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write five sentences contrasting the simple contrasting the simple past and the the share your ideas with you friends .

copy the text in your notebook circle the time expressions andunderline the verbs in the past tense . draw a rectangle around the verbs in the present perfect.

"I didn' t come to school yesterday because I was sick .We have had temperatures andstomachaches since then . The doctor came on Monday morning and he gave us some medicine . My mother and father stayed home in the morning , but went to work in the afternoon . My grandmother stayedwith my little sister and me . My sister has bee really sick . We are still having medicine , I hope I will feel better tomorrow ."




PRONUNCIATION & SSPELLING TIPS

The Present Perfect Tensecontractions are formed with pronouns + have/has .
Generally , it involves combining the pronoun and have or has by omitting the pronunciation of the "has" and changing it for an apostrophe (·) inspelling .
They' ve been to San Martin several times.



UFSEFUL EXPRESSION
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How could you best answer these questions ? Be careful when using the sinples pastand the present perfect . Answer in your notebook

1- What time did you leave home ?
2- Have you ever traveled out of your country ?
3- When was your last vacation ?
4- Have you lastvacation?
5- When was the last time you went to the movies?
6- Have you ever read a Nobel by Mario Vargas Llosa ?


LANGUAGE

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE VS SIMPLE PAST TENSE
COMPARE
simplepast tense
I visited Iquitos last week
The action is finished. You know exactly
when in the past :
on Monday , last week , yesterday , in 2005 , etc

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
I have visitedIquitos many times .
The action took place in the past , but you don't know exactly when There is a possibility that it will happen again .

OBSERVE

When did Bertha visit Iquitos ?...