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THE PRESENT PERFECT VS THE PAST SIMPLE. What is the Past Simple and the past participle of these verbs?. WRITE. WROTE. WRIT T E N. WAS/WERE. BEEN. BE. MADE. MADE. MAKE. WON. WON. WIN. HAD. HAD. HAVE. READ. READ. READ. DID. DONE. DO. GOT. GET. GOT. KNOWN. KNEW. KNOW.
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What is the Past Simple and the past participle of these verbs?
WRITE WROTE WRITTEN WAS/WERE BEEN BE MADE MADE MAKE WON WON WIN HAD HAD HAVE
READ READ READ DID DONE DO GOT GET GOT KNOWN KNEW KNOW BECAME BECOME BECOME
-John Lennon made a lot of records. THE PAST SIMPLE
-Madonna has made a lot of records. THE PRESENT PERFECT
The Past Simple refers to an action that happened at a definite time in the past: • He wrote his first book in 1882.
The Present Perfect refers to an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past: • He has written many books.
The Past Simple refers to an action which is finished: • I lived in Paris for 5 years. (not any more)
The Present Perfect refers to an action which can continue to the present: • She has lived in Paris for years. (she is still there)
The Past Simple REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS WORK + ED GO WENT (2nd col.)
The Present Perfect Have/has + past participle (3rd column)
Chose the correct tense: 1. When she was young, she lived / has lived in Wales.2. In her twenties she taught / has taught in Portugal.3. Her first book appeared / has appeared in 1997.
4. Since then she earned / has earned an estimated £650 million.5. She always wanted / has always wanted to be a writer.
Make sentences in the Present Perfect and The Past Simple using the following verbs: 1. Walk 2. Visit 3. Come 4. Read 5. Write 6. Play