SIMPLE PAST or SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT TENSE TENSE SIMPLE PAST TENSE We use it when the action in the PAST PAST is DEFINITE DEFINITE. Last Monday, I had a difficult test. When I was a child, I studied at that school. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE We use it when the action in the PAST PAST is IN DEFINITE DEFINITE. We have studied at . I have gone to Brazil many times. ?????? ?????? NO TIME!!! NO TIME!!! ?????? ?????? NO TIME!!! NO TIME!!! • I ___________ an interesting class last night. (have) • _____________ that new dress Susan bought last week? (you/see) • Sergio _________________ that new house on the beach. (not/buy) • Edward _____________ his keys again. (lose) • The police __________ me on my way home last night. (stop) HAD HAD DID YOU SEE DID YOU SEE HASN’T BOUGHT HASN’T BOUGHT HAS LOST HAS LOST STOPPED STOPPED • I _____________ to the movies three times last week. But I ____________ any of the films. (go) (not/like) • I _______________ to Louis for a long time. (talk/not) • ___________________ ? (you/just/arrive) • “Is Mr. Nakajima in?” “No, he __________________ home. (already/go) • When I was 18, I _______________ how to drive. (learn) WENT WENT DIDN’T LIKE DIDN’T LIKE HAVEN’T TALKED HAVEN’T TALKED HAVE YOU JUST ARRIVED HAVE YOU JUST ARRIVED HAS ALREADY GONE HAS ALREADY GONE LEARNED LEARNED • _______________ to Japan? (he/be) • Harold ______________ to Spain on his last vacation. (travel) • Can you believe Hugo _______________ the sea? (never/see) • Claudio _______________ to California last year because he ______________ to stay home. (not/travel) (prefer) • Bianca ____________ to memorize the alphabet, but it’s too difficult for her. (try) HAS HE BEEN HAS HE BEEN TRAVELED TRAVELED HAS NEVER SEEN HAS NEVER SEEN DIDN’T TRAVEL DIDN’T TRAVEL PREFERRED PREFERRED HAS TRIED HAS TRIED • Bea ______________ us some chocolate for Easter last class. (buy) • Poli _________________ over 20 hours for her Midterm exam last week. (study) • “________________ skydiving in his life?” Yeah, he and Bernardo ___________ skydiving together. (Hugo/go) (go) BOUGHT BOUGHT STUDIED STUDIED HAS HUGO GONE HAS HUGO GONE HAVE GONE HAVE GONE