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Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

This document provides information about the past simple and present perfect tenses in English. It explains that the past simple is used to talk about completed actions at specific times in the past, while the present perfect is used to talk about experiences up until now, results, and past actions that are not linked to a specific time. Examples are provided to illustrate the formation and usage of these tenses. Links are also included for additional exercises on using the past simple and present perfect.

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Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

This document provides information about the past simple and present perfect tenses in English. It explains that the past simple is used to talk about completed actions at specific times in the past, while the present perfect is used to talk about experiences up until now, results, and past actions that are not linked to a specific time. Examples are provided to illustrate the formation and usage of these tenses. Links are also included for additional exercises on using the past simple and present perfect.

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PAST SIMPLE AND

PRESENT PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE
+ Mozart died in 1791.
- Mozart didn‘t die in 1792.
? When did Mozart die?

+ Nektar bought Fructal in 2011.


- Nektar didn‘t buy Fructal in 2009.
? When did Nektar buy Fructal?
Form
 regular verbs: verb + ed (smellED)
 irregular verbs: 2. verb form (EAT -
ATE)
VPRAŠALNICE:
W/H DID BASE
QUESTION VERB
WORD FORM

◦ Mr Smith wrote a report on Monday.


What did Mr Smith write?
◦ I wanted to buy six.
How many did you want to buy?
IZJEMA: verb „be“
W/H WAS/ BASE
QUESTION WERE VERB
WORD FORM

◦ Mr Smith was on holiday in Japan this August.


When was Mr Smith on holiday in Japan?

◦ We were in bed when he called.


◦ Where were you when he called?
WE USE PAST SIMPLE FOR:
1. an action at a definite time in the past. (ČAS JE ZNAN)
- Mozart died in 1791.

2. actions happening immediately one after another in the past.


- First he paid the driver, then he got out of the taxi.
- The thief broke the window and entered the house.

3. past habits/routines which are now finished. (ZAKLJUČENO DEJANJE)


- Kitchens were/used to be very different a hundred years ago.
- When they were children, they lived/used to live in a small house.
PRESENT PERFECT
+ I‘ve been to London seven times.
- I haven‘t been to London four times.
? Have you been to London?
WE USE PRESENT PERFECT FOR:
1. Talking about an experience up to now. (IZKUŠNJA IZ PRETEKLOSTI, KI ŠE TRAJA)
I’ve been to London six times.

2. Talking about a result. (REZULTAT)


She has painted the ceiling.

3. We talk about the past and don‘t know the time (ČAS NI ZNAN, POMEMBEN)
I’ve met Julia Roberts.

Present perfect ponavadi uporabljamo z besedami SINCE (od), FOR (že), ALREADY (že), YET (še), JUST (ravnokar).
Form
 regular verbs: have + verb+ -ed
(HAVE/HAS playED)
 irregular verbs: 3. verb form (EAT –
HAVE/HAS EATEN)
PAST SIMPLE
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/Past_Simple_-
_Regular_and_irregular_verbs_gy255238fy

PRESENT PERFECT
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Present_perfect/
PRESENT_PERFECT_-_present_results_mr849hj

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