We use Present Perfect We use Past Simple

1. when talking about past events and the time is 1. to express the idea that an action started and finished at
unimportant, unknown, or a secret. a specific time in the past
I have already seen this film I saw a film yesterday
2. to describe your experience 2. to list a series of completed actions in the past.
I have done this before I came home, had dinner and went to bed.
3. to talk about change that has happened over a period of 3. with a duration which starts and stops in the past.
time I lived in Brazil for two years.
You have gained weight since I last saw you 4. to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have
4. to list the accomplishments of individuals and humanity. the same meaning as "used to."
You cannot mention a specific time I studied French when I was a child.
Man has walked on the Moon. Our son has learned I used to study French when I was a child
how to read 5. to describe past facts or generalizations which are no
5. to say that an action which we expected has not longer true
happened yet She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
He has not done his homework yet.
Affirmative Negative Question Affirmative Negative Question
I have worked I haven’t worked Have I worked? I worked I didn’t work Did I work?
You have worked You haven’t worked Have you worked? You worked You didn’t work Did you work?
We have worked We haven’t worked Have we worked? He worked He didn’t work Did he work?
You have worked You haven’t worked Have you worked? She worked She didn’t work Did she work?
They have worked They haven’t worked Have they worked? It worked It didn’t work Did it work?
He has worked He hasn’t worked Has he worked? We worked We didn’t work Did we work?
She has worked She hasn’t worked Has she worked? You worked You didn’t work Did you work?
It has worked It hasn’t worked Has it worked? They worked They didn’t work Did they work?
Spelling Spelling
You have to know all forms of the irregular verbs very well. You have to know all forms of the irregular verbs very well.
For the Present Perfect you need the form of the verb which For the Past Simple you need the form of the verb which can
can be found in the 3rd column of the table of the irregular be found in the 2nd column of the table of the irregular
verbs. verbs. The verb changes only in the affirmative form!
go - went – gone Ex. They have gone home. go - went Ex. They went home two hours ago.
Add -ed with regular verbs in all the forms! They didn’t go home two hours ago.
Sometimes there are exceptions in spelling when adding -ed. Add -ed with regular verbs only in the affirmative form!
1) Consonant after a short, stressed vowel at the end of the Sometimes there are exceptions in spelling when adding -ed.
word - double the consonant. 1) Consonant after a short, stressed vowel at the end of the
stop – have/has stopped word - double the consonant.
In British English we double one -l at the end of the word: stop – stopped
travel – have/has travelled In British English we double one -l at the end of the word:
2) One -e at the end of the word. Leave the -e. Add -d. travel – travelled
love – have/has loved 2) One -e at the end of the word. Leave the -e. Add -d.
3) Verbs ending in -y love – loved
verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u):Add -ed. 3) Verbs ending in -y
play - have/has played verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u):Add -ed.

Change 'y' to 'i' after a consonant. Then add -ed. play - played

worry – have/has worried Change 'y' to 'i' after a consonant. Then add -ed.

carry – have/has carried worry – worried carry - carried

KEY WORDS KEW WORDS
We can use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions We can use the Present Perfect with specific expressions such
such as: ever, never, once, many times, recently, lately, as: yesterday, two days (a week, a month, a year) ago,
today, several times, before, so far, already, yet, just, last (week, month, year), in 2005 etc.
since, for, this (week, month, year).
Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Past 4. - Hello! Can I talk to Mary?
Simple.
- I’m sorry she________________________(just
leave).
1. - Where is Jane?

- I___________________(not see her) today. 5. _______________ you ever__________(do) this

before?
2. What_________you_________(do) yesterday?
- No, it’s my first time.
- Nothing special, I_________________(watch
TV) most of the time. 6. - What’s wrong?
3. What’s she like? I think I____________________(make) a mistake.
- She’s so nice. We_______________(have 7. - How was your summer?
dinner) two days ago and I think
I__________________(fall in love). - Amazing! I_______________(have) a great time!

4. Why___________you(not tell)___________me 8. ________he________(meet) you yesterday?

this two months ago? - No, he_____________________(not come)

Read the sentences and correct the mistakes if there 9. Did you write the test yet?
are any.
10. Did he cried at the party yesterday?
1. When I have been 5 years old, I was very naughty.
11. Has he written the test?
2. I’m so glad that you have come!
12. We didn’t receive your invitation yet.
3. When I saw him yesterday, he hasn’t told me
13. They have already bought a car.
anything.

4. Did you do your homework yet? - Yes, I have 14. When I was young I have had many friends.

5. He has broken his leg a week ago. 15. When has he fallen ill?

6. I guess that yesterday was my lucky day! 16. She didn’t smoke for two months.

7. I have been so angry with him that I have hit him. 17. Where did they rest last summer?

18. Why did he leave? It’s so nice here.

8. He always was good at Math.

Write a letter to your friend talking about your recent news and your experience.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
 Present Continuous

Present Continuous
Present Continuous Present Continuous Negative Question
Affirmative We use “be” followed by
we use “be” + “ing” verbs we use “be” +”not” + “ing” verbs “Pronoun or subject”

I am walking. I am not walking. Am I walking?

She is talking. She is not talking. Is she talking?
He is laughing. He is not laughing. Is he laughing?
It is raining. It is not raining. Is it raining?
They are singing. They are not singing. Are they singing?
We are cooking. We are not cooking. Are we cooking?
You are smiling. You are not smiling. Are you smiling?

A. Fill in the blanks with “is” or “are”. B. Write the correct “ing” verb in the blank.
1) Kate _____ cooking a turkey for 1.Kate is ______________ dinner (prepare).
dinner. 2.They are _________ for Easter eggs (hunt).
2) Mom _____ setting the table.
3.We are ______________ turkey (eat).
3) John ______ making coffee.
4.The Easter Bunny is ___________ (come).
4) The boys _____ watching TV.
5) It ____ snowing outside. 5.I am ____________ Easter eggs (make).
6) The baby ____ laughing. 6.The children are ____________ candy (eat).
7) The girls _____ painting Easter eggs. 7.You are ______________ a nice song (sing).
8) We_______ eating turkey. 8.The dog is _____________ the cat (chase).
9) The dog ____ barking. 9.The cat is ________________ (run).
10) They _____ celebrating Easter.
10.He is _______________ coffee (drink).

C. Negative form. Fill in blanks with

“is/ are /not” and/or “ing”verb” D. Make a question.
Fill in the blank with “be” and “ing” verb
1. I am ______ cooking.
1._______ I _____________ dinner? (cook)
2. He _______ not eating.
2. _______ Jack ______________ pie? (bake)
3. She is not _____________ (laugh)
3._______ the girls ______________? (eat)
4. It ___ ____ _________ (rain).
4.___ it_______________? (rain)
5. They are _____painting Easter eggs.
5. ____they___________Easter eggs? (make)
6. We _____ not eating now.
6.______ you ____________ ? (coming)
7. You ____ _____ _________(walk).
7. ____ the dog________________ ?(bark)
8. Mary is _____ sleeping.
8._____ she ________________?(talk)
9. Kate and John ____ not watching TV.
9.______he ____________________?(laugh)
10.The dog ___ _____ _______ (bark).
10_____Kate and John ____________?(sleep)

iSLCollective.com
Put the words in the right order
1. gets / up / very / Paul / usually / early
2. the / are / the / playing / garden / in / children
3. father / in / works / a / my / bank
4. am / I / documentary / watching / a
5. too / our / speaks / fast / teacher
6. every / ride / school / morning / bike / to / I / my
7. boils / at / water / 100°C
8. boy / crossing / the / street / the / is
9. a lot / coughing / you / today / are
10. like / Sundays / they / visit / to / us / on
11. live / a / they / house / very / in / big present continuous: fill in the blanks with the
12. and / are / Jane / their / Kate / lessons / learning
verb into brackets
13. raining / it / heavily / is
14. fly / when / it / they / kite / is / their / windy
1. What ________ they __________ (do) ?
15.
2. Look! It ________________ (snow)
3. They _________________ to a story (listen)
present simple: fill in the blanks with the verb 4. He _______________ on his coat (put)
into brackets 5. ________you ___________ as well (come) ?
6. We ________________ a cartoon (not / watch)
7. She ________________ very fast (swim)
1. Pam usually __________ tennis on Sundays (play)
8. I _________________ forward to seeing you
2. They _____________ near the park (not / live)
(look)
3. What _______ he ________ (want) ?
9. ________John _________ in the yard (smoke) ?
4. Jim _________________ his homework (not /do)
10. You _________________ carefully (not /listen)
5. Where __________ you ________ (work) ?
11. He _______________ for an exam (sit)
6. My Mum ____________ in a school (teach)
12. The children __________________ in the
7. Who __________ to school by bus (come) ?
playground (run)
8. Wilma often ___________ me a lot (help)
13. Where _________ you __________ (go) ?
9. Water ___________ at 100°C (boil)
14. I _________________ the plants (not /water)
10. What _________ you ________ for a living (do) ?
15. What _________ Tracy _________ (eat) ?
11. We _______________ his name (not / know)
16. You ____________________ me (bother)
12. I ______________ to stay on my own (like)
17. Dad __________________ the car (not / repair)
13. He sometimes _________ to the cinema (go)
14. How _______ you _______ there (get) ?

ask questions

1. _____________________________________________
In the center.
2. _____________________________________________
It starts at 9:00am.
3. _____________________________________________
Because Jim has just pushed me.
4. _____________________________________________
By car.

present simple or continuous?

1. Mr Jones usually _______________ (wear) a shirt and a tie but today he _______________ (wear) a t-shirt.

2. On Mondays, I _______________ to the swimming-pool with my friends (go)

3. Stop singing! I ______________________ my lessons (learn)

4. Where are the children ? They _________________ outside (play)

5. What _________ you __________ now (do) ?

iSLCollective.com
 Past Simple or the Past Continuous? - essential practice

Choose the past simple or past continuous.

1. What ________________________ (you / do) when I ________________________

(call) you last night?
2. I ________________________ (sit) in a café when you ________________________
(call).
3. When you ________________________ (arrive) at the party, who
________________________ (be) there?
4. Susie ________________________ (watch) a film when she
________________________ (hear) the noise.
5. Yesterday I ________________________ (go) to the library, next I
________________________ (have) a swim, later I ________________________
(meet) Julie for a coffee.
6. We ________________________ (play) tennis when John
________________________ (hurt) his ankle.
7. What ________________________ (they / do) at 10pm last night? It
________________________ (be) really noisy.
8. He ________________________ (take) a shower when the telephone
________________________ (ring).
9. He ________________________ (be) in the shower when the telephone
________________________ (ring).
10. When I ________________________ (walk) into the room, everyone
________________________ (work).
11. It ________________________ (be) a day last September. The sun
________________________ (shine), the birds ________________________ (sing).
I ________________________ (walk) along the street when I
________________________ (meet) an old friend.
12. He ________________________ (live) in Russia when the Revolution
________________________ (start).
13. When her train ________________________ (get) to the station, we
________________________ (wait) on the platform.
14. He ________________________ (be) so annoying! He
________________________ (always / leave) his things
everywhere.
15. On holiday we ________________________ (visit) Rome,
________________________ (see) the Vatican, and ________________________
(spend) a few days at the beach.