Read this text about the old colonel. Then use the answer prompts to write questions using either the present perfect or the past simple. I think I have had a very interesting life. I'm 73 now and I don't work anymore. I was in the army for 51 years. I retired when I was 69. I have been to so many countries that I can't remember all of them. for something that happened in the past but is important in the present: I can't get in the house. I've lost my keys. Teresa isn't at home. I think she has gone shopping. We normally use the present perfect continuous to emphasise that something is still continuing in the present: It's been raining for hours. Present perfect simple ( I have worked ) - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary Tips and ideas from Kerry Maxwell and Lindsay Clandfield on teaching the past perfect aspect. The concept of the past perfect is easier to grasp than that of the present perfect (see teaching tip for present perfect) partly because the event is usually clearly in the past. Still, when discussing the use of past perfect in relation to the past Present perfect tense is for actions that happened in the past and also have a connection to the present or future. Learn when to use present perfect tense. 3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) without me. My boss (be) furious with me and I (be) fired. 4. When I (turn) the radio on yesterday, I (hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) the song in years, and it (bring) back some great memories. 5. gG4R3B. The present perfect is used to refer to an action that began in the past and may continue or to an action that took place in the past and has present consequences. The past simple is typically used to describe an action that was completed in the past and is not ongoing. Examples: Present perfect vs. past simple I ran a marathon last month. The sun rose at 6:00 am. ( Simple Past: We know that the sun came up at a time in the past and it is not rising now. The sun may or may not be in the sky when this statement is made. The time is important to add.) The sun has risen. ( Present perfect: We know that the sun already rose, and it is still in the sky now.) Jackson ate lunch early. The former, present simple passive voice, an erroneous usage, most often by Asian second language students who innately fail to grasp the perfect tense due to its conspicuous absence in their own native language, a fact reflected by the fact that less than 1% or only band 8.0 or above students in the IELTS exam can grok, the latter, correct past simple : the time must be finished : it rained yesterday. **** present prefect : we can talk about time not finished : he has rained today. also : sometime : there is a connection with now. past till now. they have gone home. ***** past simple : sometime happened in the past and this action not connection to now. Only $250! Step 3: Elicitation. Aim: to elicit the function of the present perfect from the students using concept questions. Time: 2-3 minutes; interactive patterns: T-S. Guide the students toward the new tense and its function through the following concept questions: T: Go back to the text. We‘ve been to a very nice restaurant. We use the past simple (NOT present perfect) when we mention or ask about when something happened, or when the time is known by the speaker and the listener. We often use a past expression ( last week, yesterday, when I was a child, etc .) We arrived yesterday. (NOT We’ve arrived yesterday .)

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