Resource centre - Past simple and present perfect
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| Aim | To practise the difference between the past simple and present perfect tenses |
| Activity | Students complete sentences and questions |
| Organisation | Individual / pair work |
| Preparation | Make enough copies of the worksheet for the number of students in your class |
| What do I do? | 1 Hand out the worksheet. 2 Students complete the sentences and corresponding questions by choosing verbs from the list and putting them in the correct form |
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BUY HAVE LEAVE LIVE (x2) KNOW 1. How long _______________________________________________? He _____________________________ her since he was five years old. 2. _______________________________________________________? He _____________________________ in 1990 and never came back. 3. _______________________________________________________? He _____________________________ his current job for 5 years. 4. _______________________________________________________? I _____________________________ a newspaper yesterday. 5. _______________________________________________________? We _____________________________ there for six years. 6. _______________________________________________________? John _____________________________ here all his life. Answers 1 How long has he known her? has known 2 When did he leave? left 3 How long has he had his current job? has had 4 What did you buy yesterday? bought 5 How long did you live there? lived 6 How long has John lived here? has lived |
Download and print a free PDF version of this past simple and present perfect activity to use in the classroom with accompanying teacher notes.
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