SIMPLE PAST or SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PRESENT

PERFECT TENSEPERFECT TENSETN5/ADOWM2/EPG4TN5/ADOWM2/EPG4

By Francisco NakajimaBy Francisco Nakajima

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

We use it when the action in the PASTPAST is DEFINITEDEFINITE.

Last Monday, I had a difficult test.

When I was a child, I studied at that school.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

We use it when the action in the PASTPAST is INDEFINITEDEFINITE.

We have studied at .

I have gone to Brazil many times.

????????????

NO TIME!!!NO TIME!!!

????????????

NO TIME!!!NO TIME!!!

• I ___________ an interesting class last night. (have)

• _____________ that new dress Susan bought last week? (you/see)

• Sergio _________________ that new house on the beach. (not/buy)

• Edward _____________ his keys again. (lose)

• The police __________ me on my way home last night. (stop)

HADHAD

DID YOU SEEDID YOU SEE

HASN’T BOUGHTHASN’T BOUGHT

HAS LOSTHAS LOST

STOPPEDSTOPPED

• I _____________ to the movies three times last week. But I ____________ any of the films. (go) (not/like)

• I _______________ to Louis for a long time. (talk/not)

• ___________________ ? (you/just/arrive)

• “Is Mr. Nakajima in?” “No, he __________________ home. (already/go)

• When I was 18, I _______________ how to drive. (learn)

WENTWENT

DIDN’T LIKEDIDN’T LIKE

HAVEN’T TALKEDHAVEN’T TALKED

HAVE YOU JUST ARRIVEDHAVE YOU JUST ARRIVED

HAS ALREADY GONEHAS ALREADY GONE

LEARNEDLEARNED

• _______________ to Japan? (he/be)

• Harold ______________ to Spain on his last vacation. (travel)

• Can you believe Hugo _______________ the sea? (never/see)

• Claudio _______________ to California last year because he ______________ to stay home. (not/travel) (prefer)

• Bianca ____________ to memorize the alphabet, but it’s too difficult for her. (try)

HAS HE BEENHAS HE BEEN

TRAVELEDTRAVELED

HAS NEVER SEENHAS NEVER SEEN

DIDN’T TRAVELDIDN’T TRAVEL

PREFERREDPREFERRED

HAS TRIEDHAS TRIED

• Bea ______________ us some chocolate for Easter last class. (buy)

• Poli _________________ over 20 hours for her Midterm exam last week. (study)

• “________________ skydiving in his life?”

Yeah, he and Bernardo ___________ skydiving together. (Hugo/go) (go)

BOUGHTBOUGHT

STUDIEDSTUDIED

HAS HUGO GONEHAS HUGO GONE

HAVE GONEHAVE GONE