2. By now, you should know how we
form the past simple and the
present perfect... but when do we
use them?
In conclusion, the past
simple is used to
describe finished time
periods, and the present
perfect is used to
describe unfinished time
periods.
3. What tense do you relate these time expressions with?
yesterday, two days ago, last
PAST SIMPLE
week, when I was a child, in 2009
always, in the last two years, all
PRESENT PERFECT my life, ever, for ten years, since
1995
4. Grammar Present perfect and past simple
Complete the sentences with the
present perfect and past simple
affirmative form of the verbs in
brackets.
Theysaw (see) me at the train station yesterday.
saw
He’s always enjoyed (enjoy) football.
’ enjoyed
s
You came (come) to London with me a year ago.
came
We’ve seen (see) him play football a lot in the last month.
’ve seen
The best book I’ve everrea (read) is Don Quijote.
’ read
finished ve d
She finished (finish) her English homework at eight o’clock.
