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6D Contrast Past Simple Past Perfect

The document discusses the differences between using the past simple and present perfect tenses. It provides examples of prompts and sentences using each tense correctly. Students are asked to complete exercises practicing choosing the right tense based on time expressions and experiences.

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6D Contrast Past Simple Past Perfect

The document discusses the differences between using the past simple and present perfect tenses. It provides examples of prompts and sentences using each tense correctly. Students are asked to complete exercises practicing choosing the right tense based on time expressions and experiences.

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6D Contrast: past simple and present perfect

1 Write sentences from the prompts with the present 2 Complete the text with the correct present perfect
perfect and the past simple. or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 A you / ever / win / a competition?


Have you ever won a competition?
B Yes, I have.
I1 (travel) to a lot of interesting
A what / you / win?
places and I 2 (meet) some
What did you win?
amazing people. I 3 (walk)
B I / win / a gold medal at a singing competition.
across deserts and I 4 (sail)
I won a gold medal at a singing competition.
down the Nile, but I 5 (be) on
a plane. Why? Because I’m really scared of flying.
2 A you / ever / meet / a famous person?
Last year, I 6 (want) to fly from

London to Madrid. I 7 (arrive)
B Yes, I have.
at the airport, but I 8 (feel) too
A who / you / meet?
scared to get on the plane!

B I / meet / Emma Watson at a film premiere.
3 SPEAKING   Work in pairs.
•• L ook at the time expressions below. Decide if we use
them with the present perfect or the past simple.
3 A you / ever / be / in a helicopter?
ever ​for a month ​last weekend ​last year ​
never ​on Saturday ​since last week ​yesterday
B Yes, I have.
A where / you / go? •• W rite three true sentences and two false sentences
about yourself. Use time expressions.

•• Read out your sentences to your partner. Can they
B I / fly / over Cape Town. guess the false sentences?

4 A you / ever / break / your leg?



B Yes, I have.
A what / happen?

B I / fall / off my bike.

5 A you / ever / lose / your phone?



B Yes, I have.
A how / you / lose / it?

B I / leave / it / on the train.

Solutions Third Edition Pre-Intermediate photocopiable © Oxford University Press


  6D  Contrast: past simple and
present perfect
Aims: To practise using the past simple and the present
perfect and to understand which tense should be used.
Time: 10–15 minutes
Materials: 1 handout for each student

Exercise 1
• Give each student a handout and tell them to look at
the example sentences and questions. Ask students to
identify the present perfect question (Have you ever won
a competition?) and the past simple question and answer
(What did you win? I won a gold medal at a singing
competition.). Remind students, if necessary, that we use
the present perfect to talk about general experience,
and the past simple to give more detailed information.
Students then write the other sentences from the
prompts.
KEY
2 Have you ever met a famous person?
Who did you meet?
I met Emma Watson at a film premiere.
3 Have you ever been in a helicopter?
Where did you go?
I flew over Cape Town.
4 Have you ever broken your leg?
What happened?
I fell off my bike.
5 Have you ever lost your phone?
How did you lose it?
I left it on the train.

Exercise 2
• Students complete the text with the present perfect or
past simple. Remind them to read the text carefully and
think about whether each sentence describes a general
experience, or gives more detailed information.
KEY
1 ’ve / have travelled
2 ’ve / have met
3 ’ve / have walked
4 ’ve / have sailed
5 haven’t been
6 wanted
7 arrived
8 felt

Exercise 3
• Give student a minute, in pairs, to categorise the time
expressions. Check their answers quickly before they
go on to write their true and false sentences. You could
demonstrate the activity by writing and reading out your
own sentences and asking the class to identify the false
sentences.
KEY
Present perfect: ever, never, since last week
Past simple: last weekend, last year, on Saturday,
yesterday
Both: for a month

Solutions
 Third Edition Pre-Intermediate photocopiable © Oxford University Press

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