Lesson: The Present Perfect and the Past Simple English

In this lesson, we will learn how to use the present perfect and the past simple tense to talk about past living conditions compared to modern-day living conditions.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

practise the past participle form,
use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that started in the past and continue in the present,
use the present perfect tense to talk about actions which have happened very recently,
use the present perfect tense to talk about actions which have not happened but might happen in the future,
use the present perfect tense to ask about people’s experiences,
understand the difference between the past simple and the present perfect tenses.

Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

Read the question below. Which tense is being used?

Has Jacob read the book yet?

Q2:

Read the sentence below. Which tense is being used?

Adel decided to visit the museum of artefacts and purchased a fossil.

Q3:

Read the sentence below. Which tense is being used?

My cousin hasn’t read any of Charles Dickens’s books.