PRESENT PERFECT:
Para que se utiliza:
- Para expresar una acción que ya ha sucedido en el pasado pero que tiene consecuencias en el presente o sigue pasando.
- You have already bought a pizza yesterday afternoon.
- She hasn’t lived in London for the last few years.
- Have they studied for the last exam?
- Para referirse a una acción que no es relevante o que no tiene tanta importancia o que no es muy específica.
- We have already runned to far away from the bear.
- I haven’t played ruby with my friends.
- Has he waited for the train?
Estructuras:
- AFIRMATIVAS:
- Sujeto + auxiliar have + verbo past Participle + complemento
- NEGATIVAS:
- Sujeto + auxiliar have negativo + verbo past Participle + complemento
- INTERROGATIVAS:
- Auxiliar have + sujeto + verbo past Participle + Complemento + ?
SHE, HE, IT: HAS
THEY, WE, YOU, I: HAVE
Ejemplos:
- AFIRMATIVAS:
- I have already eaten some snacks at class yesterday.
- I have already played with the ball at the park.
- They have walked to the supermarket till now.
- NEGATIVAS:
- You haven’t driven the car to the chocolate museum.
- She hasn’t written a very good history.
- We haven’t ridden a horse to the beach.
- INTERROGATIVAS:
- Have they liked to play basketball?
- Has he stayed in the water all day?
- Have you listened to the new most famous song?
PAST SIMPLE:
Para que se utiliza:
- Se utiliza para referirse a una acción que pasó en un tiempo específico del pasado.
- I played the guitar last Monday.
- He didn’t have a Rabbit.
- Did they teach a class?
- Se utiliza para referirse a una acción que acabó en un tiempo específico del pasado.
- You sang a very famous song.
- She didn’t run a very good career.
- Did we understand the explanation?
Estructuras:
- AFIRMATIVAS:
- Sujeto + verbo en pasado + complemento
- NEGATIVAS:
- Sujeto + didn’t + verbo + complemento
- INTERROGATIVAS:
- Did + Sujeto + verbo + complemento
Ejemplos:
- AFIRMATIVAS:
- I ate a big sandwich.
- She drove my car.
- They built a house with me.
- NEGATIVAS:
- I didn’t eat a big sandwich.
- She didn’t drive my car.
- They didn’t build a house.
- INTERROGATIVAS:
- Did I eat a big sandwich?
- Did she drive my car?
- Did they build a house?
