Norton University Core English 1A

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Unit: 6 Street Life

Past Simple

1. We form Past Simple like this:

Example:
POSITIVE (+) S + V2 + Obj. 1. I went to the park yesterday.
I/ You/ We/ They/ He/ She/ It walked. 2. She bought a new dress last weekend.

NEGATIVE - S + did + not + V (base form) +…… . 3. They finished their homework last night.

4. I did not go to the park yesterday.

I/ You/ We/ They/ He/ She/ It + did not + walk.
5. She did not buy a new dress last weekend.

QUESTION (?) Did + s + V (base form) +………..? 6. They did not finish their homework last night.

Did + I/ you/ we/ they/ he/ she/ it + walk? 7. Did you go to school yesterday?

8. Did they play football last week?

SHORT ANSWER
9. Did she buy a ring last month?
Yes, I/ you/ we/ they/ he/ she/ it + did.
No, I/ You/ We/ They/ He/ She/ It + did not /didn’t.

Practice 1

I. A Use the words in brackets () to make a question and an answer. Use the Past Simple.

Question Answer

0. (When/Kennedy/die?) 0. (He/in 1963)

When did Kennedy die? He died in 1963.
1. (What/Marie Curie/discover/in 1898?) 1. (She/radium)
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What did Marie Curie discover in 1898? ......................................................................
She discovered radium
2. (Where/Michelangelo/live?) 2. (He/in Florence)
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Where did Michelangelo live? ......................................................................
He lived in Florence
3. (When/Magarat Thatcher/become/ Priminister?) 3. (She/Prime Minister in 1979)
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When did Magarat Thatcher become Priminister ? ......................................................................
She became Prime minister in 1979
4. (What/ Alexander Bell/invent?) 4. (He/the telephone)
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What did Alexander Bell invent? ......................................................................
He inverted the telephone

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5. (How many/ books/ Agatha/ write?) 5. (She/over a hundred books)

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How many book did Agatha write ? ......................................................................
She wrote over a hundred books
6. (When/Greta Garbo/move/to the United State?) 6. (she/there/ in 1925)
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When did Greta Garbo move to the United State? ......................................................................
She moved there in 1925

II. Write was/were or wasn't/weren't.

1. We weren't happy with the hotel. Our room was very small and it wasn’t clean.
2. Mark ___________at
Wasn’t work last week because he ..........................ill.
Was He's better now.
3. Yesterday______
Was public holiday so the shops______
Were closed. They're open today.
4. ________Sue
Were and Bill at the party?' 'Sue______
Was there but Bill____________.
Wasn’t
5. 'Where are my keys?' 'I don't know. They________
Were on the table but they're not there now.'
6. You ___________
Weren’t at home last night. Where __________you?
Were

Present Perfect
I. We make the present Perfect with have or has and a past participles.
Positive Form:

Subject + have/ has + V3 past participle+ ……… .

1. I have visited Paris three times.

2. I have traveled to Japan.
3. The city has become more crowded.

Negative Form:

Subject + have/ has + not + V3 past participle+ ……… .

1. He hasn't seen his family since last year. He’s seen= He has seen
Ex 2. They haven't arrived yet.
He’s a teacher. = He is
3. She has never eaten sushi.
Question Form: Yes/ No

Have/ Has + subject + V3 past participle+ . . ……?

1. Have you ever ridden a horse?

Ex 2. Has the weather improved?
3. Have you finished your assignment?

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Question Form: Yes/ No

Wh + have/ has + subject + V3 past participle+ …. …….?

1. Where have you been?

2. What have you done today?
Ex 3. Where has she gone?
4. Who has visited you this week?
5. Why have they left early?
II. The usage
1. Recent actions
We use the present perfect to describe a recent action or ask if something
has happened recently. It’s often used with words like just, already, yet, still.
We often use the present perfect in this case when some action or situation
has an effect on the present.

1. I’ve lost my passport so I can’t get on the plane!

Ex 2. Have you finished the report yet?
3. I haven’t seen Pablo today.

2. Life experience
We use the present perfect to talk about things that have or haven’t
happened in our lives, without referring to a specific time. We often use ‘ever’
in questions with this use, and ‘never’ in negative sentences.

1. Have you ever been to Preah Sihanouk province?

No, I’ve never been there.
Ex
2. She’s visited Australia three times!
3. We’ve never missed a flight fortunately.
4. Has this team ever won a tournament?

3. Unfinished actions
We also use the present perfect to talk about actions or situations that
started in the past and continue in the present. To refer to the time the action
started we use ‘since’, and to refer to a period of time we use ‘for’.

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1. We’ve lived here for 10 years.

Ex 2. They’ve been married for 25 years.
3. He’s lived here in Brazil since 2008.

III. Useful Tip

Time Expressions in the Present Perfect
✓ Use since with a specific year or a period in the past > since 2002 / since I
was a child
✓ Use for with a number of years > for twenty years
✓ Use ever and yet in questions and negatives > Have you ever / hasn't
been yet
✓ Use already and never, just between have/has and the verb > has
already finished / have just been
✓ Use before, since, for, already, many times, so far, yet at the end of a
sentence or questions > Have you been there before?

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Present Perfect Simple Past Simple

Unfinished actions that

started in the past and
Finished actions:
continue to the present:
• I knew Julie for ten years (but then
• I've known Julie for
she moved away and we lost touch).
ten years (and I still
know her).

A finished action in
someone's life (when the
A finished action in someone's life (when
person is still alive: life
the person is dead):
experience):
• My great-grandmother went to
• My brother has
Mexico three times.
been to Mexico three
times.

A finished action with a

A finished action with no result in the
result in the present:
present:
• I've lost my keys!
• I lost my keys yesterday. It was
(The result is that I
terrible! (Now there is no result. I got
can't get into my
new keys yesterday).
house now).

With an unfinished time

word (this week, this With a finished time word (last week, last
month, today): month, yesterday):

• I've seen John this • I saw John last week.

week.

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Practice 2

I. Fill in the correct form of the present perfect simple as in the examples.
1. Dan has worked in that company for 12 years. (work)

2. Have you heard the news? (hear)

3. The boys have never eaten sushi. (eat)

Has Seen
1. Daniel ____ that video clip at least twenty times. (see)

2. The workers _______

Haven’t had a break in 4 hours. (not have)

3. We ___________
Have visited them regularly over the last few years. (visit)

4. _______
Has Ella _______
Passed her driving test yet? (pass)

5. Roger _______
Has been to Mexico several times since 2002.(be)

6. They______ to each other in ages, _______

Haven’t spoken
Have they? (not speak)

7. Why _______
Has Mathew _______his
Quitter job? (quit)

8. ______the
Have nurses ______
Gone on strike again? (go)

9. ________
Have they ______ the post yet? (not deliver)
Not delivered

10. I _____
Have already_______
Told you the answer. (tell)

II. Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect or Past Simple form of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. She __________
Has Finished (finish) her project already, so she is relaxing now.

2. When I was young, I __________

Visited (visit) my grandparents every summer.

3. We __________
Haven’t seen (not see) that movie yet, but we plan to watch it soon.

4. He __________
started (start) his new job last week and seems very happy about it.

5. They __________
Have lived (live) in New York for ten years before moving to Los Angeles.

6. She _______
Was Visited (visit) Paris three times.

7. I _______
Have had (have) this car for five years.

8. I _______
Haven’t seen (never/see) that movie before.
Has just received
9. He _______ (just/receive) a letter from his friend.

10. She Has

_______
lived (live) in London since 2010.

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III. Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect tense.
1. (She / already / finish / her report) → She _____________________________
has already finished her report

2. (They / never / go / to Italy) → They _________________________________

Have never gone to Italy

3. (I / just / meet / my new neighbor) → I _______________________________

Have just met my new neighbor

4. (He / live / in this city / for ten years) → He _____________________________

Has lived in this city for ten years

5. (We / see / that play / before) → We _________________________________

Have seen that play before

IV. Find and correct the errors in the sentences below and rewrite.
1. She have never been to New York. _________________________________
She hase never been to New York

2. I has just finished my book. _____________________________________

I have just finished my book

3. They have went to the concert last night. _____________________________

They have gone to the concert last night

4. He have lived here since two years. _________________________________

He has lived here since 2 years

We haven’t done our project yet

5. We hasn’t done our project yet. ____________________________________

V. Complete the sentences using the time expressions given in parentheses and the
present perfect tense.
1. (since last year) She ________________
Has worked since last year (work) at the company.

2. (already) They ______________________

Have Already finished (finish) their meal.

3. (never) I ________________________
Have never been (be) to a concert.

4. (for a long time) We ________________

Have waited for a long time (wait) for the train.

5. (recently) He ____________________
Has recently bought (buy) a new car.

VI. Choose between the present perfect and the past simple tense to complete the
sentences.
1. She _______
visited (visit) that museum last summer. (Past Simple / Present Perfect)

2. They ______________
Haven’t seen (not see) that movie yet. (Past Simple / Present Perfect)

3. I _______
Read (read) the book you gave me. (Past Simple / Present Perfect)
Has fisnished
4. He _______ (finish) his work just now. (Past Simple / Present Perfect)

5. We _______
Have traveled(travel) to Italy three times. (Past Simple / Present Perfect)

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