Present Perfect Tense

vs

Past Simple Tense

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Primary School Brodarica

Present Perfect
Tense
I have
worked

Past Simple
Tense

Have I
worked?

I worked
Did I work ?
I didnt work

IHe
havent
has gone
worked
Has he gone?

He went

He hasnt
gone

He didnt
go

Did he go ?

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Primary School Brodarica

We use the PRESENT PERFECT

for a period of time that continues

We use the PAST SIMPLE

for
finished
For
exampletime in the past

from the past until now

yesterday,last week,

For example
today, this week,since
1967

from 1985 to
1991

unfinished

finished

today
past

now

yesterday
past

now

Use past tense to ask WHEN...?

time until now

WHAT TIME .....?

past

now
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Primary School Brodarica

Present Perfect Tense

I have washed my hair.
( It is clean now)

Mum has gone to work.

(She isnt here now )

It hasnt rained this week.

Have you ever been to London?

Past Simple Tense

I washed my hair yesterday.

Mum went to work ten minutes ago.

It didnt rain last week.

Did you go to London last year?

(in your life, until now )

I have never visited the USA.

He has lived in ibenik since 1966.

(He lives in ibenik)

I visited New York last week.

He lived in ibenik in 1966.

( He doesnt live in ibenik any more)
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Primary School Brodarica

REMEMBER !
Present Perfect Tense
- action in the past ( we dont 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)

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Primary School Brodarica

I. Read the sentences and correct

the verbs that are wrong.
1.I havent done my homework yesterday.
wrong I didnt 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
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Primary School Brodarica

6. Its 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. Wheres Bob ? Hes gone to school.

right
10.Mum is angry. They have broken her favourite vase last
night.
wrong broke
11. When did they arrive?
right
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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 ..
buy it?
B: When .
has lost
2.She cant get into her house because she (lose)
her keys.
moved
3. My brother
( move ) to Zagreb two years ago.
didnt know
4. I ..
( not know ) about that last night.
have visited
5. I love travelling and I .(visit)
many countries.
.
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Primary School Brodarica

came
6. Be careful! His dad .(
come ) out of prison
a month ago.
Have you ever ..
been ( be) to the USA ?
7.
started
8. Tom .
( start ) school in 1999.
Did
see
9. ..
you (
see ) the film on TV last night?
havent seen
10.I (
not see ) him today ,
saw
but I (
see )his brother yesterday.
did he .(
come come ) home last night?
11. What time
was
Mum ..(
be ) very upset.
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Primary School Brodarica

WELL DONE !

Gordana Palada
Primary School Brodarica