Lesson 13 - Curso de Ingles Rapido

Diferenças entre o Present Perfect e o Simple Past

O simple past é usado com alguma palavra/expressão que denote tempo definido, tais como yesterday, in 1945, last year, etc.

I saw Paula yesterday.

We didn´t have a holiday last year.

Também se usa o simple past com os interrogativos When e What time:

When did you go?

What time did she arrive?

E com a palavra ago:

They met 5 years ago.

Se não houver tempo definido, use o present perfect:

Have you ever seen a camel?

Has she got dressed yet?

Exercises:

I.              Complete with the Simple Past or the Present Perfect:

Jill is in Ireland. She ____________(be) there for 3 weeks.

Susan ________(start) her job 3 weeks ago.

Where _______ (be) you on Sunday afternoon?

William Shakespeare __________(live) from 1564 to 1616.

What time ______they__________(get) to the station?

I ____________(learn) English since I was a child.

I ________(live) in London since last year.

When _______John ________(meet) Susan?

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