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Past Simple Vs Present Perfect Simple & Continuous

This document summarizes grammar points from Unit 2, including the past simple, present perfect simple, and present perfect continuous tenses. It provides examples of how each tense is used, including when they indicate completed actions in the past (past simple), recent actions or unfinished periods of time (present perfect simple), and ongoing actions that may have started in the past (present perfect continuous). It also gives the basic verb forms for each tense.

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Past Simple Vs Present Perfect Simple & Continuous

This document summarizes grammar points from Unit 2, including the past simple, present perfect simple, and present perfect continuous tenses. It provides examples of how each tense is used, including when they indicate completed actions in the past (past simple), recent actions or unfinished periods of time (present perfect simple), and ongoing actions that may have started in the past (present perfect continuous). It also gives the basic verb forms for each tense.

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Unit 2

Grammar:
• Past simple
• Present perfect simple
• Present perfect continuous
Unit 2:
Past simple
Grammar is used to talk about completed actions at a particular point
1. Past simple in the past, often with dates or times and words like
2. Present yesterday, last and ago:
perfect
simple
3. Present
perfect Kurt went to Canada in 1991.   
continuous
I didn't see you yesterday. Where were you?
Unit 2:
Past simple
Grammar Verb + ed
1. Past simple or
2. Present
perfect Irregular verb in past tense
simple
3. Present
perfect
continuous
Unit 2:
Present perfect simple
Grammar The Present perfect is used to talk about:
1. Past simple • a)   recent actions or events when no fixed time is given
2. Present
perfect (e.g. news reports) often with words like just, recently and
simple lately:
3. Present
perfect A volcano has erupted in Japan. 
continuous
I've just seen your mother in the street
• b)   actions which have a result in the present:
what's wrong? Have you lost your keys?
Unit 2:
Present perfect simple
Grammar The Present perfect is used to talk about:
1. Past simple • c)   actions in a period of time which is not yet finished,
2. Present
perfect and experiences in someone's life so far, often with yet, so
simple far, ever, for and since
3. Present
perfect I haven't had any letters this week. (Compare : I had five
continuous letters last week)
She's visited New York five times. (in her life so far)
Have you ever been to Greece?
Unit 2:
Present perfect simple
Grammar Have / has + past participle verb
1. Past simple
2. Present
perfect
simple
3. Present
perfect
continuous
Unit 2:
Present perfect continuous
Grammar • is used to talk about actions which started in the past and
1. Past simple are still happening, or which have recently stopped but
2. Present have a result in the present:
perfect
simple
3. Present
perfect I've been waiting here for ten minutes.
continuous
Your eyes are red. You haven't been crying, have you?
Unit 2:
Present perfect continuous
Grammar Have / has + been + ing form of verb
1. Past simple
2. Present
perfect
simple
3. Present
perfect
continuous

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