Simple Past
We use the
past simple to describe finished events in the past.
Example: *
Yesterday I watched a great movie on TV.
There are
regular and irregular verbs, for the way they form their past.
The
regular verbs ended in “-ed”, for the past and past participle but changed in
their pronunciation /Id/, /t/, and /d/. The two syllable regular verbs with the
stress on the last syllable double the final consonant.
Example:
clap – clapped stop – stopped
The
irregular verbs have their own form for past and past participle, and follow
different rules for that.
Exercises
Get into this sites and develop the exercises.
a) Affirmative Sentences in Past Tense
b) Negative Sentences in Past Tense
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?05c) Interrogative Sentences in Past Tense
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?06
Present Perfect
The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.
We use the present perfect when
we talk about our experiences in the past and do not mention an exact
time.
Example: I’ve been to
Ecuador.
We may explain a present
situation by saying what has happened. We do not mention an exact time.
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Example: Why
are you late? I’ve lost my watch.
- Forming the present perfect:
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The
movie has started (regular verb)
I’ve eaten ten pizzas! (irregular verb)
Some conjunctions that may be used in Present Perfect, and how we used them.
PRESENT PERFECT FORMS
Exercises
