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ESTADO DE MÉXICO
SCHOOL OF HUMANITY
SUBJECT:
ENGLISH 7
PROFESSOR:
M.A.D.N. MARIA ELENA HERNANDEZ SALINAS
WORK:
PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
TEAM:
Important notes:
The form of the past simple is the same for all persons.
In the past simple to regular verbs we add ed at the end
For negatives and questions, verbs always go infinitive after did
Formula:
PRESET PERFECT
Past experiences, when we don´t say exactly when they happened e.g.
I have been to London, but I haven´t been to Oxford
Recent past actions often with just e.g.
I have cut my finger!
With yet and already
Already is used in afirmative sentences and goes before the verb e.g.
I´ve already seen this film twice.
Yet is used with negative and interrogative sentences. It goes at the end of the phrase
e.g.
Have you finished your homework yet?
No, not yet.
We use the present perfect + for or since with non-action verbs (e.g. like, have,
know, etc.) to talk about something which started in the past and is still true now.
We use How long…? + present perfect to ask about an unfinished period of time
(from the past until now).
We use for + a period of time, e.g. for two weeks, or since + a point of time, e.g. since
1990
Example:
Past simple
Present Perfect