exercises simple past - present perfect difference
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Question 1 of 6 1.
Question Which is the correct option?
Hint
The the simple past is used in the English language in order to express that an action is only executed once in the past and doesn't
have any yes to the present.
The present perfect however relates to an action beginning in the past and has implication to the present and is till going on
and still is important. ist.for example:
Jimmy lost his keys: This sentence is in the the simple past. At one point in time Jimmy los his keys, but in the meantime he might have found them again.
Jimmy has lost his keys: This sentence is in the present perfect. Jimmy has lost his keys and this problem has impact to the present Namely:
Jimmy cannot open his door.typical signal words: the simple past: yesterday, ago, last week, in 2001
typical signal words: present perfect: for 10 years, before, since, already, yet -
Question 2 of 6 2.
Question Which is the correct option?
Hint
The the simple past is used in the English language in order to express that an action is only executed once in the past and doesn't
have any yes to the present.
The present perfect however relates to an action beginning in the past and has implication to the present and is till going on
and still is important. ist.for example:
Jimmy lost his keys: This sentence is in the the simple past. At one point in time Jimmy los his keys, but in the meantime he might have found them again.
Jimmy has lost his keys: This sentence is in the present perfect. Jimmy has lost his keys and this problem has impact to the present Namely:
Jimmy cannot open his door.typical signal words: the simple past: yesterday, ago, last week, in 2001
typical signal words: present perfect: for 10 years, before, since, already, yet -
Question 3 of 6 3.
Question Which is the correct option?
Hint
The the simple past is used in the English language in order to express that an action is only executed once in the past and doesn't
have any yes to the present.
The present perfect however relates to an action beginning in the past and has implication to the present and is till going on
and still is important. ist.for example:
Jimmy lost his keys: This sentence is in the the simple past. At one point in time Jimmy los his keys, but in the meantime he might have found them again.
Jimmy has lost his keys: This sentence is in the present perfect. Jimmy has lost his keys and this problem has impact to the present Namely:
Jimmy cannot open his door.typical signal words: the simple past: yesterday, ago, last week, in 2001
typical signal words: present perfect: for 10 years, before, since, already, yet -
Question 4 of 6 4.
Question Which is the correct option?
Hint
The the simple past is used in the English language in order to express that an action is only executed once in the past and doesn't
have any yes to the present.
The present perfect however relates to an action beginning in the past and has implication to the present and is till going on
and still is important. ist.for example:
Jimmy lost his keys: This sentence is in the the simple past. At one point in time Jimmy los his keys, but in the meantime he might have found them again.
Jimmy has lost his keys: This sentence is in the present perfect. Jimmy has lost his keys and this problem has impact to the present Namely:
Jimmy cannot open his door.typical signal words: the simple past: yesterday, ago, last week, in 2001
typical signal words: present perfect: for 10 years, before, since, already, yet -
Question 5 of 6 5.
Question Match to elements to form meaningful sentences:
Sort elements
- your brother?
- school yesterday?
- when the postman came?
- all the cookies.
- do it last year.
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Have you seen
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Did you go to
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Were you at home
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John has eaten
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I didn't
Hint
The the simple past is used in the English language in order to express that an action is only executed once in the past and doesn't
have any yes to the present.
The present perfect however relates to an action beginning in the past and has implication to the present and is till going on
and still is important. ist.for example:
Jimmy lost his keys: This sentence is in the the simple past. At one point in time Jimmy los his keys, but in the meantime he might have found them again.
Jimmy has lost his keys: This sentence is in the present perfect. Jimmy has lost his keys and this problem has impact to the present Namely:
Jimmy cannot open his door.typical signal words: the simple past: yesterday, ago, last week, in 2001
typical signal words: present perfect: for 10 years, before, since, already, yet -
Question 6 of 6 6.
Question Fill the correct verb respectively auxiliary into the blanks:
example:
I_____it already. (do) – I have done it already.
I_____it yesterday. (not to) – I did not do it yesterday.- I (have not seen, haven't seen) my brother today. (not see) Johnny (did not do, didn't do) his homework yesterday. (not do) (Have) you (met) Gary before? (meet) When (did) the letter (arrive)? (arrive.) We last (saw) him in 2006. (see) I (have) never (dreamed) of going to the USA. (dream) Last week, we (went) to New York. (go) I (have) always (loved) going by bicycle. (love)
Hint
The the simple past is used in the English language in order to express that an action is only executed once in the past and doesn't
have any yes to the present.
The present perfect however relates to an action beginning in the past and has implication to the present and is till going on
and still is important. ist.for example:
Jimmy lost his keys: This sentence is in the the simple past. At one point in time Jimmy los his keys, but in the meantime he might have found them again.
Jimmy has lost his keys: This sentence is in the present perfect. Jimmy has lost his keys and this problem has impact to the present Namely:
Jimmy cannot open his door.typical signal words: the simple past: yesterday, ago, last week, in 2001
typical signal words: present perfect: for 10 years, before, since, already, yet