CICLO 2011-I Módulo: IUnidad: 3 Semana: 4

Angie Katherine Buitròn Fernàndez

INGLES III

ORIENTACIONES

Espero que usted, al finalizar es estudio de esta unidad, haya logrado:

• Reconocer y diferenciar los tiempos y el uso del presente perfecto y del pasado simple.

Recuerde que nuestro curso estará enfocado a revisar vocabulario y puntos gramaticales, ítems que se tomará en cuenta en los exámenes y trabajo académico. No olvide de revisar sus otros materiales virtuales para reforzar sus conocimientos y habilidades.

CONTENTS

Grammar• Simple past and present perfect.

– Use– Form– Exercises– Differences

PRESENT PERFECT vs. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The Present Perfect Tense is used to talk about things that happened at an unspecified, unfinished period of time. It is used to answer the questions: Have you..?, Have you ever..? or How long have you..?

A: Have you ever been to Iquitos?

B: Yes, I have been there twice this year.

• I was in Iquitos two times this year.(unfinished time – “this year” However it is not specific about when exactly the action happened.

The Simple Past Tense is used to talk about things that happend at a specific, finished period of time.

A: Have you ever won a lottery?B: Yes, I have. In fact, I won a lottery last year.

• The sentence is specific that it was last year when I won the lottery. “Last year” is a finished time.

Here are some examples of expressions of finished and unfinished periods of time.

Finished Period of Time

Unfinished Period of TIme

Yesterday Today

Last month This month

Last May Recently

When I was 15 In my life

Five years ago lately

Alice went to the store yesterday.

She has been there two times today.

Miguel has run 25 miles this month.

Carmen made a delicious cake two hours ago.

The Present Perfect tense, when used with “for” and “since”, expresses a situation that started in the past and continues up to now.

My dad has been sick since last week.(He is still sick)

He has had a terrible fever for 4 days now.(he still has fever)

He has stayed home since he became ill.(He is still home)

The Simple Past Tense is used to talk about things that started and finished in the past.

I liked to read a lot when I was a little girl. (I don`t like to read a lot now)

I participated a lot in class.(I do not participate a lot now)

I used to have many friends.(I don`t have many friends now)

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE: DIFFERENCES.

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

USE:

Time until now. For something that started in the past and continues up to the present. To talk about an indefinite time up to the present (with “ever”, “never”).

PAST SIMPLE USE:

With a finished time. For something that started and finished in the past. To talk about a definite time in the past (last year, yesterday…).

To ask when something happened. “When?”, “What time?”

past nowTime until now

past nowfinished time

Note: For more grammar explanation open your book page 49 and do the task.

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE and PAST SIMPLE: EXAMPLES

She has (just) had a baby.

She had a baby three years ago.

They have lived in New York for

two years.

He lived in New York for two years (but he lives in London now).

LET´S PRACTICEPut the expressions in two lists: Finished Time or Unfinished Time.

When I was in 1995 two nights ago this yeara long time ago Recently in my life last JuneToday this week lately yesterday

FINISHED1. ____________2. ____________3. ____________4. ____________5. ____________6. ____________

UNFINISHED7. _____________8. _____________9. _____________10. ____________11. ____________12. ____________

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Present Perfect or Simple Past.

1. She has been sick since early this morning. (be)2. They _______ beer last night. (drink)3. Andres ____________ of school last year. (drop out)4. Susan ___________ in this city for 6 months. (live)5. I _________ hundreds of books when I was in college. (read)6. Everybody __________stupid things in their lives. (do)7. We ___________ for you for two hours now. (wait)

Answer the questions. Use the appropiate tense.

1. A: Have you been to Chiclayo?B: Yes, I have.

2. A: Have you talked to your mom?3. A: Have you paid the phone bill?4. A: Have you studied English before?5. A: Have you sent an e-mail?

1. A: When were you there?B: I was there last April.

2. A: When did you talk to her?3. A: When did you pay it?4. A: When did you study it?5. A: When did you sent it?

Note: open your book to page 48 and 49 and practice.

CHECKING KNOWLEDGE

STUDENT BOOKPages: 48, 49,52,53 WORKBOOKPages:42, 43,46,50,51,56,57

I suggest doing these activities in order to check your understanding.

Please pay attention to the pages in bold.

GRACIAS