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Curipod generated lesson: "present perfect or past simple". #5-7
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1. Word cloud
120 seconds
Have you ever done something that made you proud?
2. Slide
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Past Simple is used to talk about completed actions in the past. Examples: She ate the pizza. Present Perfect is used to talk about actions that started in the past and continue in the present. Examples: She has eaten pizza. Both verbs indicate something that happened in the past, but the time frame is different.
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect
3. Slide
60 seconds
Past Simple: This is a verb tense that is used to talk about an action that happened in the past and has now finished. Present Perfect: This is a verb tense that is used to talk about a past action that has some kind of connection to the present. Present Perfect Continuous: This is a verb tense that is used to talk about an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.
Concepts:
4. Slide
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The present perfect is used to express an action that has recently been completed in the past or that happened in the past and has a connection to the present. The past simple is used to talk about past events that happened at a specific point in time. The present perfect and past simple are both used to talk about the past, but the present perfect is used to express an action that has recently been completed while the past simple is used to talk about an action that happened at a specific point in time.
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5. Open question
300 seconds
What are the differences between the past simple and the present perfect tenses?
6. Open question
300 seconds
What situations are more appropriate for using the present perfect tense?
7. Open question
300 seconds
What are some examples of how you have used the present perfect or past simple tense in your writing?
8. Open question
300 seconds
How can you use the present perfect or past simple tense to improve your writing?
9. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a monkey teaching a class of silly chickens
10. Drawings
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Question: You're a student who just learned about the difference between present perfect and past simple. You need to explain it to a friend. What would you do? Clues: • Present perfect is used to describe something that happened in the past but the time is not specified. • Past simple is used to describe an action that happened at a specific moment in the past. • Both present perfect and past simple are used to talk about things that happened in the past. In pairs: Select and solve one of the tasks: A. Create a drawing that explains the difference between present perfect and past simple. B. Create a dialogue between two friends and explain the difference between present perfect and past simple.
11. Poll
60 seconds
I _____ (visit) my grandparents last weekend.
- visited
- visiting
- have visited
12. Poll
60 seconds
She _____ (finish) her homework yesterday.
- finishing
- finished
- has finished
13. Poll
60 seconds
We _____ (go) to the beach this summer.
- going
- went
- have gone
14. Poll
60 seconds
He _______ (lose) his keys yesterday.
- has lost
- lost
- losing
15. Poll
60 seconds
They ___________ (arrive) at the airport an hour ago.
- arrived
- arriving
- have arrived
16. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: Q: Explain when we use the present perfect and when we use the past simple.
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