Simple Past/Past Participle
Past simple
PRESENT PERFECT
Simple Past or Present Perfect?
100
run
Simple past: ran/ Past Participle: run
100
It _______ (snow) last night.
It snowed last night.
100

Adam _________________ reading his book yet (not finish).

Adam HASN'T FINISHED reading his book yet.

100

We _____________ to the store yesterday (go)

We WENT to the store Yesterday

200
play
Simple Past: played/ Past Participle: played
200
The accident ________ (happen) three days ago.
The accident happened three days ago.
200

My boss ________________ really stressed since last week (be).

My boss HAS BEEN really stressed since last week

200

I ___________ (visit) Japan many times.

I HAVE VISITED Japan many times

300
see
Simple Past: saw/ Past Participle: seen
300

The teacher ________________ us well. (teach)

The teacher TAUGHT us well

300

________ you and your friend __________ a job? (find)

HAVE you and your friend FOUND a job?

300

_____________ he ________________ the essay yet? (write)

HAS he WRITTEN the essay yet?

400
have
Simple Past: had/ Past participle: had
400

We _______________ to the job interview (not go)

We DIDN'T GO to the job interview

400

Have you _________ yet? (eat)

Have you EATEN yet?

400

She ____________ (do) her homework already.

She HAS DONE her homework already.

500
go (there are two past participles)
Simple Past: went Past Participle: gone/been
500
We __________ (buy) the house in 1994.
We bought the house in 1994.
500

The company  ____________________ to pay our salary again (forget)

The company  HAS FORGOTTEN to pay our salary again (forget)

500

_________ you ever ____________ a famous person? (meet)

HAVE you ever MET a famous person?

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