Masters of Time:

PRESENT PERFECT
VS PAST TENSE
How to communicate the start, duration, and
end of activities in written and spoken English.
LET’S DISCUSS...

Recall what you did yesterday in school, and

recount your experience to a partner.

What words in the past tense did you use?

 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1 2 3

Use appropriate
Remember the verb tenses with
Differentiate
form and usage of time markers to
simple past from
simple past and compose
present perfect
present perfect meaningful
sentences
TELEPHONE Find a partner and read the
lines together. Study the words

CONVERSATION in bold. What do you notice?

Claudia: Have you seen the bakery that has just opened on Feather Street?

Reese: Yes, it opened last week, didn't it?

Claudia: I went yesterday and bought a pastry. They sell matcha cheesecake!

Oh! I have not tried matcha. I have collected loyalty points at my favourite bakery
Reese:
but have not used the points this year. I redeemed a gift last year, though!

Claudia: What did you get?

Reese: I received a really cute planner. Would you like to visit the bakery tomorrow?

Claudia: Yes, great! See you then.

 SIMPLE PAST
The simple past tense is used to express something that
occurred in the past but has not continued into the present.

It is formed, most commonly, by adding -ed at the end of the main verb:
Turn Turned
Close Closed
Share Shared

In special cases, the spelling of the main verb is changed:

Eat Ate
Sleep Slept
Turn Turned
 USE OF SIMPLE PAST
Simple past
occurs here

Yesterday Tomorrow
and before and after
PAST PRESENT FUTURE

He bought this phone from an antique shop last summer.

Which verbs in the simple past were used in Claudia and Reese’s
conversation?
 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

Claudia: Have you seen the bakery that has just opened on Feather Street?

Reese: Yes, it opened last week, didn't it?

Claudia: I went yesterday and bought a pastry. They sell matcha cheesecake!

Oh! I have not tried matcha. I have collected loyalty points at my favourite bakery
Reese:
but have not used the points this year. I redeemed a gift last year, though!

Claudia: What did you get?

Reese: I received a really cute planner. Would you like to visit the bakery tomorrow?

Claudia: Yes, great! See you then.

 USE OF SIMPLE PAST
EXAMPLES EXPLANATION
My grandfather repaired his Describes a completed event
favorite vintage TV model. or action in the past

She was excited to receive Describes a state or condition

a phone call from her friend. that existed in the past

If he took better care of himself, Describes an imaginary

he wouldn't fall sick so easily. condition in the past

Talk about the activities you enjoyed doing last

summer in the simple past tense.
 PRESENT PERFECT
The present perfect describes actions or situations that started
in the past with a connection to the present or actions that
have just been completed.

It is formed by using has/have as + the past participle of the main verb:

I have eaten this afternoon.

I have taken my dog to the vet.
Pedro has lived in London all his life.
Lorna has thought about returning home recently.
 PRESENT PERFECT
Present perfect can occur anywhere here
Yesterday Tomorrow
and before and after
PAST PRESENT FUTURE

The shop has just opened.

The visitors have arrived.

Which verbs in the present perfect were used in Claudia and Reese’s conversation?
 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
Claudia: Have you seen the bakery that has just opened on Feather Street?

Reese: Yes, it opened last week, didn't it?

Claudia: I went yesterday and bought a pastry. They sell matcha cheesecake!

Oh! I have not tried matcha. I have collected loyalty points at my favourite bakery
Reese:
but have not used the points this year. I redeemed a gift last year, though!

Claudia: What did you get?

Reese: I received a really cute planner. Would you like to visit the bakery tomorrow?

Claudia: Yes, great! See you then.

 USE OF PRESENT PERFECT
EXAMPLES EXPLANATION
Describes a past event or state that still
My sister has been a teacher for three years.
has a connection to the present

Describes an action by which

John has used a fax machine before.
the precise time is unidentified

Describes an action that was

I have just finished reading the novel.
completed in the very recent past
TIME MARKERS
Read the following sentences.
Study the words in bold. What do you notice?

My grandmother has always been interested in collecting antique items.

Her antique phones have been displayed in her living room for years.

She worked at the first telecommunications company in the whole

country many years ago.

She has taught us to value what we have since I was little.

I have never grown tired of my grandmother’s fascinating stories -

maybe I’ll start collecting one day too!
 TIME MARKERS: SIMPLE PAST
Use last with time of Use yesterday at the
Use in or ago with
date, days, weeks, beginning or end of
date or number:
months, year: a sentence:

I called
Grandmother
I visited Grandmother yesterday.
Grandmother last worked here fifty
Tuesday. years ago. Yesterday, I
spoke with
Grandmother.
TIME MARKERS: PRESENT PERFECT
Grandmother has collected
Use for with an amount of time:
phones for a long time.

Use since with the time that the action

Grandmother told me stories since I was three.
began:

Use how long to ask about the amount of How long has it been since
time from the past to the present: we visited Grandmother?

Use always to show that an action began

I have always loved visiting Grandmother.
in the past and continues to the present:

Use never to show that something has I have never stopped Grandmother
not occurred from the past to the present: from telling me stories.
SIMPLE PAST
VS PRESENT PERFECT
Study these two questions.

A. When did Pedro live in the UK?

B. How long has Pedro lived in the UK for?

Question A with ‘when’ uses the simple past tense.

This indicates Pedro lived in the UK some time ago.

Question B with ‘how long’ uses the present perfect tense.

This indicates that Pedro lived in the UK some time ago, and is still living there.
SIMPLE PAST
VS PRESENT PERFECT
Study these two sentences and discuss with a partner what they indicate.

A. Lorna was in California when she was a teen.

B. Lorna has been in California since she was a teen.

Sentence A with ‘when’ uses the simple past tense.

This indicates that...

Sentence B with ‘since’ uses the present perfect tense.

This indicates that...
 ACTIVITY: ABOUT YOU
Write 3 statements describing yourself using the present perfect with the time markers
‘for’, ‘since’, ‘always’, or ‘never’. Share your sentences with the class.

Example: I’ve had my cell phone since I started Primary school.

1 2 3

Write sentence here Write sentence here Write sentence here

ACTIVITY: SIMPLE PAST Study the sentences and
choose the appropriate

OR PRESENT PERFECT?
verb. Drag and drop your
answer on the space
provided.

have had have wanted switched ordered received

A. Do you like talking on the phone?

B. Yes, I do. I _____________ my old phone since I was twelve. A couple of months ago, I
____________ my new mobile phone. And last month, I _________________ to a better service
provider. Now, I have better reach no matter where I am.

A. What do you do with your phone?

B. Lots of things. I can watch videos, play mobile games and chat with my friends!
Last week, I finally ___________ downloaded a game for the first time - I
____________________ a smartphone for so long!
 Answer Key

ACTIVITY: SIMPLE PAST Study the sentences and

choose the appropriate

OR PRESENT PERFECT?
verb. Drag and drop your
answer on the space
provided.

A. Do you like talking on the phone?

have had
B. Yes, I do. I _____________ my old phone since I was twelve. A couple of months ago, I
received
____________ switched
my new mobile phone. And last month, I _________________ to a better service
provider. Now, I have better reach no matter where I am.

A. What do you do with your phone?

B. Lots of things. I can watch videos, play mobile games and chat with my friends!
ordered
Last week, I finally ___________ downloaded a game for the first time - I
have wanted
____________________ a smartphone for so long!
 SUMMARY
The Simple Past indicates that an
action occurred at a specific time in
the past.
In Present Perfect, the action took
place sometime in the past and
continues into the present.

The Simple Past often occurs with

specific past-time adverbials
The Present Perfect often occurs with
(yesterday, last year, 2008).
more general adverbials (already,
since..., for..., yet)

Form: most commonly, adding -ed at

the end of the main verb, and
changing the spelling of the main verb Form: has/have as + the past
in special cases like take > took. participle of the main verb
 TIME CAPSULE WRITING TASK
A time capsule is a way to keep and store important memories, ideas, aspirations,
and dreams that may be discovered and read by your future self or others.

Write a time capsule note to yourself 10 years from now, using simple past and
present perfect tenses. Use the checklist below to review your write-up.

My ideas are related to the prompt.

I used simple past and present perfect.

I added interesting and colourful details in my story.

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 Present Perfect Past Simple
new info,hpnd recently old info,hpnd some time ago
unspecific time(just,togay...) specific time(ago,last ..)

I’ve boughgt a car I boughgt a car yesterday

We’ve been to the mall today We went to the mall last week

Have you seen Ann recently?

Yeah,I saw Ann yesterday
Have you seen Ann recently?