DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PAST

TENSE AND PRESENT PERFECT

TENSE

Nur Amalina / XI MIA 9 / 19

Rena Visi N. / XI MIA 9 / 22
Ridsa Meila K. / XI MIA 9 / 24
Safira Nur S. / XI MIA 9 / 25
Wiem Khalifa Z. / XI MIA 9 / 31
PAST TENSE

Definition Pattern

Usage Example
PAST TENSE
 To talk about actions or situation in past time
 Indicating that the event being referred to took
place in the past
PATTERN PAST TENSE
 Positive Tense

S + V2
 Negative Tense

S + did not + V1
 Interrogative Tense

Did + S + V1
USAGE
 Inform about something started and finished at
a definite time in the past
 Often used in narrative text
EXAMPLE
(+) She kissed me on the cheek last night
(+) It stormed yesterday

(-) I didn’t take the class last Monday

(-) Henry didn’t play the piano last week

(?) Did you do your homework?

(?) Did he really live in Colorado?
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Definition Pattern

Usage
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
 Is a way to talk about something that happened
at an indefinite time in the past continuos in the
present.
 Also used when an activity has an effect on the
present moment.
PATTERN PRESENT PERFECT
(+) S + have/has + past participle + O
(-) S + have/has not + past participle + O
(?) Have/has + S + past participle + O
USAGE
 Actions which happened at an idefinite
(unknown) time before now.
 Actions in the past which have an effect on the
present moment
 Actions which begin in the past and continue in
the present
USE 1
INDEFINITE (UNKNOWN) TIME BEFORE NOW
 To talk about actions that happened at some
point in the past.
 I have already had a breakfast
 He has been to England
 USE 2
EFFECT ON THE PRESENT MOMENT
 To talk about activity has an effect on the present
moment
 He has finished his work (so he can rest now)
 I have already eaten dinner (so I’m not hungry)
 He has had a car accident (that’s why he is in the
hospital)
USE 3
CONTINUATION IN THE PRESENT
When we want to emphasize that an event
continus in the present
― Marry has worked as a teacher for over 25 years

― Patrick has achieved a lot in his life

― She has never seen my brother. Neither of my

brothers has ever driven a truck
ALREADY AND YET
 Already => Something happened earlier than we
expected
We’ve already had our breakfast

 Do you want a cup of coffee?
No, thanks. I’ve already had one
• Yet => Something that we expected has happened or
hasn’t happened. Usually at the end of a sentence
― Has the post arived yet?
― Haven’t you got ready yet? Look at the time!
FOR AND SINCE
 For => With a period of time
A few days
 Half an hour
 Two years
• Since => with the time when the action started
― Last year
― June 8