Past Simple and Present Perfect - rules, examples, exercises

1. Past Simple and Present Perfect
Patrycja Kozera

2. Past Simple
yesterday
the day before yesterday
yesterday morning/evening/afternoon…
last week/month/year/Monday…
2 days/a week/ 4 months ago
in 2001/1999
the other day

3. Past Simple – verb ”be”
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(+) She was in London 2 years ago.
(?) Was she in London 2 years ago?
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t.
(-) She wasn’t in London 2 years ago.

4. regular verbs
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(+) She visited London 2 years ago.
(?) Did she visit London 2 years ago?
Yes, she did.
No, she didn’t.
(-) She didn’t visit London 2 years ago.

5. Formation of past forms of regular verbs
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6. irregular verbs
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(+) She went to London 2 years ago.
(?) Did she go London 2 years ago?
Yes, she did.
No, she didn’t.
(-) She didn’t go to London 2 years ago.

7. Present Perfect
(+) just
(?)/(-) yet
yesterday morning/evening/afternoon…
for a week/months/many years/ages…
since Monday/4.00 o’clock/ I was a child/1999….
(?) ever 2001/1999
(+) never
already
lately
so far
up till now/up to the present

8. For or since?
1. I have studied English __________ I was five.
2. She hasn’t been abroad __________ ages.
3. They have been students __________ three years.
4. __________ 2010 I have saved quite a lot of money.
5. __________ when do you like Rihanna? You’ve always said you didn’t like her
music.
6. I haven’t eaten meat __________ two months now, I am a vegetarian.
7. Ever __________ you told me I looked fat I have been on a diet.
8. He can’t remember the last time he did sports. He hasn’t been to the gym
__________ last Christmas.

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(+) She has been a teacher for two years.
(?) Has she been a teacher for two years?
Yes, she has.
No, she hasn’t.
(-) She hasn’t been a teacher for two years.

10. Past Simple or Present Perfect?
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11. Past Simple or Present Perfect?
1. Were you ever / Have you ever been to Egypt?
2. I finished / have finished reading that book last Monday.
3. They didn’t watch / haven’t watched TV for ages. In fact, they don’t
even own a TV set.
4. I broke / have broken my leg two weeks ago.
5. I didn’t play / haven’t played football for a long time. I’m not sure if
I still know how to kick a ball.
6. Did you already see / Have you already seen the newest Woody Allen
film?

12. Online exercises
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-perfect-simple-past-simple-exercises.html
http://www.ang.pl/cwiczenia/czasy-angielskie
http://www.engly.pl/subjects/listing/6