SIMPLE PAST or

PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE

 We use it when the action in the PAST is

DEFINITE.
DEFINITE

Last Monday, I had a difficult test.

When I was a child, I studied at that

school.
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
 We use it when the action in the PAST is
INDEFINITE.
DEFINITE
??????
We have studied at Unesa .
NO TIME!!!

??????
I have gone to Brazil many times.
NO TIME!!!
• I ___________
HAD an interesting class last
night. (have)
DID YOU SEE
• _____________ that new dress Susan
bought last week? (you/see)
• Sergio _________________
HASN’T BOUGHT that new
house on the beach. (not/buy)
HAS LOST
• Edward _____________ his keys again.
(lose)
STOPPED
• The police __________ me on my way
home last night. (stop)
• I _____________
WENT to the movies three
times last week. But I ____________
DIDN’T LIKE any
of the films. (go) (not/like)
• I _______________
HAVEN’T TALKED to Louis for a long
time. (talk/not)
• HAVE
___________________
YOU JUST ARRIVED ? (you/just/arrive)
• “Is Mr. Nakajima in?” “No, he
__________________
HAS ALREADY GONE home. (already/go)
LEARNED
• When I was 18, I _______________ how
to drive. (learn)
• _______________
HAS HE BEEN to Japan? (he/be)
• Harold ______________
TRAVELED to Spain on his
last vacation. (travel)
• Can you believe Hugo _______________
HAS NEVER SEEN
the sea? (never/see)
• Claudio _______________
DIDN’T TRAVEL to California
last year because he ______________
PREFERRED to
stay home. (not/travel) (prefer)
• Bianca ____________
HAS TRIED to memorize the
alphabet, but it’s too difficult for her. (try)
• Bea ______________
BOUGHT us some chocolate
for Easter last class. (buy)
• Poli _________________
STUDIED over 20 hours
for her Midterm exam last week. (study)
• “________________
HAS HUGO GONE skydiving in his life?”
Yeah, he and Bernardo ___________
HAVE GONE
skydiving together. (Hugo/go) (go)