SIMPLE PAST

OR
PRESENT PERFECT?

Simple Past or Present Perfect

When you talk about your last holiday (what you
did, where you went, your opinion, etc.), what is the
focus of the conversation?

Simple Past or Present Perfect

When you talk about your last holiday (what you

did, where you went, your opinion, etc.), what is the
focus of the conversation?
(
(

) a specific experience in your life

) your life experience

Simple Past or Present Perfect

When you talk about your last holiday (what you

did, where you went, your opinion, etc.), what is the
focus of the conversation?
( X ) a specific experience in your life
( ) your life experience

Simple Past or Present Perfect

When you talk about your last holiday (what you

did, where you went, your opinion, etc.), what is the
focus of the conversation?
( X ) a specific experience in your life
( ) your life experience
So, what verb tense do you use?

Simple Past or Present Perfect

When you talk about your last holiday (what you did,
where you went, your opinion, etc.), what is the focus
of the conversation?
( X ) a specific experience in your life
( ) your life experience
So, what verb tense do you use?
( ) Simple Past (V2)
( ) Present Perfect (V3)

Simple Past or Present Perfect

When you talk about your last holiday (what you

did, where you went, your opinion, etc.), what is the
focus of the conversation?
( X ) a specific experience in your life
( ) your life experience
So, what verb tense do you use?
( X ) Simple Past (V2)
( ) Present Perfect (have/has + V3)

Simple Past or Present Perfect ?

Lets review how to form the

Simple Past Tense?

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Affirmative Sentences:

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Affirmative Sentences:
SUBJECT + VERB (V2) + COMPLEMENT

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Affirmative Sentences:
SUBJECT + VERB (V2) + COMPLEMENT

Example:
I WENT TO UBATUBA YESTERDAY.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Negative Sentences:
SUBJECT + DIDNT + VERB (V1) + COMPLEMENT

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Negative Sentences:
SUBJECT + DIDNT + VERB (V1) + COMPLEMENT

Example:
I DIDNT GO TO UBATUBA YESTERDAY.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Questions:

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Questions:
DID + SUBJECT + VERB (V1) + COMPLEMENT

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Questions:
DID + SUBJECT + VERB (V1) + COMPLEMENT

Example:
DID YOU GO TO UBATUBA YESTERDAY?

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

KEYWORDS SIMPLE PAST

YESTERDAY
LAST (week, month, year)
AGO

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

To talk about one of your life experiences (e.g. a
special place you visited in your life, a boyfriend /
girlfriend you had in your life, something you did
and you won't forget, because it was a special
experience for you, something you didn't do in your
life, but you would love to do), what is the focus of
the conversation?

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

To talk about one of your life experiences (e.g. a
special place you visited in your life, a boyfriend /
girlfriend you had in your life, something you did
and you won't forget, because it was a special
experience for you, something you didn't do in
your life, but you would love to do), what is the
focus of the conversation?
( ) when the experience occurred (time)
( ) the experience itself

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

To talk about one of your life experiences (e.g. a
special place you visited in your life, a boyfriend /
girlfriend you had in your life, something you did
and you won't forget, because it was a special
experience for you, something you didn't do in your
life, but you would love to do), what is the focus of
the conversation?
( ) when the experience occurred (time)
( X ) the experience itself

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

To talk about one of your life experiences, what is
the focus of the conversation?
( ) when the experience occurred (time)
( X ) the experience itself
So, what verb tense do you use?
( ) Simple Past (V2)
( ) Present Perfect (have/has + V3)

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

To talk about one of your life experiences, what is
the focus of the conversation?
( ) when the experience occurred (time)
( X ) the experience itself
So, what verb tense do you use?
( ) Simple Past (V2)
( X ) Present Perfect (have/has + V3)

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

To talk about a past experience with relevance in the
present, what is the focus of the conversation?
(
(

) when the experience occurred (time)

) the experience itself

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

To talk about a past experience with relevance in the
present, what is the focus of the conversation?
( ) when the experience occurred (time)
( X ) the experience itself

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

To talk about a past experience with relevance in the
present, what is the focus of the conversation?
( ) when the experience occurred (time)
( X ) the experience itself
So, what verb tense do you use?
( ) Simple Past (V2)
( ) Present Perfect (have/has + V3)

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

To talk about a past experience with relevance in the
present, what is the focus of the conversation?
( ) when the experience occurred (time)
( X ) the experience itself
So, what verb tense do you use?
( ) Simple Past (V2)
( X ) Present Perfect (have/has + V3)

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Lets review how to form the

Present Perfect Tense?

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Affirmative Sentences:

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Affirmative Sentences:
SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + VERB (V3) + COMPLEMENT

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Affirmative Sentences:
SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + VERB (V3) +
COMPLEMENT

Example:
I HAVE BEEN TO EUROPE.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Negative Sentences:

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Negative Sentences:
SUBJECT + HAVENT/HASNT + VERB (V3) + COMP.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Negative Sentences:
SUBJECT + HAVENT/HASNT + VERB (V3) + COMP.

Example:
I HAVENT BEEN TO EUROPE.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Questions:

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Questions:
HAVE/HAS + SUBJECT + VERB (V3) + COMP.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

Questions:
HAVE/HAS + SUBJECT + VERB (V3) + COMP.

Example:
HAVE YOU BEEN TO EUROPE?

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

KEYWORDS PRESENT PERFECT

EVER (questions)
ALREADY (affirmative sentences)
YET (negative questions)
NEVER (affirmative sentences /
negative meaning)

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

WE HAVE JUST STUDIED HOW TO TALK
ABOUT PAST EXPERIENCES.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

WE HAVE JUST STUDIED HOW TO TALK
ABOUT PAST EXPERIENCES.
The sentence above expresses...
( ) an action that happened a long time ago.
( ) an action that happened in very recently.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

WE HAVE JUST STUDIED HOW TO TALK
ABOUT PAST EXPERIENCES.
The sentence above expresses...
( ) an action that happened a long time ago.
( X ) an action that happened very recently.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

WE HAVE JUST STUDIED HOW TO TALK
ABOUT PAST EXPERIENCES.
The sentence above expresses...
( ) an action that happened a long time ago.
( X ) an action that happened very recently.
So we used...
( ) simple past (+ just)
( ) present perfect (+ just)

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

WE HAVE JUST STUDIED HOW TO TALK
ABOUT PAST EXPERIENCES.
The sentence above expresses...
( ) an action that happened a long time ago.
( X ) an action that happened very recently.
So we used...
( ) simple past (+ just)
( X ) present perfect (+ just)

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

REMEMBER !!!!

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

REMEMBER !!!!

We use the Simple Past Tense to talk about

experiences that happened in a specific time in
the past and that are finished.

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

REMEMBER !!!!

We use the Simple Past Tense to talk about

experiences that happened in a specific time in
the past and that are finished.
We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about
experiences that:

CEP 3 UNIT 5
SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

REMEMBER !!!!

We use the Simple Past Tense to talk about

experiences that happened in a specific time in the
past and that are finished.
We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about
experiences that:
- have some relevance to the present;

CEP 3 UNIT 5
SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

REMEMBER !!!!

We use the Simple Past Tense to talk about

experiences that happened in a specific time in
the past and that are finished.
We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about
experiences that:
- have some relevance to the present;
- have happened very recently;

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

REMEMBER !!!!

We use the Simple Past Tense to talk about

experiences that happened in a specific time in the
past and that are finished.
We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about
experiences that:
- have some relevance to the present;
- have happened very recently;
- we don't mention when it happened
(life experiences).

SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?

THATS IT !!!!