Present perfect vs past simple
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Curipod generated lesson: "Present perfect vs past simple". #8-10
cindy.cuesta
Updated 5 months ago
1. Word cloud
120 seconds
What's the difference between present perfect and past simple?
2. Slide
60 seconds
Present Perfect is used to talk about experiences or changes that happened at an unspecified time before now. Past Simple is used to talk about completed actions in the past at a specific time. Both tenses are used to talk about situations that have already happened, but they are used in different contexts.
Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
3. Slide
60 seconds
Present Perfect: This tense is used when we want to indicate a link between the past and present, and is formed using has/have and the past participle of a verb. It is used to talk about actions or events that happened at an unspecified time in the past. Past Simple: This tense is used to talk about actions that happened in the past, and is formed using the past form of the verb. It is used to talk about events that happened at an exact time in the past. The main difference between the two is that the present perfect is used to talk about unspecified past events, and the past simple is used to talk about events that happened at a specific point in the past.
Concepts:
4. Slide
60 seconds
The present perfect is used to talk about experiences that have happened in the past, but are still relevant today. The past simple is often used in formal writing and academic papers to refer to events that happened in the past. The present perfect is mainly used in spoken English, while the past simple is mainly used in written English.
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5. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: What is the difference between using the present perfect and the past simple in describing actions that happened in the past?
6. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: What are the main differences between the present perfect and the past simple tenses?
7. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a dinosaur with fairy wings and a birthday cake wearing a party hat.
8. Poll
60 seconds
Which tenses are used to talk about finished actions in the past?
- Present perfect and past simple
- Present continuous and future simple
- Past continuous and present perfect continuous
9. Poll
60 seconds
Which tense refers to an action that happened at a specific time in the past?
- Past simple
- Present perfect
- Future perfect
10. Poll
60 seconds
'I have eaten breakfast already' uses which tense?
- Present Perfect
- Past Simple
- Future Tense
11. Poll
60 seconds
What is the difference between Present Perfect vs Past Simple?
- The main difference is that one talks about a completed action while the other talks about an action that began and ended in the past.
- There is no difference, they both mean the same thing.
- They both refer to actions that are currently happening.
12. Poll
60 seconds
Which of these sentences uses Present Perfect correctly?
- She has read three books last week.
- He has worked at this company for five years.
- I went to bed early last night.
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