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Lic. Elva Cirilo Chapi

PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST

SIMPLE
When do we use each tense in
English

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ADVENTURE SPORTS

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JET SKIING

ROCK CLIMBING

SCUBA DIVING

SNORKELING

SKATEBOARDING

WATERSKIING

SNOWBOARDING

SNOWMOBILING

WINDSURFING

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RESUELVA LAS AUTOEVALUACIONES Y
LOS ENLACES INTERESANTES.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

VS. SIMPLE PAST

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT

PERFECT TENSE AND THE SIMPLE PAST.
COMMOM EXPRESSIONS IN PRESENT
PERFECT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST.
EXAMPLES.
EXERCISES TO DO.

REMEMBER

Different grammar tenses are used in different

situations or contexts and they carry different
meanings
FOR EXAMPLE

Past tense vs. Present perfect!

PAST TENSE
Used the simple past
for action that
happened in the past
and is

PRESENT PERFECT
Used the present
perfect for action that
started in the past and
Is still true today

Over, done, finished.

The simple past always refers to

an action that is finished.

The present perfect connects

the past and the present.It is used
to show that an action or situation
in the past:
Continues today or might

STUDY THESE EXAMPLES

Sara lived in Boston for
5 years.
PAST SIMPLE:
Sara started living in
Boston for 5 years and
then she MOVED
Now she lived in a
different city.

Sara has lived in

Boston for 5 years.
PRESENT PERFECT
Sara began living in
Boston 5 years ago and
she STILL LIVES there.
The present perfect
connects the past with
the present

SOME WORDS USED:

We used the simple
past with words like:

We used the present

perfect with:
,

Yesterday, last month,

When I was..
In 2003.

lately, for, since

,recently
So far this.

ADDITIONAL NOTES ABOUT THE PRESENT PERFECT

We often use present perfect to say that something
happened sooner than expected.
Example:
Jane: Dont forget to mail that letter.
Tom: Ive already mailed it.

PRESENT PERFECT USES

We often use present perfect to say that we have
never done something at any time in the past.
Example:
I have never visited London.
But someday, I hope to travel
there.

USES:
We often use the present perfect tense with the
expression: This is the first time
Example: Leonard is nervous. This is the first time
he has flown on an airplane.

EVER AND NEVER

We often use present perfect with ever and never
Example:

Nancy: Have you ever played tennis?

Lina: No, Ive never played before, but I would like to
learn!

LETS PRACTICE
PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE!!

1.-When I was a child , I ___________(swim) a lot.

2.-So far this week,we______(study) a lot.
3.-Theo____(be) very sick recently.
4.- I _____ (have) a terrible headache yesterday.
5.- It ___(rain) a lot lately.
6.- They ____(get) married ten years ago.
7.- I ____(go) to Balboa Park many times
8.-My family __(take) a vacation last year

CONCLUSIONES Y/O ACTIVIDADES DE INVESTIGACIN

SUGERIDAS

Simple past tense : action that finished

in the past
Present perfect tense: action that
started in a particular time in the past
and continue to the present.

THANKS