Reviewing Topics

Situation: Narrating a scene

Grammar topic: Simple Past

Movie: Duplicity

1. Watch the movie segment. Then work in small groups. Think about the story that took place before the scene. Write a short paragraph (or sentences) in the past tense saying what happened before their fight in the airport.

2. Now write down the dialog that you imagine they had at the airport, the scene of the movie segment. Use the simple past tense.

3. Role-play (or read) your dialog to the class.

4. Have a narrator say what happened after the scene. Use the simple past tense.

5. Vote for the best performance.

Activity taken from: http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com.co/2012/07/duplicity-simple-past.html

NARRATIVES

Reading and Writing stories:

Read the following story and do the exercises

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice/short-story

How to use simple past?

Reviewing irregualr verbs
Watch the following video to practice irregualr verbs

Pronunciation Practice:

Regular Verbs ed pronunciation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j32SurxnE4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNwlP4E0Ms0

Listening Activity:

Listen to the following story and do the activities proposed:

UFO: A Story to Remember

http://www.esl-lab.com/story1/story1.htm

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/3L1-youve-changed.mp3

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Reading Activity:
American Short Stories
Read and listen the most famous American Short stories

American Stories for English Learners
Text & MP3 Files

There are 57 fifteen-minute MP3 files. That is about 14 hours of listening.

http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/
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How to use present perfect?

Watch the following video to understand the use of present perfect with:
- Past events
- Recent Past Events
- Unfinished States

Do the following exercises to practice and understand the how to use this grammatical tense.

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple

The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.

Form of Present Perfect

	Positive	Negative	Question
I / you / we / they	I have spoken.	I have not spoken.	Have I spoken?
he / she / it	He has spoken.	He has not spoken.	Has he spoken?

For irregular verbs, use the participle form (see list of irregular verbs, 3rd column). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Present Perfect

• puts emphasis on the result
  Example: She has written five letters.
• action that is still going on
  Example: School has not started yet.
• action that stopped recently
  Example: She has cooked dinner.
• finished action that has an influence on the present
  Example: I have lost my key.
• action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
  Example: I have never been to Australia.

Signal Words of Present Perfect

• already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

Exercises on Present Perfect

• Exceptions in Spelling when adding ‘ed’
• have or has
• Positive Sentences in Present Perfect Simple
• Negative Sentences in Present Perfect Simple
• Sentences with ‘never’ in Present Perfect Simple
• Questions in Present Perfect Simple
• Questions with Interrogative Particles in Present Perfect Simple
• Mixed Exercise on Present Perfect Simple
• Exercise on the text “Loch Ness”
• Irregular Verbs

Tests on Present Perfect

• Present Perfect: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3

Grammar in Texts

• „History of Snowboarding“ (highlight verbs in Present Perfect) 

Comparison with other Tenses

• Present Perfect Simple – Simple Past
• Present Perfect Simple – Present Perfect Progressive

Simple Past – Present Perfect Simple

Form

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs Example: I spoke	irregular verbs: form of 'have' + 3rd column of irregular verbs Example: I / you / we / they have spoken he / she / it has spoken
regular verbs: infinitive + ed Example: I worked	regular verbs: form of 'have' + infinitive + ed Example: I / you / we / they have worked he / she / it has worked
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed': when the final letter is e, only add d Example: love - loved after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: admit - admitted final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English) Example: travel - travelled after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - worried but: play - played

See also explanations on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple

UseIn British English, the use of Simple Past and Present Perfect is quite strict. As soon as a time expression in the past is given, you have to use Simple Past. If there are no signal words, you must decide if we just talk about an action in the past or if its consequence in the present is important.

Note that the following explanations and exercises refer to British English only. In American English, you can normally use Simple Past instead of Present Perfect. We cannot accept this in our exercises, however, as this would lead to confusions amongst those who have to learn the differences.

Certain time in the past or just / already / yet?

Do you want to express that an action happened at a certain time in the past (even if it was just a few seconds ago) or that an action has just / already / not yet happened?

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
certain time in the past Example: I phoned Mary 2 minutes ago.	just / already / not yet Example: I have just phoned Mary.

Certain event in the past or how often so far?

Do you want to express when a certain action took place or whether / how often an action has happened till now?

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
certain event in the past Example: He went to Canada last summer.	whether / how often till now Example: Have you ever been to Canada? / I have been to Canada twice.

Emphasis on action or result?

Do you just want to express what happened in the past? Or do you want to emphasise the result (a past action's consequence in the present)?

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
Emphasis on action Example: I bought a new bike. (just telling what I did in the past.)	Emphasis on result Example: I have bought a new bike. (With this sentence I actually want to express that I have a new bike now.)

Signal Words

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
yesterday ... ago in 1990 the other day last ...	just already up to now until now / till now ever (not) yet so far lately / recently

Exercises on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple

• Certain time in the past or just / already / yet: Exercise 1, Exercise 2
• Certain event in the past or how often so far: : Exercise 3, Exercise 4
• Emphasis on action or result: Exercise 5, Exercise 6
• Mix: Exercise 7, Exercise 08
• Exercise on the text Grand Canyon
• Exercise on the text Edinburgh

Tests on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple

• Test 1
• Test 2
• Test 3