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    The document discusses the difference between the past simple and present perfect verb tenses. The present perfect is used to describe actions that have occurred in an unspecified time in the past or are connected to the present. It uses time expressions like "since", "already", or "yet". The past simple describes finished actions that occurred at a specific time in the past, using time expressions like "yesterday" or "last year". Examples are provided of sentences using each tense along with timelines illustrating their use. The document concludes with an exercise to identify the correct verb tense in sample sentences.

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    The document discusses the difference between the past simple and present perfect verb tenses. The present perfect is used to describe actions that have occurred in an unspecified time in the past or are connected to the present. It uses time expressions like "since", "already", or "yet". The past simple describes finished actions that occurred at a specific time in the past, using time expressions like "yesterday" or "last year". Examples are provided of sentences using each tense along with timelines illustrating their use. The document concludes with an exercise to identify the correct verb tense in sample sentences.

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    The document discusses the difference between the past simple and present perfect verb tenses. The present perfect is used to describe actions that have occurred in an unspecified time in the past or are connected to the present. It uses time expressions like "since", "already", or "yet". The past simple describes finished actions that occurred at a specific time in the past, using time expressions like "yesterday" or "last year". Examples are provided of sentences using each tense along with timelines illustrating their use. The document concludes with an exercise to identify the correct verb tense in sample sentences.

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    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT

    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT


    Introduction
    Can you identify the verb tense in each sentence?

    • Lots of people have been


    to summer festivals
    recently.
    • Lots of people went to
    Rock in Rio two years
    ago.
    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    The Present Perfect is used to express…

    • actions in the past connected


    to the present;
    Ex.: Jack has just finished his
    homework.
    • actions which happened at an
    unspecified time in the past;
    the time of the action is not
    mentioned.
    Ex.: Kate cannot write because
    she has broken her arm.
    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    Present Perfect
    Time expressions

    • Since • Just
    • For • Ever
    • Recently / lately • Never
    • Already • So far
    • Yet
    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    The Past Simple is used…

    • to talk about finished actions


    in the past. The time of the
    action is usually stated.
    I saw Niagara Falls last year.
    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    Past Simple
    Time expressions

    • Yesterday
    • Last night / week, month, etc.
    • Three days / weeks / months ago
    • Then
    • In 1877
    • Etc.
    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    Timeline – Present Perfect
    Now

    Past Future

    Jack has just finished his homework.

    Action in the past connected to the present


    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    Timeline – Present Perfect
    Now

    Past
    ? ??? Future

    Kate can’t write because she


    has broken her arm.

    Action at an unspecified time in the past


    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    Timeline – Past Simple
    Now

    X Future
    Past

    I saw Niagara Falls last year.

    Finished action in the past


    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    TIME TO PRACTISE
    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    Circle the correct verb form.

    1. My best friend has gone / went to Rock in Rio


    this summer.
    2. He has sent / sent an email last weekend.
    3. I have never been / never was to a summer
    festival.
    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
    Circle the correct verb form.

    4. But I saw / have seen lots of YouTube videos of


    Rock in Rio. It’s super!
    5. My friend has downloaded /downloaded
    thousands of videos and clips of his favourite
    bands for the past five years.
    6. I was really surprised when my parents gave /
    have given me a 3-day pass to Rock in Rio
    yesterday.
    PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT

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