LESSON 3

PRESENT PERFECT & SIMPLE PAST TENSE

LET'S REMEMBER THE STRUCTURE OF THESE GRAMMAR TENSES...

SIMPLE PAST TENSE STRUCTURE

EXAMPLES:

  1. Last year I (go)  to England on holiday.
  2. It (be)  fantastic.
  3. I (visit)  lots of interesting places. I (be)  with two friends of mine .
  4. In the mornings we (walk)  in the streets of London.
  5. In the evenings we (go)  to pubs.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE STRUCTURE

EXAMPLES:

1. I  (read) your book several times.
2. She  (wear) that skirt many times.
3. My family  (visit) Brazil a few times.
4. I  (eat) already.
5. Marta  (finish) her homework.
6. You  (break) the glass again.
7. They  (pay) for everything.

EXERCISES IN CLASS:

1. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?" 
B: I don't know. I (see, never)  that movie. 

2. Sam (arrive)  in San Diego a week ago. 

3. My best friend and I (know)  each other for over fifteen years.

We still get together once a week. 

4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write)  ten very creative short stories

in the last year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway. 

5. I (have, not)  this much fun since I (be)  a kid.