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PresentPerfectorPastsimple?
Use the simple pastfor action that happened in the past and it is: 
over, done,orfinished! 
Use the present perfectfor action that started in the past, but . . . 
is still true today.
The simple pastalways refers to an action or situation that is finished. 
The present perfectconnectsthe past and the present. It is used to show that an action or situation in the past 
continues today, or 
might happen again 
In otherwords…
Compare the meaning of these two sentences: 
1.-Sara livedin Boston for 5 years. 
2.-Sara has lived in Boston for 5 years.
Remember: 
If you are talking about a specific time in the past (yesterday, last month, etc.), you cannotuse the present perfect. 
In these cases, use the simple past.
Think about these words:
SIMPLE PAST 
In the last century 
Three months agoYesterday 
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE 
Up to now 
Over the last hundred yearsorso 
This is the first time I 
Lately 
Within the last three months
Practice! 
Choose the simple past or present perfect and talk about whyeach is necessary. 
1. When I was a child, I ______________ (swim) a lot. 
2. So far this week, we ______________ (study) a lot. 
3. Theo ________________ (be) very sick recently. 
4. I _______________ (have) a terrible headache yesterday. 
5. It ______________ (rain) a lot lately. 
6. They _____________ (get) married ten years ago. 
7. I ______________ (go) to Hyde Park many times. 
8. My family ______________ (take) a vacation last year.
Answers! 
1. When I was a child, I swama lot. 
2. So far this week, we have studieda lot. 
3. Theo has beenvery sick recently. 
4. I hada terrible headache yesterday. 
5. It has raineda lot lately. 
6. They gotmarried ten years ago. 
7. I have goneto Balboa Park many times. (possibly again in the future) 
8. My family tooka vacation last year.

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  • 2. Use the simple pastfor action that happened in the past and it is: over, done,orfinished! Use the present perfectfor action that started in the past, but . . . is still true today.
  • 3. The simple pastalways refers to an action or situation that is finished. The present perfectconnectsthe past and the present. It is used to show that an action or situation in the past continues today, or might happen again In otherwords…
  • 4. Compare the meaning of these two sentences: 1.-Sara livedin Boston for 5 years. 2.-Sara has lived in Boston for 5 years.
  • 5. Remember: If you are talking about a specific time in the past (yesterday, last month, etc.), you cannotuse the present perfect. In these cases, use the simple past.
  • 7. SIMPLE PAST In the last century Three months agoYesterday PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE Up to now Over the last hundred yearsorso This is the first time I Lately Within the last three months
  • 8. Practice! Choose the simple past or present perfect and talk about whyeach is necessary. 1. When I was a child, I ______________ (swim) a lot. 2. So far this week, we ______________ (study) a lot. 3. Theo ________________ (be) very sick recently. 4. I _______________ (have) a terrible headache yesterday. 5. It ______________ (rain) a lot lately. 6. They _____________ (get) married ten years ago. 7. I ______________ (go) to Hyde Park many times. 8. My family ______________ (take) a vacation last year.
  • 9. Answers! 1. When I was a child, I swama lot. 2. So far this week, we have studieda lot. 3. Theo has beenvery sick recently. 4. I hada terrible headache yesterday. 5. It has raineda lot lately. 6. They gotmarried ten years ago. 7. I have goneto Balboa Park many times. (possibly again in the future) 8. My family tooka vacation last year.