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Pres Perf Simple Vs Past Simple

1. The document contrasts the use of the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. 2. The present perfect is used for unfinished or ongoing past actions, experiences, and changes over time. The past simple describes finished past actions at specific times. 3. Keywords that indicate when to use each tense are compared, such as ever/never for present perfect versus yesterday for past simple. Spelling rules for regular and irregular verbs are also outlined.

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Pres Perf Simple Vs Past Simple

1. The document contrasts the use of the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. 2. The present perfect is used for unfinished or ongoing past actions, experiences, and changes over time. The past simple describes finished past actions at specific times. 3. Keywords that indicate when to use each tense are compared, such as ever/never for present perfect versus yesterday for past simple. Spelling rules for regular and irregular verbs are also outlined.

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We use Present Perfect We use Past Simple

1. when talking about past events and the time is 1. to express the idea that an action started and finished at
unimportant, unknown, or a secret. a specific time in the past
I have already seen this film I saw a film yesterday
2. to describe your experience 2. to list a series of completed actions in the past.
I have done this before I came home, had dinner and went to bed.
3. to talk about change that has happened over a period of 3. with a duration which starts and stops in the past.
time I lived in Brazil for two years.
You have gained weight since I last saw you 4. to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have
4. to list the accomplishments of individuals and humanity. the same meaning as "used to."
You cannot mention a specific time I studied French when I was a child.
Man has walked on the Moon. Our son has learned I used to study French when I was a child
how to read 5. to describe past facts or generalizations which are no
5. to say that an action which we expected has not longer true
happened yet She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
He has not done his homework yet.
Affirmative Negative Question Affirmative Negative Question
I have worked I haven’t worked Have I worked? I worked I didn’t work Did I work?
You have worked You haven’t worked Have you worked? You worked You didn’t work Did you work?
We have worked We haven’t worked Have we worked? He worked He didn’t work Did he work?
You have worked You haven’t worked Have you worked? She worked She didn’t work Did she work?
They have worked They haven’t worked Have they worked? It worked It didn’t work Did it work?
He has worked He hasn’t worked Has he worked? We worked We didn’t work Did we work?
She has worked She hasn’t worked Has she worked? You worked You didn’t work Did you work?
It has worked It hasn’t worked Has it worked? They worked They didn’t work Did they work?
Spelling Spelling
You have to know all forms of the irregular verbs very well. You have to know all forms of the irregular verbs very well.
For the Present Perfect you need the form of the verb which For the Past Simple you need the form of the verb which can
can be found in the 3rd column of the table of the irregular be found in the 2nd column of the table of the irregular
verbs. verbs. The verb changes only in the affirmative form!
go - went – gone Ex. They have gone home. go - went Ex. They went home two hours ago.
Add -ed with regular verbs in all the forms! They didn’t go home two hours ago.
Sometimes there are exceptions in spelling when adding -ed. Add -ed with regular verbs only in the affirmative form!
1) Consonant after a short, stressed vowel at the end of the Sometimes there are exceptions in spelling when adding -ed.
word - double the consonant. 1) Consonant after a short, stressed vowel at the end of the
stop – have/has stopped word - double the consonant.
In British English we double one -l at the end of the word: stop – stopped
travel – have/has travelled In British English we double one -l at the end of the word:
2) One -e at the end of the word. Leave the -e. Add -d. travel – travelled
love – have/has loved 2) One -e at the end of the word. Leave the -e. Add -d.
3) Verbs ending in -y love – loved
verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u):Add -ed. 3) Verbs ending in -y
play - have/has played verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u):Add -ed.

Change 'y' to 'i' after a consonant. Then add -ed. play - played

worry – have/has worried Change 'y' to 'i' after a consonant. Then add -ed.

carry – have/has carried worry – worried carry - carried


KEY WORDS KEW WORDS
We can use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions We can use the Present Perfect with specific expressions such
such as: ever, never, once, many times, recently, lately, as: yesterday, two days (a week, a month, a year) ago,
today, several times, before, so far, already, yet, just, last (week, month, year), in 2005 etc.
since, for, this (week, month, year).

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