Module 2.4. Grammar in Use. Past Simple Tense vs Present Perfect Tense

1. Past Simple: Overview

Watch the video lesson to revise Past Simple and its use in English. Then, practice using Past Simple by completing the grammar tasks and tests provided at the links below. 

    

📌  Past Simple - простое прошедшее время 
 ✅ Exercises: Past Simple                 
 ✅ Past Simple Quiz
 ✅ was/were – past simple of ‘be’(Ex. 1-3)  
 ✅ Past simple – Form and use (Ex. 1-3) 

2. Present Perfect: Overview

  Watch the video lesson to revise the present perfect and its use in English. Then, practice using the present perfect by completing the grammar tasks and tests provided at the links below. 

  

📌 Present Perfect - настоящее совершенное время
✅ Present Perfect: упражнения 
✅ Resent Perfect: тест 
✅ Present perfect – form and use (Ex. 1-4)

3. Past Simple vs Present Perfect

Watch the video lesson to compare the present perfect and past simple in English. Then, practice using these tenses by completing the grammar tasks and tests provided at the links below. 

          

📌 Present Perfect и Past Simple: разница между временами 
✅ Тест Present Perfect vs. Past Simple в английском языке 
✅ Present perfect or past simple? (Ex 1-4) 
✅ Past simple or present perfect? (Ex. 1-4) 

4. Memorizing through Translating

Review the Verb Paradigm shown below to complete the task .

✅ Translate the following verb forms into Russian:

1.   1 ask, 2s are asking, 3 asked, 4 have asked, 5 have been asking, 6s have asked, 7 asks, 8 has asked, 9 am asking, 10s have asked, 11 asked, 12 asks, 13 ask;

2.   1 have stopped, 2s stopped, 3 is stopping. 4 has been stopping 5 has stopped, 6 stopped, 7 hasn't stopped, 8 stops, 9 am stopping, 10 have stopped;

3.   1 has transported, 2 transported, 3 am transporting, 4 have been transporting, 5s have transported, 6 is transporting, 7 transported, 8 has been transported, 9s transported, 10s have transported, 11s are transporting;

4.   1 started, 2 have started, 3s have been started, 4s are starting, 5 has started, 6 have started, 7 starts, 3s have started, 9s are starting, 10 starts, 11s start, 12 has started, 13s have started, 14 is starting

5.   1 translated, 2 have been translating, 3s have been translating, 4 translate, 5 has been translating, 6s have translated, 7 translated, 8s translated, 9 has translated, 10s have been translating, 11 translated, 12s translated, 13 has been translating, 14 translates, 15s are translating;

6.   1 have been writing, 2 write, 3 have written, 4s have been writing, 5 is writing, 6 am writing, 7s had been writing, 8s wrote, 9 has written, 10 have written, 11s are writing, 12 write.