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MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
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Present perfect vs Simple past in context
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
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Simple Past or Present Perfect?
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
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Present Perfect or Past Simple ( B&W and KEY included )
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
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Mixed Tenses Revision (B&W + KEY included)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
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TENSES DICE GAME � FUN ACTIVITY for kids and adults � IRREGULAR VERBS AND ALL TENSES � 1 game board and 35 cards � FULLY EDITABLE
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
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PRESENT PERFECTSIMPLE PAST?

PRESENT PERFECT -�This tense�looks in the present at actions completed in the past - so�there is always some kind of�connection with the present.

a)�RECENT PAST ACTIONS -��for recently finished�past actions�whose results are still visible in the present - "Look! The taxi has (just) arrived." (the taxi is probably still parked outside).

b) GENERAL PAST EXPERIENCES - for actions which happened in an indefinite time (we are not interested in when, but in the action itself) - "Have you ever been to New York?" - No, but I have been to Washington."

c) UNFINISHED�ACTIONS - for actions which started in the past but which continue up to the present moment - "I have lived here since 1998." (and I will continue to live here).

SIMPLE PAST - This tense refers to a specific occasion in the past and to the details of what happened - so it is a completely finished past action with no connection with the present - "I went to Disneyland last year." - "Really? Did you like it?" (it tells us when something happened - so unlike the Present Perfect it is a definite past).

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PRACTISE

a) Read and choose the correct alternative:

�1. He

�for the lift for over 10 minutes.