Present Perfect vs Past Simple Review

Lesson overview

In this lesson the students:

 

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Reading and vocabulary

The most confusing tenses for B1 students? We’ve got it covered. A complex review of the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple, including a cheatsheet full of examples, time expressions and gaps to practice the forms. In the Practice section, you can find exercises such as gapped text, gapped questions, perfect for engaging Present Perfect and Past Simple conversations. Students’ most favourite have you ever part where they share life experiences and later, talking about their everyday lives to show that grammar is useful.

This lesson contains

  • a student’s PDF
  • a teacher’s PDF with key and teaching notes
  • an online presentation

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