 BASE
FORM
AUXILIARY + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
REGULAR VERBS
TO WATCH(ED)
TO STUDY –(IED)
TO PLAY(ED)
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IRREGULAR VERBS
GO – WENT
GIVE – GIVEN
COME - CAME
 Two
months ago;
 Last month; Last week; Last Summer; Last
December
 Yesterday;
 Two days ago;
 Two minutes ago; a couple days ago etc.
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BASE FORM:
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HAVE/HAS + SUBJECT + VERB (PAST PARTICIPLE)
You have seen that movie many times.
Have you seen that movie many times?
You have not seen that movie many times.
Ações que começaram no passado e continuam
até o presente ( até o momento da fala);
 Usa-se como passado – o foco está na ação e no
quando aconteceu.

 SINCE
 FOR
 EVER
 NEVER
 UP
TO NOW
 SO FAR
 UNTIL NOW
 ALREADY
 YET
 1.
Ações que acabaram de acontecer – Use o
JUST
 I’ve just arrived at home.
 He’s just woken up.
 2.
Ações que vêm acontecendo ultimamente
– lately / recently
I
haven’t seen my relatives lately.
 I’ve used my credit card recently.
Ações passadas sem tempo determinado
 I’ve just got home.(Acabei de chegar em casa)
 I’ve never seen it before.(Eu nunca vi tal isto
antes)
 Have you ever been to Europe? (Você já esteve
na Europa (alguma vez)?
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TIP - Quando a pergunta contiver WHEN nunca
use o Present Perfect, sempre use o Simple Past:
When did you start studying English?