Past simple
These books _________ (not be) here yesterday.
weren't
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I ______ just _______ (arrive).
have just arrived.
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I ______ (have) a bad day yesterday.
had
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I _____ three books this week.
have read
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What is the structure of the past simple ( positive sentence )
Subject - Verb+ed (or irregular verbs 2nd column)
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I ________ (be) so happy last night when my friends _______ (give) me the book I wanted for my birthday.
was / gave
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______ you ever ______ (see) a ghost?
Have you ever seen a ghost?
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I ______ never _____ (be) to Vienna but I ______ (go) to Budapest two years ago.
have never been / went
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She ______ sick five times this year, so it looks like her immune system isn't very good.
Luckily, she _____ vaccinated last week.
has been / has felt
got / was
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What is the structure of the past simple in a negative and a question
Subject + did + not + verb (base form)
did + subject + verb (base form)
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I _______ (have) a strange dream two days ago and I ______ (wake) up in the middle of the night.
had / woke
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My parents _______ (not be) to Greece yet.
haven't been
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I ________ already _______ (speak) to my teacher. She ______ (say) that I ______ (get) really bad marks last week.
have already spoken / said / got
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My mum _______ my dad in 1998 and since then they ______ together in this lovely house.
met /married
have lived / have been
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What is the structure for the present perfect in a positive sentence
Subject have/has + past participle (verb+ed/3rd column)
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I ______ (try) on some jeans in Levi's shop last weekend but I ________ (not buy) them in the end because they _____ (be) too expensive.
tried / didn't buy / were
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My sister _______ (not talk) to me for three years.
hasn't talked
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Jenny ______ (cut) her finger very badly. She ______ (go) to the hospital.
has cut / has gone
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King Henry the Eighth of England _______ six wives. I _______ married only once and I _______ enough already.
had / have been / have had
What are the signal words for the present perfect and past simple and what can you do with it?
Present perfect ( FYNE JAS )For, yet, never, ever, just, already, since
Past simple ( LADY ) Last, ago, days of the week, yesterday/year
you can use these to figure out if something has finished in the past or has a connection to now, thus you will be able to use the present perfect or past simple in the right context.
BONUS: TRIPLE THE TOTAL POINTS OF THE TEAM WITH THE LOWEST NUMBER OF POINTS
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ADD THE ORIGINAL NUMBER OF POINTS OF THIS TEAM, TO YOUR OWN. (IF THEY HAVE NEGATIVE POINTS, YOU HAVE TO DEDUCT POINTS)
Last year I __________ (have) a knee surgery.
Things ________ (get) worse after I _______ (fall) off the bike again.
had / got / fell
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Oh no, I _______ (lose) my wallet, I can't find it anywhere. _____ you ____(see) it? I ____ (looked) for it everywhere.
have lost
Have you seen it?
have looked
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He _____ (grow up) in Canada but _____ (leave) home when he was 18. Since then he ______ (live) here.
grew up / left / has live
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I _______ a roommate when I was in college. It _____ a long time ago and he ______ in his sleep. It _____ really scary.
had / was / walked (talked) / was
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Explain the difference in USE of past simple and present perfect. How do you know when to use which one?
if the time expression is given, use past simple. No signal words LADY/FYNEJAS? you have to decide if it's just an action in the past or there is a connection with the present.
ADD AS MANY POINTS AS NECESSARY TO BE EQUAL TO THE TEAM WITH THE MOST NUMBER OF POINTS.
if you've the most points, deduct points to be equal to the next team with the most number of points.