PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT

DID SIMPLE
HAVE/HAS
FORMS FORMS
A: S + verb – regular: -d,-ed A: S + have/has + verb
- Irregular: 2nd form - R: -d,-ed
- I: 3rd form
N: S + didn’t + verb – 1st form N: S + haven’t/hasn’t +
verb
- R: -d,-ed
I: Did + S + verb – 1st form? - I: 3rd form
I: Have/has + S + verb
- R: -d,-ed
USES - I: 3rd form
 FINISHED PAST ACTION USES
 REPEATED ACTION IN THE  Personal
PAST experiences: ever,
Eg: I went swimming twice a never, before.
week when I was in 6th grade. Eg: I’ve never eaten
Indian food.
!!!! WHEN + PAST SIMPLE I’ve wanted to visit
ADVERBS OF TIME France.
Yesterday, yesterday morning / I haven’t danced before.
afternoon / evening / at noon /  An action that has
at night / … JUST finished.
Last week / year / month / Eg: I’ve just drunk my
Sunday / January / …. coffee.
2 days / months / years …. Ago  An action that
In 2000 hasn’t finished YET.
Eg: I haven’t done my
homework yet.
Have you done your
homework yet?
 An action that
started in the past
and continues in
the present.
(For/since)
Eg: I haven’t gone skiing
for 6 months.
I haven’t gone skiing
since 2019.
 An action that
happened in the
past and has
present results.
Eg: I’ve broken my arm
and now I can’t write.
