Past Simple/ Present Perfect
I _______ (see) the movie yesterday. It was stunning.
saw
I ________ (drive) when I saw the accident.
was driving
do we use to talk about habits in the past?
Past Simple
Past simple form of the verb to be
Was - Were
We ________ (move) to Miami last year. We _________ (be) there since December.
moved / have been
I ____________ (see) the movie 3 times.
have seen
I ________ (break) my leg when I ________ (play) soccer last year. It was really painful.
broke / was playing
do we use to talk about life experiences?
Present Perfect
What's the structure of the past continuous?
verb to be (past) + V-ING
I _______ (lose) my car keys yesterday. I still ______________ (not find) them yet.
lost / haven't found
She ________ (move) to the United States 3 years ago.
moved
Jacob _________ (cook) when John arrived.
was cooking
do we use to talk about simultaneous actions in the past?
Past Continuous
What's the structure of the present perfect?
Have/ Has + 3rd column (past participle)
Laura __________ (be) in the shop for the past 4 hours. So far, she _______ (buy) 12 pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of jeans.
has been / has bought
The manager _________ (work) at the company since 2015.
has worked
I _________ (take) a shower when you ________ (call) me. That's why I didn't answer.
was taking / called
do we use to talk about something that was happening and that it was interrupted by something else?
(2 TENSES)
Past Continuous and Past Simple
What happens when we use the auxiliary in a past simple sentence?
The verb goes in infinitive
Grandma _____ (fall) and _______ (break) her hip last week. She ______ (be) in the hospital since the accident.
fell / broke / has been
The couple _________ (live) together since February.
has lived
The robber _____________ (wear) black clothes when I ________ (see) him.
was wearing / saw
do we use when we want to ask about something general in the past and then ask for more details about that?
(2 TENSES)
Present perfect and Past simple
Which tense do we have to use if the specific date is mentioned?
Past Simple
I ________ (open) my handbag to find that I ________ (forget) my credit card.
opened / had forgotten