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Simple

Past vs.
Present
Perfect
When do we use
each tense in
English?
Remembe
r:
• Grammar has meaning!

• Different grammar tenses are used in different situations or contexts


and they carry different meanings.

For example . .
.
Use the Use the
past
simple present
action
for that perfect for
happened action that
in the past started in
the past,
and is: but . . .
is still
over, true
done, today.
finished!
 The simple past always refers
to an action or situation 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 happen again
Past Simple/Simple Past Tense

❖ Meaning
The Past Simple describes actions
which happened in the past and are
finished often with dates, time, and
words like yesterday, last, ago.
•Form/Pattern
Subject + Verb(2)
•Time Signal
Yesterday
Last …
… ago
The examples of Simple Past Tense

a. Positive Sentences
a.We stayed overnight at my uncle’s
house in Kuala Lumpur
b.My brother and I spent most of our time
entertaining ourselves at the recreation
center
b. Negative Sentences
We did not stay overnight at my
uncle house in Kuala Lumpur
My brother and I did not spend most
of our time entertaining ourselves
at the recreation center
c. Interrogative Sentences
Did you stay overnight at your uncle’s
house last holiday?
Where did you and your brother spend
most of your time during your holiday in
Genting?
Verbs change in Simple Past Tense

Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs


stay – stayed go – went
listen – listened spend – spent
play – played leave – left
need – needed take – took
study – studied write – wrote
PRESENT PERFECT

Have Has
I He

We She

You It

They
USING VERB III

Eat Ate Eaten


Positive • Subject + have/has + Verb 3
• Avril has eaten hamburger at
Sentence AKPER Canteen Just now

Negative • Subject + have not (haven’t)/has


not (hasn’t)+ Verb 3
Sentence • Avril has not eaten hamburger at
AKPER Canteen Just now
Interrogati • Have/has + Subject+ Verb 3+?
ve • Has Avril eaten hamburger at AKPER
Canteen just now?
Sentence • Yes, Avril has/ No, Avril hasn’t
Compare the meaning of
these two sentences:

1. Sara lived in Boston for 5


years.
2. Sara has lived in Boston
for 5 years.

The first sentence


uses: Simple Past

The second sentence


uses: Present Perfect
Sara lived in Boston for 5
years.

Meaning: by using the simple


past tense, we mean that
Sara started living in Boston
5 years ago . . .
AND . . . then she moved!
Now she lives in a different
city, like Paris.
Remember, the simple past is
used for a situation that is
Sara has lived in Boston for 5 years.

Meaning: by using the present


perfect tense, we mean that
Sara began living in Boston 5
years ago .
..

AND . . . she still lives

there. Remember, present

perfect:
 Use the  Use the
simple past present
words like:
with time time
perfectwords
with
• yesterday like:
• last Saturday, • recently/
week,
month, year,
etc.
lately
• ag • since …
• when I o • so far this
was… week, month, year, etc.
• in 1990 (past
date)
Additional notes about
present perfect:
• We often use present perfect to
say that something happened
sooner than expected.

Example:
Jan: Don’t forget to mail that
letter. Tom: I’ve already mailed
it.
• 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.
• We often use present perfect with
the expression: “This is the first
time.”

Example:
Leonard is nervous. This is the
first time he has flown on an
airplane!
• We often use present perfect
with “ever” and “never.”

Example:
Patricia: Have you ever played
tennis?
Linda: No, I’ve never played before,
but I would like to learn!
Remembe
r!
If you are talking about a
specific time in the past
(yesterday, last month, etc.),
you cannot use the present
perfect.

In these cases, use the simple


past.
CONCLUSION
Complete these sentences below using “Past Tense or Present Perfect Tense”

1. A : Have you ever been in Europe?


B : No, I __________. I (be) _________ in Asia last year.
2. A : Have you ever eaten at Al’s Steak house?
B : Yes, I ________. I (eat) __________ there many times.
In fact, my wife and I (eat) ___________ there last night.
3. A : Have you ever talked to Professor Alston about your grades?
B : Yes, I _______. I (talk) ________ to him after class yesterday about
the F I got on the last test.
4. A : What European countries. (you, visit) _________?
B : I (visit) ____________Hungary, Germany, and Switzerland.
I (visit)_______ Hungary in 1988. I (be) _________ in Germany
and Switzerland in 1990.

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