PAST SIMPLE
Salí a pasear con mi perro ayer. He salido a pasear con mi perro.
Uses:
 Started and Finished
actions in the past. (time)
 Tell habits or routines
from the past. (time)
 Series of events in past,
no details. (time)
+) s+v(past(2))+c
I ate pizza yesterday
-) s+didn’t +v+c
I didn’t eat pizza
yesterday
?)Did+ s+v+c?
Did Shakira eat pizza
yesterday?
+ Yes, she did
-No, she didn’t
SIGNAL WORDS:
- Yesterday
- Last week, last month, last
year, last century
- 5 minutes ago
- in+years=in 1998
PRESENT PERFECT
Uses:
 Action started in past and
continues in my present.
 Experiences (no time)
 Recent events
+)s+has/have+v(part3)+c
I have eaten pizza in Italia
-)s+hasn’t/haven’t+v(part3)+c
I haven’t eaten pizza in Italia
?) Have/has+ s+ verb (part)+c+?
Has Shakira eaten pizza in Italia?
+ Yes, she has
-No, she hasn’t
SIGNAL WORDS:
- ever (-) ever(?)
I haven’t ever gone to Panama
Has Juanito ever gone to Panama?
- never (+)
I have never gone to Panama
- since: specific time
Teacher Karen has worked in Tedu since 2020
- for: periods of time
Teacher Karen has worked in Tedu for 3 years
-yet (-)
I haven’t done my homework yet.