- Present Perfect is used for actions in the past which have a connection to the present. The time when these actions happened is not relevant so there is often no time complement.
- Present Perfect is used for recently completed actions. Actions that take place in a recent past.
- Present Perfect is also used for actions beginning in the past that continue up to the present.
EXERCISES
- BBC
- Present perfect man (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 1 (www-englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 2 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- English at home: grammar and exercises
- Hot Potatoes exercise
- Unit 3 final test
- Affirmative senteces in present perfect
- Negative sentences in present perfect (www.ego4u.com)
- Sentences with "never" in present perfect (www.ego4u.com)
- Questions in present perfect (www.ego4u.com)
- Exercise: affirmative, negative or question (Perfect English Grammar)
- Exercise 2 : affirmative, negative or question (Perfect English Grammar)
- Choose the right verb form (Using English)
- Choose the right verb (British Council)
- Put the sentences in order
TYPICAL ADVERBS
PAST SIMPLE: FORM AND USE:
- Positive sentence → Subject + verb+ ed or irregular form (I played with her.- She came with us.)
- Questions → Auxiliary verb + subject +verb (Did they read the story?)
- Negative sentence → Subject + auxiliary verb + verb ( I didn’t like it.)
USE:
- For completed action in the past (We saw your sister yesterday.)
- For a series of completed actions (I woke up, had a shower, had breakfast and went to school.)
- For longer actions that start and stop in the past; time expressions usually go with it (My sister lived in London for years.)
- For talking about habits which stopped in the past (She studied Japanese when she was in high school.)
- For past facts or generalizations (Old people never played football.)
PAST SIMPLE & PRESENT PERFECT - CONTRAST
