Simple Past
What's the past form of the verb to be for 1st and 3rd person?
was / were
What is the PP of BUY?
bought
What tense if this sentence?
I've visited London twice.
Present Perfect
What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense?
Regular verbs are formed by adding -ed, while irregular verbs have unique past tense forms
Name the past participles of three irregular verbs
driven ,written, read, cut, gone
Give me 3 examples of and irregular verb in the simple past
ate, drank, sang
Give 3 examples of an irregular verb in the present perfect tense
have eaten, have read, have sung
Is this sentence correct?
I worked there in 2019.
Correct
What are the three different pronounciations we have for regular verbs in the simple past?
we have T, D and ID
cook-T / call-D / accept-ID
What is the difference between already and yet?
Already for an action which has completed before than expected and Yet for an action which is not completed
Give me 3 examples of a regular verb in simple past
played, worked, studied
Name 3 key words or adverbs used with the present perfect tense
already, yet, ever, never, just, recently
True or False
Present Perfect is use to links two tenses and Simple past is use to talk about past actions.
TRUE
What is the structure of a Question in the present perfect?
(question word) + have/has + subject + (not/ever/never) + past participle
Give me an example of a negative sentence in the present perfect!
We haven't seen Matilda all week.
To talk about completed actions in the past
What's the present perfect usage?
to talk about actions that happend at an unspecific time in the past, actions that started in the past and continue into the present, experiences
Which tense is used for story telling?
Simple past
Where is the mistake in this sentence?
I have seen him yesterday.
We don't use time words like yesterday with the present perfect
What is the difference between Present perfect yes/no questions and Present perfect open questions / wh-questions
Yes / No responses if something has happened or not
WH-questions ask for specific information (what, where, when, why something happend)
What is the structure of a Negative sentence in the simple past?
did not - didn't + base form of the verb
What's the structure of an affirmative sentence in the present perfect?
have / has + PP of the verb
Difference between the simple past and present perfect tense?
The simple past tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, while the present perfect tense is used to talk about actions that have a connection to the present
What is the simple past and the present perfect of THINK
thought / have thought
What’s the difference between these two sentences?
A) I visited Paris in 2022.
B) I have visited Paris.
A — Simple Past:
We say when the action happened (finished time).
It’s about the past only.
B — Present Perfect:
We don’t say when.
It’s about life experience or something connected to now.