Simple-Past-Tense-and-Present-Perfect-Tense

SimplePastTenseandPresentPerfectTensee.gTheyweremiddleschoolstudentatthattime.Igotmarriedin1965.DanielwenttoBeijingtwoyearsagoWhatisthesimplepasttense?Thesimplepasttenseisusedtotalkaboutafinishedactionorstatethathappenedinthepast.e.g.Danielboughtanewcomputerlastmonth.Mr.WuvisitedCanadain2010and2011GOTimeexpressionsusedwiththesimplepasttense:yesterdaythedaybeforeyesterdaytheotherdayin2012…agolast…inthepast…Canyoumakeasentencewithoneofthesewordsorphrases?e.gIhavelivedheresinceIwasborn.Hasthetownchangedalotovertheyears?Ithasbecomeimpossibleforustoseeeachotherasoftenasbefore.Whatisthepresentperfecttense?Thepresentperfecttenseisusedtotalkabout1)anactionthathappenedinthepastandcontinuedtothepresentE.g.IhavelivedheresinceIwasborn2)theresultofanaction.Whentheactionhappenedisnotimportant.Itmayhavejusthappenedorhappenedsometimeago.E.g.Hehasboughtanewcomputer.3)howmanytimesanactionhashappenedtillnow.E.g.MrwuhasbeentoCanadatwice.GOTimeexpressionsusedwiththepresentperfecttense:sincejustrecentlybeforealready(not)yeteverneverfor+aperiodoftimeover+aperiodoftimeinthepast+aperiodoftimesofartill/untilnowuptonowTrytotellthedifferencesinthefollowingsentencesandpayattentiontothetimeexpressionsusedinthem1.DanielwenttoBeijingtwoyearsago.2.DanielhaslivedinBeijingfortwoyears.3.Danielboughtanewcomputer.4.Danielhasboughtanewcomputer.(Danielhasanewcomputernow)5.MrWuvisitedCanadain2010and2011.6.MrWuhasbeentoCanadatwice.SimplePastTense:135PresentPerfectTense:246Writeoutthesimplepastformandthepastpaticipleformofthefollowingverbs:E.g.gowentgoneBaseformSimplepastPastparticiplegetswimbuybreakchooseeatdrivespendforgetgotswamboughtbrokechoseatedrovespentforgotgotswumboughtbrokenchoseneatendrivenspentforgottenI_______(visit)thePalaceMuseumwithmygrandparentstheotherday.visitedI_________(climb)MountHuanglastsummer.climbed________youever________(try)thefamousTianjinBaozi?HavetriedIamhappythatI_________________(learn)toswim.havelearntMakesentenceswiththecorrecttenseI____________________(finish/just)myhomework.Millie_________(finish)herhomework20minutesago.havejustfinishedfinishedI____________(write)anemailtomyfriendyesterday.Daniel______________________(write/already)twoemails.wrotehasalreadywrittenMakesentenceswiththecorrecttenseI_______(be)inHainanlastmonth.Someofourclassmates______________(notbe)toHainanyet.washaven’tbeenI____________(live)inSunshineTownsinceIwasborn.Daniel______(live)inNanjingin2007.havelivedlivedHaveyoueverdreamedoftravellingaroundtheworldwithoutapassport?Yes,youcanrealizeyourdreambytakinganonlinetour.YesterdayDaniel________meanonlinetouroftheUSA.I_____never______somanywonderfulpicturesbefore.Lastweek,I_______abookabouttheplacesofinterestintheUSA.I__________20pagesalready.It’sreallyinteresting.Mydadhasjust_________fromtheUSA,butI______never______there.IhopeIcanvisittheUSAsomeday.Fillintheblankswithcorrectformsoftheverbsintheboxbebuyreadreturnseeshowshowedhaveseenboughthavereadreturnedhavebeendreamofdoingsthrealizeone’sdreamplacesofinterestDisscusswithyourpartnerandcompletetheconversationMillie:_____________________(you/be/ever)toNanjing?Simon:Yes.I_____________(be)therethreetimes.Millie:When______________(you/go)therelast?Simon:Lastsummer.I______(spend)aweekthere.Millie:___________________(you/like)it?Simon:Oh,yes.I______(have)agreattimethere.I_______(visit)manyplacesofinterestand_______(eat)lotsoflocalfood.Millie:Luckyyou!I_________________(be/never)there.HaveyoueverbeenhavebeendidyougospentDidyoulikehadvisitedatehaveneverbeenMakeupadialoguewithyourpartnerbyusingMillieandSimon’sconversationasanexample.Homework:Rememerthedifferencesbetweenthesimplepasttenseandthepresentperfecttenseandtheirtimeexpressions.