Simple Past Vs Present PerfectOnline version Simple Past and Present Perfect indicators/markers practice. Remember: We use the past simple for past events or actions which have NO connection to the present. We use the present perfect for actions which started in the past and are still happening now OR for finished actions which have a connection to the present. We CAN'T use the present perfect with a finished time word. by Alena Saienko 1 Last night I __________ my keys – I had to call my flatmate to let me in. a lost b have lost 2 I _____ just ______ my keys - can you help me look for them? a did - lost b have - lost 3 Sebastian ______________ to Paris yet. a did not go b has never been c has not been 4 Last year Victor ______________ Paris. a go b went c has gone 5 I ____________ Abigail for three years - we still meet once a month. a meet b met c have met 6 Alan ____________ Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good! a played b have played c has played 7 Yuridia ___________ hockey at school but she didn't like it. . a played b has played 8 Ceci ________ in London since 1994. a lived b has lived 9 Daniel ____________ in London when he was a child. a lived b has lived 10 I ____________ three cups of coffee today. a drank b have drunk 11 I _________ three cups of coffee yesterday. a drunk b drank c have drunk Feedback 1 Last night - simple past indicator/time marker- 2 just -present perfect indicator/marker- 3 yet- present perfect indicator/marker. 4 Last year - simple past indicator/time marker- 5 FOR + A PERIOD OF TIME / still = continuing to happen or continuing to be done 6 SINCE + A POINT IN TIME -present perfect marker/indicator- 7 simple past idea 8 SINCE + A POINT IN TIME -present perfect marker/indicator- 9 when he was a child (past time) 10 A finished action which has a connection to the present. 11 yesterday -past time indicator/marker-
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