Present perfect, Present perfect continuous, Past simple

Our friend ........... his phone one week ago.

• bought
• buy
• has bought
• was buying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

.........you ever eaten sweet potato?

• are
• did
• have

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

we............go to school last Friday.

• aren't
• haven't
• didn't

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We use Present Perfect for an action that happened at an unstated time in the past

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

In Present Perfect the time when the past action occured is important.

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We use Present Perfect to talk about actions that started in the past and ...

• ... continue up to the present.
• ...finished in the past.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We use Present Perfect Simple and Continuous to talk about recently completed actions.

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When using Present Perfect, we don't use the time expressions:

• for, since, 
• just, already, yet, always, so far
• lately, recently, ever, never, 
• last week, two days ago, in 1990, last summer

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We use Present Perfect Continuous to put importance on the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We use Present Perfect Continuous for an action which started in the past and lasted for some time; it may still be continuing or has finished already, but the result is visible in the present.

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D