Holidays Travel Present Perfect Tense contrasted with Past

Holidays & Travel Present Perfect Tense contrasted with Past Simple Tense Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 1

Learn with examples Present Perfect tense Past Simple tense The present perfect is used when the time period has NOT finished: I have been to two countries this month. (This month has not finished yet. ) The simple past is used when the time period HAS finished: I went to two countries last month. (Last month has finished. ) June 2012 May 2012 Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 2

Learn with examples Present Perfect tense Past Simple tense The present perfect is often used when giving recent news: The simple past is used when giving older information: Mehmet has travelled to France again. (This is new information. ) Mehmet travelled to France last year. (This is old information. ) 2011 Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 3

Learn with examples Present Perfect tense The present perfect is used when the time is not specific: I have seen that beach already. (We don't know when. ) when Past Simple tense The simple past is used when the time is clear: I saw that beach on Thursday. (We know exactly when. ) when Thursday! Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 4

Learn with examples Present Perfect tense Past Simple tense The present perfect is used with for and The simple past is used with for and since, when the actions have not since, when the actions have already finished : finished: Since 2007 I’ve lived in England. I lived in England for five years. I have lived in England for five years. (I still live in England. ) (I don't live in England now. ) Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 5

Choose which is the Present Perfect tense or the Simple Past tense Draw a line to the correct ‘tense’ 1) a long time ago 2) at the weekend 3) since last weekend 4) last night 5) the day before yesterday 6) this month 7) lately 8) after I got married 9) not as yet Present Perfect tense Simple Past tense 10) since we last met Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 6

Snakes & Ladders Grammar. Roll the dice, answer the question correctly & move forward. Answer wrong & move backward. Pair activity. 1) A long time ago I was in the USA. 2) I’ve been on holiday since we last met. 3) We haven't been to the beaches yet. 4) After I got married we honeymooned in Mexico. 5) The British Embassy has been busy lately. 6) We’ve been to all the museums this month. 7) Mehmet left for Italy the day before yesterday. 8) I went to three counties this year. 9) Mehmet has never been to France. 10) Mehmet’s flight for the UK left last night. 11) The tourists will arrive at the weekend. 12) Mehmet will return Saturday night at 8 pm. Present Perfect tense ? or Simple Past tense ? 13) I lived in Egypt for ten years. 14) I’ve lived in China for five years. 15) Mehmet went to Greece again. Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 7

Snakes & ladders Grammar Winning Player gets the reward. Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 8

Picture Vocabulary: pair activity Use the flash cards & a dictionary. Cover the word with your fingers & only display the picture to your classmate. They need to say the word & give a short definition. If it’s a tough one for them, they’ll need to lookup the word in the dictionary & write down the meaning. Example: Example Answer : Visa = travel document ? Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 9

My Holiday holiday flight ticket airplane passport airport visa Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 10

My Holiday embassy tourist suitcase map camera currency Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 11

My Holiday beach museum restaurant travel Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 hotel club 12

My Holiday bus train cruise ship taxi Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 subway sightsee 13

Present Perfect and Past Simple practice exercises Choose an answer to complete the question. A. B. 1) Joji _____ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993. A. lived B. has lived 2) Mehmet ____ to Disneyland Paris opening on the 12 th of April 1992. A. went A. have been 3) Someone ____ my train ticket! Now I'll have to walk home. A. stole B. has stolen 4) I ____ the China Great Wall three times. A. saw B. have seen 5) Were you ____ in the United Arab Emirates? A. never B. ever Make a sentence with the words given. 1) you ever live have Paris ? 2) I live Paris when I child was . 3) never I visit Gazintep . 4) since 1995 been I haven't to Venezuela . 5) ever were In you the United Kingdom ? Yogita Dogan | Holidays & Travel | A 2 14