SIMPLE PAST VS PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Hi every one, so on this blog we gonna talk about SIMPLE PAST VS PRESENT PERFECT TENSE. Let's get into it (≡^∇^≡)
The present perfect tells us that an action started in the past and it is still happening now, or it is something that happens regularly. We may need more information to tell us how long it has been going on.
𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚
We use Simple Past Tense to talk:
a) An action that began and ended at a particular time in the past.
e.g. She cooked fried rice yesterday evening.
b) An action that occurred over a peiod of time but was completed in the past.
e.g. She taught English for ten years. ( She doesn’t teach English at present )
c) An activity that took place regularly in the past.
e.g. When I was ten years old, I took an English course there.
The sentence patterns are:
A. Using auxiliary “did”
a) Positive
Subject + Verb-2 + Complement
e.g. The teacher began the meeting an hour ago
She wanted to go the beach last week
b) Negative
Subject + Didn’t + Verb-1 + Complement
e.g. She didn’t join the class this morning
He didn’t want to study match yesterday.
c) Interrogative
Did all the students do the assignment yesterday?
Did you go to Jakarta yesterday?
B. Using to be “was and were”
a) Positive
Subject + was / were + non verb
e.g. She was angry yesterday
My parents were able to come here?
b) Negative
Subject + was / were + not + non-Verb
e.g. He was not happy because you were late
The bed was not confortable for me.
c) Interrogative
was / were + not + Subject + non-Verb
e.g Was the girl lazy so she went to bed early?
Was your mother at home when your father called?
a) Regular verbs
Verb 1 Verb 2
Accept - Accepted
Approve - Approved
Cry - Cried
Jog - Jogged
b) Irregular verbs
Begin - Began
Cost - Cost
Have - Had
Sing - Sang
Be Was / Were
𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚
We use Present Perfect Tense to talk about:
a) An action that happened at an unspecified time
e.g. Mother has never met her beloved father.
I have bought a new motorcycle.
b) An action that has recently occurred
e.g. She has just been to Bali
My sister has started to do her homework.
c) An action that began in the past and continues up to the present
e.g. I have live in Bandung for fifteen years.
She has been to Singapore
d) An action that happened repeatedly before now
e.g. She has always phoned me at 8 pm.
I have read that book for several times.
The sentence patterns are:
a) Positive
Subject + has / have + Verb-3 + Complement
e.g. She has finished her test before.
The students have finished their examination
b) Negative
Subject + hasn’t / haven’t + Verb-3 + Complement
e.g. They haven’t come here yet
I have’nt visited my parents to see their condition
c) Interrogative
Has / Have + Subject + Verb-3 + Complement
e.g Has the plane taken off when you come?
Have you cleaned your room?
a) Regular Verbs
Play - Played - Played
Walk - Walked - Walked
Book - Booked - Booked
Open - Opened - Opened
b) Irregular Verbs
Eat - Ate - Eaten
Go - Went - Gone
Write - Wrote - Written
Sleep - Slept - Slept
Be Was / Were Been
Task 1: Rewrite the following sentences by using Simple Past Tense.
1. My Mom wrote a letter to Aunt Tina in Japan just now.
2. Halimah gave me some stationery as my birthday present this morning.
3. The children sang together in the choir competition last Sunday.
4. My dad and I climbed Papandayan Mount together three months ago.
5. Niken fell from her bike yesterday evening.
6. Riana did not receive the announcement last week.
7. The students did not read the text to discuss yesterday morning.
8. Mr Joni did not teach Math here last year.
9. Did he speak politely to his elder brother just now?
10. Did the girls dance beatifully on the main stage last night?
Task 2: Rewrite the following sentences by using Present Perfect Tense
1. I have swept the floor. Look, it’s clean.
2. The students have gone to Bali before.
3. She has arrived before the bell rang.
4. Himawan has written three English books since last year.
5. We have not eaten apples from Malang, we do want to try.
6. The applicant has not submited his CV and photos.
7. The film has not started yet.
8. Have you been to Paris before?
9. Have the students finished their test?
10. Has mother cooked for our dinner?
So its all for my blog today, see you in my next blog, bye（｡>‿‿<｡ ）
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