The Simple Past vs. Present Perfect

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Read each slide to learn about how to form the present perfect and when to use it.

Janna Cunnion

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The Simple Past vs. Present PerfectVersión en línea Read each slide to learn about how to form the present perfect and when to use it. por Janna Cunnion 1 Simple Past vs. Present Perfect 2 Simple Past vs. Present Perfect Simple Past (Finished Time) Action is over, time is mentioned (e.g., last year, yesterday, in 2010). Example: I saw that movie last night. Present Perfect (Unfinished Time/Result) Action happened at an unspecified time, or continues to the present (e.g., today, this week, ever, for 3 years/since 2015). Example: I have seen that movie. 3 How to Form the Present Perfect To form the present perfect, we use the following structure: Subject + has/have + past participle + clause 4 Conjugating Verbs to the Present Perfect Watching this quick video to practice with a few words. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=553eeL1Dvho 5 Present Perfect Cheat Sheet What often confuses students is that the past participle of a verb is often the same in the simple past. Let’s take a look at this “cheat sheet” to help you remember verbs in the simple past and their past participle. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/irregular-verbs After you’re done looking at the cheat sheet, complete this quick table to make the past participles of words. 6 Examples

Read each slide to learn about how to form the present perfect and when to use it.

Simple Past (Finished Time)

Action is over, time is mentioned (e.g., last year, yesterday, in 2010).

Example: I saw that movie last night.

Present Perfect (Unfinished Time/Result)

Action happened at an unspecified time, or continues to the present (e.g., today, this week, ever, for 3 years/since 2015).

Example: I have seen that movie.

To form the present perfect, we use the following structure:

Subject + has/have + past participle + clause

Watching this quick video to practice with a few words.

What often confuses students is that the past participle of a verb is often the same in the simple past. Let’s take a look at this “cheat sheet” to help you remember verbs in the simple past and their past participle. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/irregular-verbs

After you’re done looking at the cheat sheet, complete this quick table to make the past participles of words.