SIMPLE PAST TENSE &

PRESENT PERFECT
TENSES

C R E AT E D B Y:
Y O S I O K TA R O M A N I A ( 1 8 11 2 3 0 1 4 7 )
 WHAT IS SIMPLE PAST TENSE?

Simple Past Tense is a simple tense to show that an event

happened in the past.
Examples:
1. John Cabot Sailed to America in 1498.
2. My father died last year

I went to London last week.

(simple past)
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Formula Simple Past Tense

(+) Subject + Verb(+ed/kata ke 2) + O

(-) Subject + Did not (didn’t) + Verb 1

(?) Auxiliary + Subject + verb 1 + ……?

A. AFFIRMATIVE (POSITIVE) SENTENCES

Subject Verb (Past tense)

I Work On my website
yesterday.
You Learn English at home

We See A movie yesterday

He Eat Breakfast earlier.

She Arrive On time

It Take Time

They Visit The beach

 B. NEGATIVE SENTENCE

Subject Auxiliary + Not Verb

I Did not Work On my website

yesterday.
You Did not Learn English at home

We Did not See A movie yesterday

He Did not Eat Breakfast earlier.

She Did not Arrive On time

It Did not Take Time

They Did not Visit The beach

 C. YES / NO TYPE QUESTION

Auxiliary Auxiliary + Not Verb

Did Did not Work On my website

yesterday?
Did Did not Learn English at home?

Did Did not See A movie

yesterday ?
Did Did not Eat Breakfast earlier?

Did Did not Arrive On time?

Did Did not Take Time?

Did Did not Visit The beach?

 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Present Perfect Tense is a tense that is used to describe an

activity that has been carried out at this time.

Present Perfect Tense Formula

Present perfect tense is formed by auxiliary verb (have/has) and
verb 3 as a verb. Have is used for I, You, They, We. While Has
is for He, She, It, or third person singular. So the formula is
Subject + Have / Has + Verb 3.
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Positive I have written a romantic

(+) S + Have/has + V3 novel

She has read a magazine

Negative I have not written a romantic

S + Have/has + not + V3 novel
(-)
She has not read a magazine

Interrogative Have/has + S + V3 Have I written a romantic

novel?
(?)
Has she read a magazine?
HOW DO WE MAKE PRESENT PERFECT
FORM?

Affirmative sentences:

Subject Auxiliary Verb Past Participle

I
You have seen
We
They
He
She has seen
It
HOW DO WE MAKE PRESENT PERFECT
FORM?

Negative sentences:

Subject Auxiliary Verb Past Participle

I
You haven’t (=have not) seen
We
They
He
She hasn’t (=has not) seen
It
HOW DO WE MAKE PRESENT PERFECT
FORM?
Interrogative sentences:

Auxiliary Verb Subject Past Participle

I
Have you seen?
we
they
he
Has she seen?
it

Yes, I have. No, we haven’t.

Yes, he has. No, she hasn’t.
PAST PARTICIPLE FORM OF VERBS
see go

cut eat

work catch

leave arrive

feed make

bring give

drink do

buy teach
PAST PARTICIPLE FORM OF VERBS
see seen go gone

cut cut eat eaten

work worked catch caught

leave left arrive arrived

feed fed make made

bring brought give given

drink drunk do done

buy bought teach taught

 LET’S PRACTICE A LITTLE!

1. I ……… (see) that film before.

2. We ………. (read) three English books in class.
3. My mother ……….. (be) to London twice this year.
4. John ………… (borrow) four CDs from me.
5. The children ………… (eat) breakfast.
6. You ………… (drink) all the coffee.
7. Be quiet! The film ………….. (start).
 LET’S PRACTICE A LITTLE!

1. I have seen that film before.

2. We have read three English books in class.
3. My mother has been to London twice this year.
4. John has borrowed four CDs from me.
5. The children have eaten breakfast.
6. You have drunk all the coffee.
7. Be quiet! The film has started.