Simple past vs Present perfect
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Diana Esparza
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Used to talk about finished actions.
Actions with a SPECIFIC time in the past.
To give specific details about an experience.
Keywords: yesterday, last year, last night, in 1998, ago, etc.
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POSITIVE: Subject + verb in past + complement.
NEGATIVE: Subject + didn't + verb (infinitive) + complement.
QUESTIONS: Did + Subject + verb (infinitive) + complement.
(These rules don't apply to the verb BE)
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Used to talk about experiences in general.
Actions that started in the past but have a connection to the present.
Keywords: since, yet, already, for.
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POSITIVE: Subject + have/has + verb in participle + complement.
NEGATIVE: Subject + have/has + NOT + verb in participle + complement.
QUESTIONS: Have/has + subject + verb in participle + complement.
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Multiple Choice
_______ you ever ____ in a TV show?
Have - participate
Has - participated
Did - participate
Have - participated
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Multiple Choice
My sister _____ very shy when she was in high school, but during university she became more outgoing.
has been
was
did be
have been
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Multiple Choice
Kevin and Kenya ______ to a concert last week.
go
went
have gone
has gone
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Multiple Choice
I ______ the spelling bee contest three times in a row.
win
did won
have won
hasn't won
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Multiple Choice
COVID-19 ______ in China in 2019.
appear
appeared
has appeared
have appeared
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Fill in the Blanks
Write the past and participle of this verb: Lose
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Write the past and participle of this verb: forget
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Write the past and participle of this verb: go
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
I ______ home really late last night.
gone
went
have gone
did go
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Multiple Choice
I ________ the US twice.
visited
has visited
have visit
have visited
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Multiple Choice
Diego ________ the computer a week ago.
bought
has bought
buyed
did buy
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Multiple Choice
Last year we _______ to Italy.
goed
went
wented
have gone
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Multiple Choice
_________ Vallarta?
Did you visited
Did you visit
Have you visited
Have you visit
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Multiple Choice
I ________ in this house since 2002.
have lived
lived
has lived
did live
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Multiple Choice
_______ you done your homework?
Have
Has
Did
Were
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Multiple Choice
________ you go to school last Monday?
Have
Has
Did
Were
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Multiple Choice
I ______ eat the food at the party, it smelled funny.
haven't
hasn't
didn't
wasn't
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