Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Present perfect vs Past Simple


MUM: You can't play computer games,..
SON: But, I've already done my homework!
MUM: What about your room? You didn't tidy it yesterday.
SON: I've already tidied my room!
MUM: Ok... Then, you can go and meet your friends, but don't be late.
SON: Mum, but I wanted to play computer games now...
MUM: You've already played computer games today. Go get some fresh air! N.O.W.
SON: Thanks. 😒

We are quite familiar with Present Perfect now, but we haven't mastered it yet. We must know when to use present perfect and when to use past simple.



Practise online,
Perfect English - Present perfect vs past simple
englisch-hilfen Present perfect vs past simple
Present Perfect or Past Simple

Remember it's useful to learn expressions used with one, or the other:

Signal Words

Simple PastPresent Perfect Simple
  • yesterday
  • ... ago
  • in 1990
  • the other day
  • last ...
  • just
  • already
  • up to now
  • until now / till now
  • ever
  • (not) yet
  • so far
  • lately / recently

Here you have an exercise about Brad Pitt's life to start revising (careful, it was written before he got divorced from Angelina Jolie!).

Brad Pitt's biography - present perfect vs. past simple




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