Grammar: Present perfect and Past simple
Have you ever invested
"Have you ever invested" / "Did you ever invest" any money in a company?
Have you paid
"Have you paid" / "Did you pay" your father back yet?
A
A, B or C. The adverbs "EVER" is used in... A. Questions B. Negative sentences C. Affirmative sentences.
True
True or False? Use the present perfect to talk about past experiencies and recent past actions when we don't specify a time.
Has,made,called
Use present perfect or past simple: ................. your mother .... an appointment with the doctor yet (make) Yes, she ............ him yesterda and she's seeing him tomorrow (call)
A PERIOD OF TIME
the preposition FOR preceeds...
A SPECIFIC TIME / TIME PHRASE
the preposition SINCE preceeds...
C
A, B or C. The adverb "YET" is used in: A. Positive and negative sentences. B. Positive sentences and questions. C. Negative sentences and Questions.
did your TV cost
How much "has your TV cost" / "did your TV cost"?
have never owed
I "have never owed" / "never owed" any money to the bank in my life.
didn't have
I "haven't had" / "didn't have" any coins, so I couldn't put any money in the parking meter.
haven't been
I can't pay you back. I "haven't been" / "didn't go" to the cash machine yet.
earned
My girlfriend has a really well-paid job. She "has earned" / "earned" €45.000 last year.
didn't inherit
Paul "hasn't inherited" / "didn't inherit" anything from his grandmother when she died.
hasn't saved
Rachel wants to buy a flat, but she "hasn't saved" / "didn't save" enough money yet.
The CDs you bought have already arrived.
Re-order: have CDs you already bought The arrived.
I haven't finished my homework yet.
Re-order: Finished I yet haven't my finished homework.
Your mother has just phoned.
Re-order: mother Your has phoned just .
charged
They "have charged" / "charged" us too much for our meal last night.
False. Only in affirmative sentences.
True or False? Still (aún, todavía) is used in negative sentences.
True.
True or False? The adverb "YET" occupies the final position in a sentence.
False. They go between the auxiliary and the main verb.
True or False? The adverbs "ALREADY", "JUST" and "NEVER" go after the main verb.
True
True or False? Use the past simple to ask or talk about finished actions in the past, when the time is mentioned or understood.
False
True or False? Use the past simple to talk about past experiencies and recent past actions when we don't specify a time.
False
True or False? Use the present perfect to ask or talk about finished actions in the past, when the time is mentioned or understood.
Have,found,hast just agreed
Use present perfect or past simple: .................. you .................a new flat yet? (find) yes, and the bank ......................... to give me a mortgage.
Have,lent,needed
Use present perfect or past simple: ...................... you ever ................ any money to a friend (lend) Only to my boyfriend when he ............ a new phone (need)
did,borrow,have,'ve spent
Use present perfect or past simple: How much money ............... you ...................... from your sister yesterdady? (borrow) About €100, but I ...................... already ......................it all (spent)
did,buy,passed
Use present perfect or past simple: When ................... your son ................... this car? (buy) When he ......................... his driving test last month (pass)
