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COURSE GUIDE GRAMMAR TIME OF

English IV 2 Simple Past Vs Present Perfect WORK
Adverbs and prepositions for Present perfect (yet, just, already, ever, never, 8 hours
since and for).
Teacher: Gabriel Sandoval

1. Objectives
 Use the adverbs and prepositions (yet, just, already, ever, never, since and for)
correctly within the present perfect tense.
 Recognize the structures of the simple past and the present perfect tenses.
 Talk about daily experiences using simple past and present perfect.
 Develop the different activities proposed along this guide.

2. Presentation

Dear student, after developing this guide you will be able to recognize the differences
between the simple past and the present perfect tense. The main idea is that you use
those two tenses to talk about experiences in the past and along your life. Additionally,
you will learn the correct use of different adverbs in Present Perfect.

2.1 Initial reflection

Match the tenses with the definitions

b. Denotes recent
a. Denotes actions and
-Simple past actions and events
events in finished
-Present perfect which are connected
time periods.
with the present.
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3. Appropriation. Check the PDF file and watch the video 1 about the Simple Past and
Present Perfect tense to comprehend the tenses differences.

1. PAST SIMPLE TENSE

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USES

We use the past tense to talk about:

 Something that happened once in the past:

I  met  my wife in 1983.

We  went  to Spain for our holidays.
They  got  home very late last night.

 Something that happened several times in the past:

When I was a boy, I  walked  a mile to school every day.

We  swam  a lot while we were on holiday.
They always  enjoyed  visiting their friends.

 Something that was true for some time in the past:

I  lived  abroad for ten years.

He  enjoyed  being a student.
She  played  a lot of tennis when she was younger.

 We often use expressions with ago  with the past simple:

I  met  my wife  a long time ago.

Past simple questions and negatives

We use did  to make questions with the past simple:

Did  she  play  tennis when she was younger?

Did  you  live  abroad?
When  did  you  meet  your wife?
Where  did  you  go  for your holidays?

But questions with who often don't use did:

Who discovered  penicillin?

Who wrote  Don Quixote?

We use didn't (did not) to make negatives with the past simple:

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They  didn't go  to Spain this year.

We  didn't get  home until very late last night.
I  didn't see  you yesterday. 

2.PRESENT PERFECT
(Review)
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The present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have and the past
participle of a verb.
USES
We use the present perfect:
 For something that started in the past and continues in the present:
They've been married for nearly fifty years.
She has lived in Liverpool all her life.

 When we are talking about our experience up to the present:

I've seen that film before.
I've played the guitar ever since I was a teenager.
He has written three books and he is working on another one.
We often use the adverb ever to talk about experience up to the present:
My last birthday was the worst day I have ever had.
and we use never for the negative form:
Have you ever met George?
Yes, but I've never met his wife.
 for something that happened in the past but is important in the present:
I can't get in the house. I've lost my keys.
Teresa isn't at home. I think she has gone shopping

Have been and have gone

We use have/has been when someone has gone to a place and returned:

A: Where have you been?
B: I've just been out to the supermarket.

A: Have you ever been to San Francisco?

B: No, but I've been to Los Angeles.
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But when someone has not returned, we use have/has gone:

A: Where's Maria? I haven't seen her for weeks.
B: She's gone to Paris for a week. She'll be back tomorrow. 

1. PRESENT PERFECT WITH TIME ADVERBIALS

The present perfect tense is commonly used with the indefinite time adverbs never, ever,
just, yet, already.

ADVERB MEANING POSITION EXAMPLE

ALREADY YA (affirmative form) S+have/has + already + v p.p +c I have already done my homework.

S+have/has+ + v p.p + c+ already. I have done my homework already.

YET AÚN/YA (in questions Have/has+ S + v p.p + c+ yet? Has she drunk her coffee yet?
and negative forms)
S+have/has+ not + v p.p + c+ yet. No, she hasn’t yet.

JUST ACABAR DE S+have/has + just + v p.p +c My dad has just fixed the car.
(affirmative form)

NEVER NUNCA (affirmative S+have/has + never+ v p.p +c He has never traveled abroad.
form)

EVER ALGUNA VEZ (in Have/has+ S + ever +v p.p + c+? Have you ever eaten sushi?
questions)
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FOR AND SINCE

More examples:

She has lived here for twenty years.

We have taught at this school for a long time.
Alice has been married for three months.
They have been at the hotel for a week.

She has lived here since 1980.

We have taught at this school since 1965.
Alice has been married since March 2nd.
They have been at the hotel since last Tuesday.

Practice

1. Answer the following questions using simple past.

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 Did you go to any place/city last month? 

 Did you like the last series you watched?
 Where did you live two years ago?
 How did you feel yesterday?

2. Answer the following questions using present perfect.

 Have you gone to any place this month? 
 Have you watched a series today?
 Where have you been lately?
 How have you felt today?

3. Use the words in brackets to put each of the following into either the past simple or the
present perfect.

1. Jim: How many times (you/try) _______ to pass your driving test? Michael: Three
times so far.
2. When (you/go) ______ to Rome?
3. You look different. (you/have) ______ a haircut?
4. I (not/see) _________ David at all this week. I don’t even know where he is.
5. Jim: (you/speak) _______ to Peter yet? Michael: No, not yet.
6. When (you/start) ________ your job?
7. I (move) ______ house three times in the last five years.
8. My sister (be) ______to New York three times and she’s going again next month.
9. The US president (be) ______ in our country last year.
10. The US president (visit) _________ our country three times in the last two years.

4. Past or Present Perfect Simple - Fill in the correct form of the verb!

a. My sister _______ away from home but she came back a few days later (run)
b. ______________ to America? (Churchill ever go).

c. Prices _________. Everything is more expensive this year (go)

d. The Prime Minister _______ the new university earlier today (visit)
e. I ________ Andrew for weeks (not see)
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f. ___________ this week’s magazine yet (you see)?

g. They _______ there for 10 years, but then they moved somewhere else (live).
h. The postman ______ the parcel at 8 in the morning yesterday (bring).

5. Complete each sentence with the correct word.

a. Already b. Yet c. Just

1. The cat has _______ caught a bird.

2. Don't forget to bring your book! Oh, I have _______ brought it.
3. Have you done your homework? No, I haven't done it ____.
4. Has your father seen your report? No, he hasn't seen it _____.
5. The boys are going to pack, aren't they? No. They have ______ packed.
6. The guests have ______ arrived.
7. Have the visitors arrived ____? No, they haven't arrived ____.
8. I have _______ finished my homework.
9. Is Adam going to buy a new car? No, he isn't. He has ______ bought it.

6. Answer the next questions.

1. Have you ever broken a bone? __________________________________

2. Have you ever called your boyfriend or girlfriend by the wrong name? _________
3. Have you ever cheated on an exam? ______________________
4. Have you ever cried in public and embarrassed yourself? _________________
5. Have you ever eaten in a restaurant and realized you have no money with you? _____
6. Have you ever fallen in love at first sight? _____________
7. Have you ever forgotten your mother's birthday? ____________
8. Have you ever had a Deja Vu experience? ___________

7. Fill in for or since into the gaps.

1. We've had terrible weather ______ Saturday.
2. I've known Tom _____ 1990.
3. We have been waiting for the bus _____ half an hour.
4. She hasn't lost a match _______ April.
5. Things have changed ______ he became the headmaster.
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6. The police have been looking for him ______ a month.

7. Our dog has been ill _____ two days.
8. I've been looking for this book ______ a long time.
9. I've been working ________I got up.
10. The kettle has been boiling ____ten minutes.
11. They have lived in France ______ eight years.

8. Let’s have fun. Let’s play a Board Game about Simple past and Present Perfect.

9. Test you english!

Use this link https://wordwall.net/resource/648351/angol/present-perfect-vs-
past-simple . Do the quiz. Share the result with your classmates and teacher.

EVALUATIVE TASK

Write a Time Line about your life experiences using past simple and present
perfect and then audio record yourself reading it. It must contain no less than 20
sentences (10 in each verbal tense and you can mix affirmative and negative as you
see fit). Upload the audio along with a PDF of the sentences you wrote; remember
that the sentences must be grammatically correct for them to count.

REFERENCES

https://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-avanzado/verb-tenses-present-
perfect/already-just-still-yet
https://cute766.info/present-perfect-for-and-since-learning-global-english/
https://www.ef.com.es/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramatica-inglesa/present-perfect-con-
for-since/
https://www.curso-ingles.com/practicar/ejercicios/present-perfect-vs-past-simple-2
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/3.htm
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t070-past-present-perfect.htm
https://www.grammarbank.com/ever-never-just-already-yet.html
http://iteslj.org/questions/haveyou.html
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https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/for-since2.htm
file:///C:/Users/monic/Downloads/EFL_Reading_Past%20Simple-Present
%20Perfect_0.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1LKzp2ozVM&ab_channel=oomongzuoomongzu