Past Simple Vs Present Perfect

Past simple with be

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Remember! I was you were She was He was It was We were They were  Sonia was in the park yesterday. They were in the pool the last week.  

Regular and Irregular Verbs

Regular verbs. In spelling when adding ed :end in e  only add d love – loved   consonant + vowel + consonant, double the last consonant add ed:  travel – travelled y after a consonant becomes i / hurry – hurried. Irregular Verbs.  Irregular verbs change the base form: Buy / Bought  IMPORTANT  STUDY YOUR LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS.

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Past Simple With Other Verbs

Use of Simple Past action in the past taking place once, never or several times Example: He visited his parents every weekend. actions in the past taking place one after the other Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down. action in the past taking place in the middle of another action Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang. if sentences type II (If I talked, …) Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you. Signal Words of Simple Past yesterday, ago, in 1990, the other day, last 

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Present Perfect

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Structure: Have / Has + verb Past Participle. I / you / we / they : HAVE /HAVEN'T he / she / it : HAS / HASN'T. Use of Present Perfect puts emphasis on the result Example: She has written five letters. action that is still going on Example: School has not started yet. action that stopped recently Example: She has cooked dinner. finished action that has an influence on the present Example: I have lost my key. action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking Example: I have never been to Australia. Signal Words of Present Perfect already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now