PRESENT PERFECT

OR
SIMPLE PAST
MEMBERS:
 Angel Orrillo
 James Jimenez
 Riccyth Saavedra
 Raúl Flores
 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST

 Talk about something that  We use past simple when talk

happened in the past, but we about actions and events in
don´t specify when it has the past that are now
happened. finished.

 We use the present perfect for  We use the past simple for a
actions which has gone on up state in the past in a perid
to the present. which is finished.
 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST

Clue words Clue words

• This year
• This week • Yesterday
• Today • Last…
• Yet • …ago
• Already • One year
• For
• Since
 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST
POSITIVE

Subject + have, has + past participle Subject + simple past

She
He has played soccer. She played soccer.
It He played soccer.
It played soccer.
I played soccer.
I You played soccer.
You They played soccer.
They have played soccer. We played soccer.
We
 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST
NEGATIVE

Subject + haven, has+ not + past participle Subject + did + not + infinitive

She
He hasn´t played soccer. She didn´t play soccer.
It He play didn´t play soccer.
It play didn´t play soccer.
I play didn´t play soccer.
I You play didn´t play soccer.
You They play didn´t play soccer.
They haven´t played soccer.
We play didn´t play soccer.
We
 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST
INTERROGATIVE

Wh - Word + haven, has + subject + past

participle? Wh - Word + did + subject + infinitive?

she played soccer? Did she play soccer?

Has he played soccer? Did he play soccer?
it played soccer? Did it play soccer?
Did I play soccer?
I played soccer? Did you play soccer?
you played soccer? Did they play soccer?
Have Did we play soccer?
they played soccer?
we played soccer?

Yes, she has. / No, she hasn´t. Yes, she did. / No, she didn´t.
Yes, they have. / No, they haven´t. Yes, they did. / No, they didn´t.
 REGULAR VERBS

Base form past spelling

play played After a final -e only add a -
work worked d
love loved If the verb ends in a
like liked consonant, it adds –ed

cry cried y > -ied after a consonant

study studied
admit admitted Final consonant after
travel travelled vowel is doubled:
IRREGULAR VERBS
 EXAMPLES OF PRESENT PERFECT

o My family and I have lived in Lima since 2004.

POSITIVE
o I have worked for my uncle for three months.

o Mark hasn´t sold his house.

o They haven´t completed the project. NEGATIVE

o Have they finished her homework?

Yes, they have / No, they haven´t.
o Has it rained in the last month? INTERROGATIVE
Yes, it has / No, it hasn´t.
o Where has Anna learned English?
She has learned English at a very prestigious college.
 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE PAST

o He worked in his garden yesterday.

o I bought a blue car last week. POSITIVE

o She didn´t bring her brother to the party last Friday.

o They didn’t want to dance.
NEGATIVE
o Did she watch the film yesterday?
Yes, Shey did. / No, She didn´t.
o Did you work very hard last week? INTERROGATIVE
Yes, I did. / No, I didn´t.
o What did they play yesterday evening?
They played volleyball.