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Past Perfect Past Simple 2

The document compares and contrasts the past simple and present perfect tenses in English. It explains that the past simple is used to talk about completed actions or events at a specific time in the past, while the present perfect is used for actions that started in the past and continue in the present, or when relating past events to the present. It provides examples of how to form the tenses in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

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Past Perfect Past Simple 2

The document compares and contrasts the past simple and present perfect tenses in English. It explains that the past simple is used to talk about completed actions or events at a specific time in the past, while the present perfect is used for actions that started in the past and continue in the present, or when relating past events to the present. It provides examples of how to form the tenses in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

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PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT

Form: we add “ed” to all regular verbs, Form: has/have + past participle
Irregular verbs must be learnt by heart. We use the present perfect for an action in the past with a
result now or when we talk about a time from the past until
now.
We use the Past Simple for something in the exact
time in the past which is finished. I’ve lost my glasses. (I can’t find them now)
I’ve been to Spain, but I haven’t been to Portugal.
He played tennis yesterday.
The children went to the park this morning. We use: hasn’t/haven’t + past participle for negatives:

John hasn’t seen the film.


We use “did” to make questions and “didn’t” for
negatives. The verb stays in the base form.
We use: has/have + subject + past participle for
questions:
Did you see Bob yesterday?
Have you seen Jane today?
They didn’t come to the party on Sunday.

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs

I ___________ (see) the twins in town last week.

_____________________(you/ever/meet) her brother?

Where __________________(you/be) last weekend?

______________ (you/see) Kathleen?

We ________________ (not/go) on holiday last year.

I love clothes. I ______________ (buy) a lot this year.

What _____________ (you/do) last weekend?

Dad ______________ (repair) the car, you can use it now.

Agatha Christie _____________ (live) from 1890 to 1976.

Granny still _________________ (not/find) her glasses.

Where ______________ (you/buy) your laptop?

Oh! You ______________ (paint) the kitchen, I like the colour.

What time _______________ (you/get) home last night?

Emma! Your letter ________________ (arrive) at last!

The weather ______________ (be) good all week.

I _______________ (finish) work early yesterday.


Sue’s not here, she _______________ (go) out.

The weather ____________ (not/be) very good last week.

We ______________ (be) to the cinema twice this month.

Brian ____________ (live) in England until the age of 14.

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