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Present Perfect vs Past Simple

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  • Tell me 1 use of past simple
    We use past simple to express finished time.
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  • Say TRUE OR FALSE: you use past simple when you know WHEN the action happens
    It´s true, we know the exact point when it happened , in 2011, yesterday
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  • Say two key words of past simple tense
    Yesterday, last, years ago
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  • Tell 1 use of present perfect
    To talk about unfinished actions
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  • Tell 1 use of present perfect
    something happened in the past but we don´t know when
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  • Explain the form of the past simple AFFIRMATIVE: subject+ verb in....
    We form the past simple with regular verbs ending in -ed and irregular verbs.
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  • Explain the form of past simple NEGATIVE
    We form using didn´t and the verb, same for regular and irregular
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  • Say TRUE OR FALSE: present perfect is formed subject+ have + past participle
    True
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  • Say the odd one word, why is that uncorrect: I have visited my parents yesterday
    Yesterday/ have
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  • Say TWO key words that usually appear in present perfect
    already, just, yet. ever, never, today
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  • What is the odd one? They have seen a movie yesterday .
    Yesterday
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  • Complete the sentence: We ____ (go) to the movies last night.
    went
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  • Complete the sentence: Tom ____ (see) that movie three times already.
    has seen
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  • Complete the sentence: The students ____ (have) eight exams last month.
    had
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  • Comlete the sentence: The students ____ (have) eight exams this month. [The month hasn't ended yet.]
    have had
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  • Complete the sentence: _____ you ever _____ (be) to a professional football game?
    Have you ever..?
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