Current work

1.

it isn’t
I did
I haven’t
I have
I am
I am not

2.

3.

do you
have you lived
did you
-
Current work
Current hobby
Knowledge of any foreign language
Possessing a pet
Doing any sports

4.

Sigmund
Freud
Bella
Freud
John
Lennon
Julian
Lennon

5.

Let’s make right questions using the prompts:
1. When / John Lennon / start his first band?
When did John Lennon start his first band?
2. How long / Julian Lennon / be in the music business?
How long has Jul Lennon been in the music business?
3. Where / Sigmund Freud work?
Where did Sigmund Freud work?
4. Where / Bella Freud / work since 1990?
Where has Bella Freud worked since 1990?

6.

Use the simple
past with time
words like:
• yesterday
• last Saturday, week,
Use the present
perfect with time
words like:
• _______ ago
• when I was…
• in 1990 (past date)
• ever / never
month, year, etc.
• recently/just/
• so far
• since / for…
• already / yet.
How long…
How many times…

7.

Practice!
Do these exercises with your class.
Choose the simple past or present perfect and talk about why each
is necessary.
swam
1. When I was a child, I ________
(swim) a lot.
2. So far this week, we have
__________
studied (study) a lot.
3. Theo __________
(be) very sick recently.
has been
4. I _________
(have) a terrible headache yesterday.
had
has rained (rain) a lot recently.
5. It _________
got
6. They _______
(get) married ten years ago.
have been (be) to Balboa Park a lot of times.
7. I _________
took
8. My family ________
(take) a vacation last year.

8.

What have we got in common?
1. A film you have seen recently
2. A place you visited last weekend
3. Something you have drunk today
4. A foreign country you have visited
5. The time you got up this morning
6. A group or a singer you have seen live
7. Something you watched on TV last night
8. A feeling you have had recently
9. A job you wanted to do when you were a child
10.The number of times you have been ill this year
11.A person you have e-mailed recently