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PP - PS and PP - PPC Level 1

The document provides a summary of the past simple, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It outlines the key uses of each tense, including that the past simple is used for completed actions in the past with a specified date or time, the present perfect is used for unfinished or ongoing actions that started in the past and have relevance to the present, and the present perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an ongoing action that began in the past and may still be continuing. It then provides examples to practice using these tenses to complete sentences.

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PP - PS and PP - PPC Level 1

The document provides a summary of the past simple, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It outlines the key uses of each tense, including that the past simple is used for completed actions in the past with a specified date or time, the present perfect is used for unfinished or ongoing actions that started in the past and have relevance to the present, and the present perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an ongoing action that began in the past and may still be continuing. It then provides examples to practice using these tenses to complete sentences.

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PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT

[ed/2 column // didn't + inf] [have/has + participle (ed/3rd column)]

● Actions in the past WITH DATE ● Actions in the past WITHOUT DATE

I went to Italy last summer I have been to Italy

KEY WORDS KEY WORDS


in 1998/April… just (in the middle)
yesterday for
last month/year… since
when already (+, in the middle)
yet (- ?, at the end)
before
never/always
how long

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS


[have/has + participle (ed/3rd column)] [have/has + been + ing]

● Emphasize the RESULT of an action ● Emphasize the DURATION of an


Julia has baked 3 cakes action
KEY WORDS Julia has been baking cakes all
just (in the middle) morning
for KEY WORDS
since
for
already (+, in the middle)
since
yet (- ?, at the end)
all day/week…
before
recently
never/always
how long
how long

● STATIVE + DYNAMIC VERBS ● DYNAMIC VERBS


NOW LET’S PRACTICE :)

Complete with the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous

1.- At last! I ___________ (solve) the problem.


2.- What ______________ recently? (you / do) Anything interesting?
3.- My brother ____________ (buy) a new motorbike. It looks great.
4.- _____________ (you / swim)? Your hair looks wet.
5.- Oh, there you are! I ____________ (look) for you everywhere.
6.- Sorry we are late. How long _______________ (you / wait)?
7.- I ____________ (know) Peter for a long time.
8.- My friends _____________ (run) for two hours already.
9.- I ____________ (never / understand) Maths and Physics.
10.- The children are tired because they ___________ (play) all day.

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