Comparison between the two tenses

1. Present Perfect
vs
Past Simple

2. Find the verbs in the following
sentences
• It has taken the Kings seven years of hard
work ...
• The inside has been transformed.
• The surveyor advised us to knock it down …
• The house had no water and no power

3. Can you name the tenses being used?
• It has taken the Kings seven years of hard
work …
• The inside has been transformed.
• The surveyor advised us to knock it down …
• The house had no water and no power.

4. Can you name the tenses being used?
• It has taken the Kings seven years of hard
work …  Present Perfect
• The inside has been transformed  Present
Perfect
• The surveyor advised us to knock it down … 
Past Simple
• The house had no water and no power. 
Past Simple

5. Present Perfect
• It has taken the Kings seven years of hard work …
The action which started in the past and carried on up to the
recent present.
• The inside has been transformed.
The action happened in the past but has a result or an effect
visible in the present. It also took place at an unspecified time
in the past.

6. Past Simple
• The surveyor advised us to knock it down …
The action happened at a definite time in the
past
• The house had no water and no power.
This state is now over and is no longer visible.