OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR-15 sau đây là giáo trình lý thuyết tiếng anh và bài tập áp dụng từ cơ bản đến nâng cao , nhằm giúp các bạn có thể tự mình ôn tập và củng cố thêm về nền tảng kiến thức môn Anh văn , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi ngoại ngữ | OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 15 PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE 2 PRESENT PERFECT We use the present perfect for a state which has gone on up to the present. David is still in hospital. We ve lived here for ten years. And we still live here. PAST SIMPLE We use the past simple for a state in the past in a period which is finished. David s stay in hospital is over. We lived there for ten years. We don t live there now. B Have you ever . and Did you ever . PRESENT PERFECT We use the present perfect for actions in a period of time up to the present. This young director has made four films so far. He has made films means that it is possible he will make more films. Here are some more examples. Have you ever been to America Yes twice. I ve played table tennis before. We ve never had any money. C Today this week etc PRESENT PERFECT We use today and phrases with this for a period up to the present. It hasn t rained today. Have you seen this week s magazine PAST SIMPLE We use the past simple for actions in the past a period which is finished. The director made many films in his long career. He made films means that his career in films is over. He won t make any more. Did Churchill ever go to America Yes I think so. I played table tennis at college. We never had any money in those days. PAST SIMPLE We use yesterday and phrases with last for a past period. It rained yesterday. Did you see last week s magazine But sometimes today etc can mean a past period. Compare haven t seen Rachel today. I didn t see Sarah at work today. It s still daytime. The working day is over. Has the post come this morning Did the post come this morning It s still morning. It s later in the day. 15 EXERCISES 1 I ve been or I was A Complete this letter to a newspaper. Put in the present perfect or past .
