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Question 1 of 3 1.
Question Match the according signal word with the suitable tense:
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- present perfect
- the simple past
- the simple past
- present perfect
- persent perfect
- the simple past
- present perfect
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already
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yesterday
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last week
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yet?
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since
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ten minutes ago
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recently
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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
und für die Gegenwart keine Bedeutung mehr hat.
The present perfect however relates to an action beginning in the past and has implication Gegenwart andauertOr
für diese noch wichtig ist.for example:
Jimmy lost his keys: Dieser Satz steht im simple past. Jimmy hat seine Schlüssel irgendwann einmal verloren, kann sie aber längst found them again.
Jimmy has lost his keys: Dieser Satz steht im present perfect. Jimmy has lost his keys and this problem has impact to the present Namely:
Jimmy cannot open nicht aufsperren.
typische Signalwörter simple past: yesterday, ago, last week, in 2001
typische Signalwörter present perfect: for 10 years, before, since, already, yet, lately, recently, so far -
Question 2 of 3 2.
Question Use the correct tensesimple past or present perfect and fill it into the gap to complete the sentences:
oder im present perfect in die Lücke:for example:
I__________him yet. (not see) – I haven’t seen him yet.
I__________him ten minutes ago. (not see) – I didn’t see him ten minutes ago.- I ('ve, have) already (eaten). (eat) She (didn't drink, did not drink) all the lemonade yesterday. (not drink) John ('s been, has been) ill a lot lately. (be) I ('ve, have) just (had) lunch. (have) I (found) my car keys ten minutes ago. (find) (Has) Tony (arrived) yet? (arrive)
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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
und für die Gegenwart keine Bedeutung mehr hat.
The present perfect however relates to an action beginning in the past and has implication Gegenwart andauertOr
für diese noch wichtig ist.for example:
Jimmy lost his keys: Dieser Satz steht im simple past. Jimmy hat seine Schlüssel irgendwann einmal verloren, kann sie aber längst found them again.
Jimmy has lost his keys: Dieser Satz steht im present perfect. Jimmy has lost his keys and this problem has impact to the present Namely:
Jimmy cannot open nicht aufsperren.
typische Signalwörter simple past: yesterday, ago, last week, in 2001
typische Signalwörter present perfect: for 10 years, before, since, already, yet, lately, recently, so far -
Question 3 of 3 3.
Question Fill in the correct verb and auxiliary according to the respective signal word:
for example:
I__________him yet. (not see) – I haven’t seen him yet.
I__________him ten minutes ago. (not see) – I didn’t see him ten minutes ago.- My brother (went) to Canada last year. (go) Angela (has) just (come) back from Greece. (come) This (hasn't happened, has not happened) before. (not happen) Chrissie (started) a diet to days ago. (start) She (has) already (lost) five pounds. (lose) I (saw) this film last winter. (see)
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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
und für die Gegenwart keine Bedeutung mehr hat.
The present perfect however relates to an action beginning in the past and has implication Gegenwart andauertOr
für diese noch wichtig ist.for example:
Jimmy lost his keys: Dieser Satz steht im simple past. Jimmy hat seine Schlüssel irgendwann einmal verloren, kann sie aber längst found them again.
Jimmy has lost his keys: Dieser Satz steht im present perfect. Jimmy has lost his keys and this problem has impact to the present Namely:
Jimmy cannot open nicht aufsperren.
typische Signalwörter simple past: yesterday, ago, last week, in 2001
typische Signalwörter present perfect: for 10 years, before, since, already, yet, lately, recently, so far
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