PAST SIMPLE vs PRESENT PERFECT

Watch the following presentation and video about the difference between Past Simple and Present Perfect. 

Simple past vs. present perfect tense de Patricia Mellino

Now complete the following questionnaire about these two verb tenses. 

ALREADY, JUST, EVER, NEVER, YET.

Fill in the blanks using ever, never, just, already and yet.

1. Have you       ever   never   just   already   yet  been in America?

2. Do you hear the noise? The train has       ever   never   just   already   yet  arrived.

3. No. Your cousin hasn't come to the party       ever   never   just   already   yet .

4. Can you open the door? Oh, it is       ever   never   just   already   yet  open.

5. Your daughter has       ever   never   just   already   yet  returned home. You don't have to 

worry anymore.

6. Haven't you finished your food       ever   never   just   already   yet ? No, I am still eating mom.

7. I am a very lucky person. I have       ever   never   just   already   yet  had nightmares.

8. Are you going to meet me at the shop? Yes, I am       ever   never   just   already   yet  there.

9. I have       ever   never   just   already   yet  been to Rome. This is my first time here.

10. Would you like to have dinner with us? No thanks, I have       ever   never   just   already   yet 
had dinner.

11. Have you       ever   never   just   already   yet  seen a better film?

LET'S REVISE THE USE OF EVER, NEVER, ALREADY, YET, SINCE AND FOR.

We often use EVER, NEVER, JUST, ALREADY, YET, SINCE and FOR with the present perfect tense.

We use EVER in interrogative sentences to express " at any time":
Examples:    
Have you ever been to the United States?
Have you ever traveled by train?
Have you ever failed a class?


We use NEVER in affirmative sentences (but the meaning is negative) to express "at no time".
Examples:
I have never cheated in an exam.
My son has never been to Moscow.
My brother has never travelled to London.

We use JUST to express a recently completed action.
Examples:
The cat has just caught a bird.
The guests have just arrived.
I have just finished my homework.


We use ALREADY to express that something has happened sooner than expected.
Examples:
Don't forget to bring your book! Oh, I have already brought it.
The boys are going to pack, aren't they? No. They have already packed.
Is Adam going to buy a new car? No, he isn't. He has already bought it.


We use YET in interrogative and negative sentences and it suggests a time later than expected.
Examples:
Have you done your homework? No, I haven't done it yet
Has your father seen your report? No, he hasn't seen it yet
Have the visitors arrived? No, they haven't arrived yet.

We use SINCE to express a point in the time.
Examples:
She has lived here since 1980.
Alice has been married since March 2nd.
They have been at the hotel since last Tuesday.

We use FOR to express a period of time.
Examples:
I have worked here for five years.
We have taught at this school for a long time.
They have been at the hotel for a week

Now do this exercise.

Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets and with the correct word (ALREADY, EVER, NEVER, JUST, YET, FOR, SINCE).;

1. We can't eat chips again. We _____________ (have) them three times this week.

2. Better: _________________ (you/clean) the bathroom _________?

    Billy: Yes, I _____________________ (do) it. I did it two hours ago.

3. _______________________ (your sister/ see) the new film _________?

4. Tim _________________ (be) a teacher _______ 1996.

5. Jim is ok. I _____________ (see) him in the street.

6. Your family _____________ (live) in Bogota _______ ten years.

7.  We are going to a concert on Friday but we ______________ (not buy) the tickets ________.

8. They ______________ (fly) in a helicopter. This is the first time.

9. ____________________ (meet) a famous person?

10. My husband ________________ (come) back __________.

11. My sister ______________ (be) to London. She stayed for two weeks.

12. I ________________ (meet) my friends ____________ I started my new job.

13. My mum ________________ (make) a cake so it is still very hot.

14. I _________________ (wait) for you ___________ a long time! You are always late!

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS (VIDEO AND ACTIVITIES)

Here you have a video with sentences to practice the use of Past Simple and Past Continuous. 

Click on this LINK for more practice.

This is another LINK with some sentences to practice the PAST SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS.

PRESENT PERFECT

PAST CONTINUOUS

THE PASSIVE VOICE

On this link you can find a useful EXPLANATION of the passive voice and some exercises to practice.

Here you have some more sentences to transform from active to passive voice.

APPS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH GRAMMAR

I give you some interesting apps to improve your English grammar. They are good to  practice and there are different levels.

Ejercicios de inglés

Learn English grammar

Aprende gramática de inglés

English practice

MATERIALS AND CONTAINERS

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/containers

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/patterns-and-materials

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