Present Perfect and Past Simple

1. Present Perfect and Past Simple

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Present Perfect and Past Simple
1 The Past Perfect refers to a finished action, or a definite time in the
past. The Present Perfect refers to an unfinished action, or an
experience in your life.
I’ve worked for IBM since 2008.
(the action is not finished)
I worked for IBM in the 1990s.
(the action is finished)
He’s been to China many times.
(an experience in his life)
She went to China last summer.
(at a definite past time)
- Have you ever met a famous person?
(experience)
- Yes, I met David Beckham five years ago.
(definite time)
Make the sentences.
1 You / ever / eat / Thai food/?
Have you ever eaten Thai food?
2 We / see / Sonia / last month.
We saw Sonia last month.
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2. Present Perfect and Past Simple

7.2
Present Perfect and Past Simple
2 These are common time expressions used with the Past Simple and
the Present Perfect.
Past Simple
Present Perfect
last month
since Friday
yesterday
ever
the day before yesterday
never
in 2011
just
on December 19th
already
two weeks ago
yet
for two years (but now ended) for two years (and continues)
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3. Present Perfect and Past Simple

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Present Perfect and Past Simple
3 Make the sentences.
1 We / never / visit / Lisbon.
We’ve never visited Lisbon.
2 I / fly to Boston / in March.
I flew to Boston in March.
3 You / ever / sleep / in a tent?
Have you ever slept in a tent?
4 He / not / write / his book yet.
He hasn’t written his book yet.
5 We / speak to Brian / last week. We spoke to Brian last week.
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