Technological University of Santiago

(UTESA)
Venue: Santo Domingo De Guzmán.
Presentation:
Name:
Algenis Almonte Paulino

Enrollment
1-20-4067

Section
ING-110-038
Class Cycle:
2-2021

Date:
16-8-2021
Investigate and write all about the simple past and the simple present perfect. 
Give details. 

They are two of the most common verb tenses. Past Simple is pretty easy to use.

It is used when you talk about a past and finished action.

I saw a movie last Friday.

She got married in 2004.

It does not matter that one of these events was a few days ago, and the other more
than 15 years ago - the point is that they are past and completed actions.
And each time has its rules.

The present perfect in English (which is formed with the auxiliary have or has and
the past participle) is used in several cases.

1-Situations that started in the past and continue now. I mean, unfinished things.

2-Experience at some point in your life, without exactly mentioning exactly when
it happened.
3-Something recent that impacts on the present. New information.

Example:
The case that is most different from Spanish and therefore more problematic is the
case of something that started in the past and continues now.

He has lived in Paris for seven years. He moved there in 2009.

The first sentence, in the present perfect, reflects that he continues to live in Paris. The
second, in the past simple, reflects the past moment in which you moved.

The action of living in Paris continues now, the action of moving to Paris ended in
2009.
Notice that in Spanish we usually use other tenses to express these ideas, in effect, we
would say: “She has been living in Paris for seven years. He moved there in 2009. " If
we say “He has lived in Paris for seven years,” in Spanish it means that he no longer
lives in Paris.
Here we have more examples of the difference between present perfect and past
simple.

The basic rule is that the past simple is used to talk about completed actions, and
when something happened.

Unfinished actions in present perfect:

She has worked in the same office all her life. (Keep working there.)

I have had this jacket for 5 years. (I still have the jacket.)

Many times we follow the present perfect with another phrase in the past simple to
explain when the action or situation began.

They have lived in their flat since 1999. They bought it after they got married.

Here the actions of buying the apartment and getting married have ended, and are
expressed with the simple past, but the action of living in the apartment continues, and
is expressed with the perfect present.

Nor do they necessarily have to be continuous actions. It can be an action that occurs
every once in a while, regardless of exactly when. The important thing is that it starts in
the past and continues now.

He has written several books about baseball. (He continues to write books on baseball
now, and possibly will continue in the future.)

My grandmother has been married 4 times. (He could marry again.)

Shirley has had 3 cups of coffee today. (The day goes on and Shirley could continue
drinking coffee.)

Compare to:

Shakespeare wrote over 50 plays. (There is no possibility that Shakespeare continues to

write plays.)
Shirley had 3 cups of coffee yesterday. (Yesterday is over, and we speak in the past
simple.)
Investigate all about the simple present perfect with already, Ever,Never, and
just.

The present perfect does not refer to specific moments. For this reason
expressions such as "yesterday", "this morning", "last week", among others, are
not used.

For this verb tense, adverbs are used that describe actions that were carried out at
non-specific moments.

Already (ya), is used only for statements and questions.

Ex: “I have already cooked our dinner”. → "I've already cooked our dinner."

"Has she already finished the lesson?" → "Has she finished the lesson?"

Ever (ever).
Ex: Have you ever drank a margarita?. → Have you ever had a margarita?
 

Never (never), is used for affirmative sentences.

Ex: I have never been in Ireland. → I have never been to Ireland.

Just (just).
Ex: She has just finished the exam. → "She just finished the exam."

Investigate all about the first conditionals and the real conditionals. Give
details. 

Conditional phrases in English are used to describe the possible outcome of

something that may happen in the future, something that may have occurred in
the past, or something that may occur in the present.

The first conditional:

The first conditional is the most used form. It is used to refer to situations that have a
high probability of occurring in the future.

The formula is: if + simple present… will + infinitive.

What accompanies the if is the condition that must be met for that event that we
supposed to happen.
Examples:

If you don't hurry, you will miss the bus.

If i have time, i’ll call you.
If I have enough money, I'll buy a new T.V.
If I don't pass the test, I won't get my driving license

Real conditional:
The zero conditional is used to refer to real and possible situations that always
happen. This type is used a lot to explain scientific aspects, but it is not as
frequent for everyday situations in people's lives.
The formula used is: if + simple present.
In this form of the conditional it is allowed to replace the “if” with “when” since it does
not alter the meaning of the sentence.
Examples:
If you heat ice, it melts.
When Mike is out of the house, I use his room.
When you press the button, the doorbell rings.

Do the exercises A and B on page 125.

A. Match the past participle forms to the verbs.

1. Eaten C a. meet

2. Drunk f b. tell
 3. Swept h c. eat

4. Met a d. say

5. Said d e. speak

6. Spoken e f. drink

7. Told b g. win

8. Won g h. sweep

9. Bought j i. read

10. Read i j. buy

B. Complete the sentences with the present perfect tense. Use the words in
parentheses.

1. Alan has wash (Wash) The car.

2. Have you buy (you, buy) the groceries?

3. I haven’t put away (Not, put away) the clothes.

4. Have Peter sweep (Peter, sweep) the floor?

5. They haven’t paid (not, pay) their telephone bill.

Do the exercises A and B on page 129.

A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. Last summer, we went (go) to the Maldives.

2. I have lived (live) in the same house all my life.

3. John has never traveled (never travel) abroad.

 4. Italy won (Win) the World Cup in 2006.

5. Brazil have won (win) the World Cup Five Time.

B. Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb in

parentheses.

1. A: Have you passed (you pass) your driving teste?

B: Yes. I took (take) it in January and I have passed (pass) the first time.

2. A: have you bee (you be) to Europe?

B: Yes, I have. I went (go) to Germany last year.

Do the exercises A and B on page 137.

A. Match the if clauses to the correct result clauses.

1. If you borrow money from the bank d

2. If you save some money every month. e

3. If you lend money to your sister. a

4. If your expenses are bigger than your income. b

5. If we eat in. c

a. She won’t return the money until the end of the month.

b. You won’t have enough money to take a vacation.

c. We will have enough money to go to the theater.

d. The interest rates will be high.

e. You will have enough money to buy a new computer.

B. Unscramble the words to write conditional senrtences. Don’t

forget the punctuation.
 1. A bigger car/ some money / we borrow / if/ we can buy
If we borrow some money, we can buy a bigger car.

2. A new job / more money / I will have / I get / if

If I will have a new job, I get more money.

3. On vacation / we overspend / if / to go / we won’t be able

If we overspend to go, we won’t be able on vacation.

4. I won’t have to/ I / use my credit card / if / borrow money

If I borrow money, I won’t have to use my credit card.

5. Our car/ sell / we will be able to rent / if we / a bigger apartment

If we our car sell, we will be able to rent a bigger apartment.

Do the exercise B on page 141.

C. Use these cues to write conditional sentences.

1. Children/suffer/if/don’t take care of/animal habitats.

Our children will suffer if we don’t take care of animal habitats.

2. Fish/die/if/coral reef/die

It fish will die if coral reef die.

3. Visitors / not come/ if/ no/ animals

Our visitors will not come if we don’t animals.

4. Live longer / if/ exercise more

You live longer if you exercise more.

5. Go / beach / if / no/ rain.

We will go to the beach if it doesn't rain.