P5_Present Perfect Tense vs Simple Past Tense | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 15 Public

A revision on present perfect and simple past tense.

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Complete this sentence. Jody is from Chicago, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so she __________________ (see, never) the ocean.

has never seen

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Complete this sentence. Over the past few years, Usain Bolt _________________ (set) several new Olympic records.

has set

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Name two common time expressions that used with present perfect tense.

already / yet / since / for / never / ever / before / by now / so far / recently / lately / over the past few years

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Name two common time expressions that used with simple past tense.

e.g. yesterday, last..., ...ago, in (1990)...,etc.

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Correct or wrong? If it's wrong, explain why. We use present perfect tense for an action which started and finished in the past.

Wrong. We use present perfect tense for an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

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Name and spell the past participle of the following verbs: burst, become, fight

burst, become, fought

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Use the words to form a complete sentence. Pay attention to the tense. score/ LeBron James / so far / 31, 966 points

LeBron James has scored 31,966 points so far.

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Correct or wrong? If it's wrong, correct it. Have you take medicine already?

taken, yet Have you taken medicine yet?

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Use the words to form a complete sentence. Pay attention to the tense. retire/ Robin van Persie / from football/ one year ago

Robin van Persie retired from football one year ago.

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Tell us when to use 'since' in the present perfect tense. Then, form a sentence with the word 'since'.

'since' --> a specific point in past time , or a time when the action started e.g. We have learnt English here since 2015.

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Name and spell the past participle of the following verbs: be, show, wake

been, showed/shown, woken

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Correct or wrong? If it's wrong, correct it. Her divorced parents did not meet each other since 2016.

Her divorced parents have not met each other since 2016.

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Error identification: J.K. Rowling has finished her manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1995.

We use should simple past tense in this sentence. J.K. Rowling finished her manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1995.

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Complete this sentence. My best friend and I ________________ (know) each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.

have known

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Complete this sentence. Hurry up! The English lesson ________________ (begin). You won't want to miss too many fun activities, right?

has begun

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