Past simple vs Present perfect GRAMMAR Past simple

Past simple vs. Present perfect GRAMMAR

Past simple (vt) To express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind. Regular verbs: + ed Yesterday we danced at the party. Irregular verbs: 2 nd “row “ Yesterday we went to the party. Interrogative: Did + heel ww Did you go to the party yesterday? Negative: Did + not + heel ww We did not go to the party yesterday. Signal Words: Yesterday, last (night, week, etc. ), (a minute, an hour) ago, in 2014

Present perfect To talk about unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present. Have + past participle Have we met before? Has (he/she/it) + past participle He has worked here since 2010. Regular verb: + ed I have lived here for ten years. Irregular verb: 3 rd “row” She has never seen him before. Signal words: for (al), since, yet, just, already, never, ever.

Practice: past simple of present perfect? 1. My parents _____ (run) their own hotel for thirty years. 2. Last year I _____ (give) my first concert. 3. _____ you _____ (talk) to her yesterday? 4. I _____ never _____ (understand) English. 5. _____ she ever _____ (go) to London? 6. Last summer we _____ (camp) at a campsite in France. 7. We _____ (be) waiting here for hours. 8. The last time I _____ (dance) was in 2012. 9. We _____ (live) here since 2012.