Present Perfect vs Past Simple: RULES
we use it to say a past action finished
simple past
Base: have
is "HAD" the simple past or past participle for HAVE?
Both
they + eat
they have eaten
he ate
He ______ (go) to Disney World 2 years ago.
went
key words for present perfect tense
already, recently, for, since
base: walk
is WALKED the simple past or the past participle of "WALK"?
Both
they + to study
they have studied
we + to meet
we met
has lived
False: Action started in the past and it is STILL true in the present
knew is the ________ of "know"
simple past
we + study
we have studied
they got
Hiram _____ (see, already) Star Wars: A New Hope
Hiram has already seen...
key words for simple past tense verbs
yesterday, last X, a X ago
written is the ______ of "write"
past participle
you + to take
you have taken
they + laugh
laughed
Last week, Juan Bobo _____ (get) in trouble for following orders literally.
got
the formula for the PRESENT PERFECT is
has/ have + past participle
got is the _______ of "get"
simple past
I + to win
I have won
You + to see
you saw
The grandmother in the short story "La Operacion" ____ (know, negative) the surgery was irreversible.
did not know