Present Perfect and Past Simple

past with a result now.
We use Present Perfect when we

talk about a time from the past until now.
In Present Perfect we use HAVE/HAS+V3.
We use Present Perfect with ever (in questions), never, yet (in negative and questions), before,just, already, lately, so far etc.

and David here?
B: Yes, they've just come.
already= уже
It's only 9

o'clock and Ann has already gone to bed.
yet (in negative) = еще нет
A: Are Diana and Paul here?
B: No, they haven't come yet.

is a present tense. It always tells some-thing about now.
Tom

has lost his key= He doesn't have it now.

The Past Simple tells us about the past.
Tom lost his key. (We don't know if he has it now or not.)‏

it now)‏
Bill has gone home. (he isn't here now)‏
Have you

seen Ann? (Where is she now?)‏

minutes ago.
Did you see Ann on Saturday?

for a period of time that for

a finished time contiues from the past in the past. until now.

Compare Present Perfect and Past Simple

2005)‏
Don't use Present Perfect
with a finished time (last week, yesterday

etc.)‏

Past Simple
tells only about the past (yesterday, last week)‏
Use Past Simple
when you ask When...? or What time.....?
when you tell about things that happened a long time ago.

lost my key. I can't find it.
2. Have you seen

Ann yesterday?
3. I've finished my work at 3 o'clock.
4. I'm ready now. I've finished my work.
5. Sue isn't here. She's gone out.
6. What time have you finished your work?
7. Jim's grandmother has died in 1989.
8. Where have you been last night?

Have you seen Ann yesterday? Wrong. Did you see Ann

yesterday?
3. I've finished my work at 3 o'clock. Wrong. I finished my work at 3 o'clock.
4. I'm ready now. I've finished my work. Right
5. Sue isn't here. She's gone out. Right
6. What time have you finished your work? Wrong. What time did you finish your work?
7. Jim's grandmother has died in 1989. Wrong. Jim's grandmother died in 1989.
8. Where have you been last night?Wrong. Where were you last night?

My friend is a writer. He ..... (write) many books.
2.

We .....(not/have) a holiday last year.
3. I ..... (play) tennis yesterday afternoon.
4. What time ..... (you/go) to bed lst night?
5. ...... (you/ever/meet) a famous person?
6. My hair is wet. I ..... (just/wash) it.
7. I ..... (wash) my hair before breakfast this morning.
8. 'Is Sonnia here?' 'No, she .....(not/come) yet.'

books.
2. We didn't have a holiday last year.
3. I didn't

play tennis yesterday afternoon.
4. What time did you go to bed last night?
5. Have you ever met a famous person?
6. My hair is wet. I have just washed it.
7. I washed my hair before breakfast this morning.
8. 'Is Sonnia here?' 'No, she's not come yet.'

been to London?
B: Yes,....... (I / go / there /

last year )‏

A: Do you like London?
B: I don't know. ........ (I / never / there)‏

A: What time is Paul going out?
B: ..... (he / already / go)‏

A: Paula and Sue are there.
B: Are they? ...... (what time / they / come)‏

A: Has Catherine gone home?
B: Yes, ..... (she / go / at 4 o'clock)‏

there last year.

A: Do you like London?
B: I don't

know. I have never been there.

A: What time is Paul going out?
B: He has already gone.

A: Paula and Sue are there.
B: Are they? What time did they come?

A: Has Catherine gone home?
B: Yes, she went at 4 o'clock.