Отличия времен Present Perfect от Past Simple

Отличия Present Perfect от Past Simple

Функции Present Perfect:

1) Акцент на завершённость действия. I have bought bananas. Я КУПИЛ (что сделал?) бананы. Неважно КОГДА, важно, что КУПИЛ!
2) Акцент на количество. Mark has only written 3 lines! Марк написал только ТРИ строчки.
3) Акцент на пережитый (непережитый) опыт, классическое: I have never been to London. Я никогда не был в Лондоне. Такого опыта у меня нет.

Запомним слова-спутники Present Perfect:
already, just, yet, since, ever, never, recently

Функции Past Simple (Past Indefinite):

1) Обозначает неопределённое время в прошлом, акцент на ВРЕМЯ, а не на результат. I bought a car last week. Я купил машину на прошлой неделе. КОГДА? — На прошлой неделе.

Запомним слова-спутники Past Simple:
last…, ago, yesterday, in 1995

Замечу, что Past Simple часто употребляется в связке с Past Perfect и Past Continuous. Например, While I was having breakfast, my father was reading a newspaper. The party had already ended, when we arrived.

Fill the gaps with 'have' or 'has'.

1. I answered the question.

2. She opened the window.

3. They called us.

4. You carried a box.

5. It rained a lot.

6. We washed the car.

7. He closed the window.

8. Jenny locked the door.

9. The girls visited the museum.

10. John and Sophie helped in the garden.

Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) the dishes yet?

2. Daughter: I (wash) the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) the time yet to do it today.

3. Mother: (you / do / already) your homework?

4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) home from school.

5. Mother: You (come) home from school two hours ago!

6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) when I (arrive) and I (finish / just) the phone call.

7. Mother: (you / see / not) Lucy at school in the morning?

8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) time to talk then.

1. Peter football yesterday.

2. They the car. It looks new again.

3. Last year we to Italy.

4. John and Peggy the book. Now they can watch the film.

5. I my friend two days ago.

6. We another country before.

7. She a new car in 2011.

8. I'm sorry, but I my homework.

9. the game of chess?

10. The girls their lunch yet.