Present Perfect Tense

vs

Past Simple Tense

Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica
Present Perfect Tense Past Simple Tense
I have worked I worked
Have I worked? Did I work ?
I didn’t work
I haven’t worked

He has gone He went

Has he gone? Did he go ?
He hasn’t gone He didn’t go
Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica
We use the PRESENT PERFECT We use the PAST SIMPLE for
for a period of time that continues finished time in the past
For example
from the past until now
For example yesterday,last week,

today, this week,since 1967 from 1985 to 1991

unfinished finished

today yesterday

past now past now

time until now Use past tense to ask WHEN...?

WHAT TIME .....?
past now
Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica
 Present Perfect Tense Past Simple Tense
I have washed my hair.
I washed my hair yesterday.
( It is clean now)

Mum has gone to work.

Mum went to work ten minutes ago.
(She isn’t here now )

It hasn’t rained this week. It didn’t rain last week.

Have you ever been to London? Did you go to London last year?
(in your life, until now )

I have never visited the USA. I visited New York last week.

He has lived in Šibenik since 1966. He lived in Šibenik in 1966.

(He lives in Šibenik) ( He doesn’t live in Šibenik any more)

Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica
 REMEMBER !
Present Perfect Tense
- action in the past ( we don’t know when ) with
a result NOW ( present )

Past Simple Tense

- we know exactly when an action happened in
the past, it has nothing to do with NOW (present)

Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica
 I. Read the sentences and correct the verbs
that are wrong.
1.I haven’t done my homework yesterday.
… wrong – I didn’t do...
2. He was sick last week.
… right …
3.Have you seen Peter?
… right…
4.When have you seen Mary?
… wrong – did you see…
5.My granny died in 1994.
… right…

Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica
6. It’s cold here. Somebody has opened the window.
… right…
7. He has opened the window two hours ago.
… wrong – opened …
8. Did you ever visit Paris?
Yes, I was there last year.
… wrong – Have you visited ..

9. Where’s Bob ? He’s gone to school.

… right…
10.Mum is angry. They have broken her favourite vase last
night.
… wrong – broke…
11. When did they arrive?
… right…

Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica
Put the verb in the present perfect or
the past simple
have bought
1. A:Look! I ………………………..(buy) a beautiful dress.
did you ………..
B: When ……. buy it?

has lost
2.She can’t get into her house because she ……………………(lose)
her keys.

moved
3. My brother …………………… ( move ) to Zagreb two years ago.

didn’t know
4. I …………………….. ( not know ) about that last night.
have visited
5. I love travelling and I ………………………….(visit) many countries.
.
Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica
 came
6. Be careful! His dad …………….( come ) out of prison
a month ago.
Have you ever …………..
7. ………… been ( be) to the USA ?

started
8. Tom ……………………. ( start ) school in 1999.

Did
9. ……….. see
you ………………( see ) the film on TV last night?

haven’t seen
10.I ………………………( not see ) him today ,
saw
but I …………( see )his brother yesterday.
did he …………….(
11. What time ……… come come ) home last night?
was
Mum ……………..( be ) very upset.

Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica
WELL DONE !

Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica