Презентация "Past Simple VS Present Perfect"

Present Perfect & Past Simple

Examples

• + I played the guitar yesterday.
• -I didn’t play the guitar yesterday.
• ? Did I play the guitar yesterday?

Check your understanding

• 1.Вчера я гулял на главной площади.
• Yesterday I walked in the main square.
• 2.Oн не ходил в школу вчера.
• He didn’t go to school yesterday.
• 3.Она сделала уроки вчера?
• Did she do her homework yesterday?

• + I have just finished my homework.
• -He has never been to London.
• ?Have you ever been to Scotland?

The difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple

• The Present Perfect is a present tense. It always tells something about now.
• Tom has lost his key= He doesn't have it now.

• The Past Simple tells us about the past.
• Tom lost his key. (We don't know if he has it now or not.)