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2.- Simple Past vs Present Perfect

1.- Simple Past vs Past Continuous

Creado por Mónica Montero & Bautista Ramos durante unha licenza por formación concedida pola Consellería de Educación para o curso 2021-22

Past Continuous

Simple Past

Vs

Simple Past

Form

Uses

  • I lived in London
  • She came on time

  • She didn't phone us

  • Did it rain?

  • Actions in the past happening one after another

  • Completed action in the past.

Form

Uses

  • I was singing
  • They were skiing

  • She wasn't dancing

Past Continuous

  • Action in progress at a given time in the past

  • Were you crying?

  • A long action. in the past

19:00

The phone rang while I was watching TV

SIMPLE PAST VS PAST CONTINOUS

TODAY

YESTERDAY

18:00

20:00

The phone rang

I was watching TV

Present perfect

Simple Past

Vs

Simple Past

Form

Uses

  • Completed action in the past.:
  • I sent it yesterday

  • I studied there
  • She didn't write it
  • Did she know you?

TimeExpressions

  • Last
  • Ago
  • Yesterday
  • When
  • What time

  • Time is given:
  • She came at six

Form

Uses

TimeExpressions

Present Perfect

  • I have seen her
  • She hasn't finished yet
  • Have you ever been there?

  • Since
  • For
  • Yet
  • So far
  • Already
  • Ever
  • Never
  • Just

  • Unfinished action.:
  • I have played the guitar for ten years (I still play it)

  • Experience
  • I have been to Edinburgh twice

I have lived in this house since 1998.

SIMPLE PAST VS PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT

PAST

1998

2020

We started living in this house

We still live in this house

Present Perfect