermarket 2 days ago."
PRESENT PERFECT
This activity aims to practice: Use the present perfect to talk about:
Past Simple + Present Perfect 1. An action/event that began in the past and continues
(or has an effect) in the present.
“I have studied since noon."
2. An action that has just been completed.
USEFUL VERBS
“They have just made dinner."
Practice / Go / Do / Collect / Play
3. Experiences we have had in our lifetime.
KEY VOCABULARY
“I have swum with sharks."
Soccer / Tennis / Work out / Swim / Game
Time expressions such as just, already, yet, this
PRACTICE week/month/year are often used with the present perfect.
Write down 10 good things you DID last “She has already arrived to my house."
week and read it to one of your family "The haven’t been there yet."
members.
The Present Perfect in a sentence:
The present perfect of any verb is composed of two
elements: the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to have,
plus the past participle of the main verb.
Subject + have/has + past participle + complement
"She has already been promoted twice."
"They have played the piano for 8 years."
NEGATIVE
Past Simple + Present Perfect
For the negative form of the present perfect, we must use
the auxiliary “have” + “not”, always before the verb in
past participle.
Subject + has/have + not (hasn't/haven't) + past participle + complement
“She hasn’t finished her homework."
“They have not done a great job."
On the other hand, for the past simple we use “did not”
(didn’t) to make a negative sentence for regular and irregular
verbs. The main verb of a past simple negative sentence is
always in its infinitive form, except “To Be” and modal verbs
such as “Can”.
Subject + did + not (didn't) + verb in base form + complement
“We didn’t see him there."
“I did not believe what I saw."
Subject + was/were + not (wasn’t/weren’t) + complement
“She was not ready for the meeting."
INTERROGATIVE
To make a question in present perfect, put “have” or “has” in
front of the subject and keep the verb in past participle.
Add WH- questions before “have” or “has” if you want specific
information.
Have/has + subject + past participle + complement?
“Have you been to Tokyo?"
(Wh-) + have/has + subject + past participle + complement?
“Where have you lived?"
For the interrogative simple past form we use the auxiliary
"did" before the subject, and keep the verb in it’s infinitive
form.
Did + subject + verb + (complement)?
“Did she go dancing with you?"