RULES
We use this tense to talk about our experiences.
Present Perfect
My dad drinked seven cups of coffee yesterday.
My dad drank seven cups of coffee yesterday.
She (to live) there last year.
She lived there last year.
I (not to read) the newspaper today.
I have not read the newspaper today.
Where you (to spend) your holidays?
Where did you spend your holidays?
A PIG IN A POKE 2
Your handwriting is now better than it was last year; but still it is not so good as Nick's handwriting. Nick has a better handwriting than you. And of course Nellie has the best handwriting of all.
They didn’t lived together.
They didn’t live together.
Last night I (to feel) tired and (to go) to bed very early.
Last night I felt tired and went to bed very early.
I (not to talk) to my granny: I was very busy yesterday.
I did not talk to my granny: I was very busy yesterday.
When you (to see) him last?
When did you see him last?
We use this tense to talk about things that happened at a certain time in the past.
Past Simple
Did you done your homework yet?
Have you done your homework yet?
Helen speaks French so well because she (to live) in France.
Helen speaks French so well because she has lived in France.
The lecture (not yet to begin) and the students are talking in the classroom.
The lecture has not begun yet and the students are talking in the classroom.
You (to be) in the Crimea last year?
Were you in the Crimea last year?
We use this expression to talk about habits or repeated actions in the past which we don't do in the present.
Used to
I can't go on holiday because I have broken my leg.
Daily Double
I have not seen you for a long time. I saw you in town two or three days ago, but you did not to see me. I was on a bus.
I (not to drink) coffee, but now I do.
I did not use to drink coffee, but now I do.
Where you (to put) the newspaper? I want to read it, but I cannot find it anywhere.
Where have you put the newspaper?
We use this tense to talk about things that happened recently.
Present Perfect
How long it took you to get to work this morning?
How long did it take you to get to work this morning?
Oh, how dark it is! A large black cloud (to cover) the sky. I think it will start raining in a few minutes.
A large black cloud has covered the sky.
A PIG IN A POKE 1
Do you hear me now? How is your job going? - Great! I am enjoying it a lot. The only problem I have here is that the food is so good. I eat too much! I am getting really fat.
What books you (to read) when you (to live) in the country?
(It was the habit in the past, you don't do it in the present)
What books did you use to read when you lived in the country?