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Simple Past Present Perfect Simple
irregular verbs: form of 'have' + 3rd column of irregular Example: I / you / e / they have spoken he / she / it has spoken
Example: verbs
regular verbs: form of 'have' + infinitive + ed Example: I / you / e / they have orked he / she / it has orked Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed': hen the final letter is e! only add d Example: love " loved after a short! stressed vo el! the final consonant is doubled Example: admit " admitted final l is al ays doubled in #ritish $nglish %not in &merican $nglish' Example: travel " travelled after a consonant! final y becomes i %but: not after a vo el' Example: orry " orried but: play " played See also e(planations on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple
Use
In #ritish $nglish! the use of Simple Past and Present Perfect is )uite strict* &s soon as a time e(pression in the past is given! you have to use Simple Past* If there are no signal ords! you
must decide if e +ust talk about an action in the past or if its conse)uence in the present is important* ,ote that the follo ing e(planations and e(ercises refer to British English only* In &merican $nglish! you can normally use Simple Past instead of Present Perfect* -e cannot accept this in our e(ercises! ho ever! as this ould lead to confusions amongst those ho have to learn the differences*
Simple Past
Simple Past
certain e ent in the past Example: 1e ent to 2anada last summer*
Simple Past
Emphasis on action Example: I bought a ne bike* (just telling what I did in the past.)
Emphasis on res!lt Example: I have bought a ne bike* (With this sentence I actually want to express that I have a new bike now.)
Signal "ords
Simple Past
yesterday *** ago in 4556 the other day last *** +ust already up to no until no ever %not' yet so far
/ till no
lately / recently
Put the verbs into the correct tense %simple past or present perfect simple'*
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0other: I ant to prepare dinner* %you / ash' .aughter: I % ash' the time yet to do it today* 0other: %you / do / already' .aughter: ,o! I %come / +ust' 0other: 7ou %come'
your home ork/ home from school* home from school t o hours ago8 hen I %arrive'
.aughter: -ell! but my friend 9ucy %call' and I %finish / +ust' the phone call*
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Put the verbs into the correct tense %simple past or present perfect simple'*
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to 9ondon/ there three times* the last time you %be' there/
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Put the verbs into the correct tense %simple past or present perfect simple'*
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&: %you / play / already' #: ,o! not yet* I only %buy' the time yet* &: %you / go' #: 7es* I %be' cinema recently/ &: I last %go' #: So you %see / not'
the ne
computer game/
to the cinema last night/ there ith Sue and 9ouis* %you / be' to the
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to the cinema t o eeks ago* the ne action film yet* it/ it " too much
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me last
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#: I think she has an eye on 9ouis* She %try' So he %can / concentrate / not' on the film*