6 - GRAMMAR REVIEW - present and past tenses






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PRESENT SIMPLE + GERUND
Verbs of feelings
love
be mad about
be keen on
enjoy
like
don't mind
dislike
hate
can't stand

 For example: I'm mad about cooking Chinese food.
I can't stand going to the football stadium, it's always too crowded.
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PERFECT vs. PAST


Present perfect
Past Simple
-action which began in the past and still present
-action not specified in the past
-experiences in life

I have lived in Italy for 22 years.
I have been to Spain twice.
I have ridden a motorbike.

Where have you been?
I have been to school (today).
I have gone to school. (And I am still at school)

go vs. be
Where is Sally?
She’s gone to Spain. (she isn’t in the country at the moment.)
Where have been all week?
I’ve been to Spain./
I went to Spain. (And she is back home now.)


Sally, where did you go?
I went to the supermarket.
(she is at home now.)

Have you done the experiment?
I have done the  experiment.


-completed action in the past




I went to school this morning.
























Did you do the experiment (that) I asked you to do?
I did the experiment 5 minutes ago and it didn’t work.
 

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