PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

B2.1 - UNIT 5A
FOR vs SINCE
JUST, YET, STILL, ALREADY
POSITION

→ between auxiliary (HAVE) & main verb

→ At the end of the sentence.

→ Before verbs.

→ between auxiliary (HAVE) & main verb

Complete the sentences with present perfect: https://wordwall.net/es/resource/32454166

For or since? Classify the words into 2 groups: https://wordwall.net/es/resource/34632547

Present perfect
or
past simple?
PAST SIMPLE VS. PRESENT PERFECT
When did it happen?

PRESENT PERFECT (NOT past simple) → past experiences and actions when we don’t
say or don’t know when they happened.
● I’ve lost my keys.
● We‘ve been to a very nice restaurant.

PAST SIMPLE (NOT present perfect) → when something happened, or when the time
is known by the speaker and the listener. We often use a past expression (last week,
yesterday, when I was a child, etc.)
● We arrived yesterday. (NOT We’ve arrived yesterday.)
● When did the accident happen?
PAST SIMPLE VS. PRESENT PERFECT
Giving details in past simple

We use PRESENT PERFECT to introduce a past event or experience, but if we continue

talking and we give details, then we use the PAST SIMPLE.

A: I‘ve been to the cinema.

B: What did you see?
A: I saw a very good film by…

A: Oh, you‘ve broken your arm.

B: Yes, I have.
A: How did it happen?
Finished time or unfinished time? Classify the words into 2 different groups:
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/30717108

Present perfect vs past simple: https://wordwall.net/es/resource/6919558