Past Simple vs. Present Perfect Simple

 

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Past Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple

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Ex. 2

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Simple Past vs Past Continuous

1. Past simple vs Past continuous 1

2. Past simple vs Past continuous 2
3. Past simple vs Past continuous 3

FOUR TENSES REVISION

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

A picture is worth a thousand words…

We use the Past Simple to talk about finished actions in the past:

– We visited our grandparents last weekend.

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We use the Past Continuous to talk about an activity in progress in a particular moment in 

the past:

– Last Saturday at 10.00 pm we were visiting our grandparents.

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We can use both tenses, Past Simple and Past Continuous, in the same sentence, and here we will find that something suddenly happens when 

an activity is in process:

…

– We were waiting for the bus, when the accident happened.

– When my mother arrived, I was watching TV.

– The students were speaking, when the teacher came in.

• Activity 1

Activity 2

• Activity 3

Present perfect or past simple?

Do you know the difference of usage between present perfect and past simple?

Let's start with a joke!

If you understand the joke, then you understand how to use the present perfect in English!

Watch these videos to remember the rules and compare it to the past simple tense:

Now watch this other video for more practice:

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Now, do you understand the joke below?

I hope so!

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Present Simple versus Past Tense

Past simple

 

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using the correct Past Simple form.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in the past.

Exercise 3: Write the sentences in the negative.

Exercise 4: Choose the correct option.

Exercise 5: Complete these questions using the Simple Past Interrogative.

Exercise 6: Write questions in the past.

Exercise 7: Read the text and fill in the gaps.

Exercise 8: Make these sentences negative.
Exercise 9: Revision exercises presents-past

GAMES TO PRACTICE IRREGULAR VERBS

TEST: Complete all the activities in this test.

EXTRA ACTIVITIES
Extra 1: Write the verb in the past.

Extra 2: Complete the text in the past.