Present Perfect

vs.

Simple Past

I held the door opened for someone.

Past Now Future

What have you done to help

others?

I have opened the door for someone, I

have....

Past Now Future

I have never played hockey...maybe I

could do that soon.

•the action is in the PAST and…

There is NO precise time

The action is completed

1) Short actions quickly finished

Ex.: He broke his pencil. Bill fell down.

2) Description Ex.: She walked through

the park and met a friend.

3) Precise time Ex.: Yesterday, I washed the dishes.

I helped my mom last Monday.

4) Repeated events Ex.: Every time I saw Joe, I blushed.

I always went to my uncle’s house during the summer.

5) Longer situations Ex.: I grew up in England.

Hi, my name is Susan. I’m 17 years old and I want to make a difference. When I _1_ (to be) in grade one, I 2 (to bring) home my first drawings.

My mother 3 (to hang) them on the fridge.

One day, my teacher 4 (to ask) us to help our parents to do one thing.

I 5 (to help) my mom do the dishes.

I 6 (to think) it 7 (to be) very simple and of no importance but after I _8 (to finish) my mom 9 (to start) to cry.

She really 10 (to appreciate) my help.

This is when I _11 (to realize) that every act of kindness done is important.

Many famous people 12 (to help) people with needs.

Although we 13 (to help, never) people before, it is never too late to start.

I 14 ( to have) picked up garbage before but it is the first time that I 15 (to have) to show other people how to do it safely.

16 (to see, you) other people helping others?

Jonathan 17 (to play) a basketball game. They 18 (to raise) 200$ for a charity.

The charity 19 (to be) very happy to get all this money.

With the money, they will buy food for disadvantaged families. They can help 4 families. They 20 (to thank) Jonathan and his team.

I 21 (to want) to help my mother and others more often because I 22 (to know) it 23 (to make) them happy.

During the first few years, I couldn’t do much but I 24 (to like) to draw pictures.

Over the years, I 25 (to give) them to people who 26 (to seem) to be lonely.

They 27 (to visit) elders (old people) a few times.

It’s June, I ___28 just 29 (to receive) a phone call to say that I will have my summer job again this year.

In the past, I 30 (to give) part of my money to charities and I 31 (to donate) food to Saint-Vincent-de-Paul. People are always happy.

I 32 (to help) a few people and I will continue to do so, sometimes talking with someone is just what they need I know that people are not as fortunate as me and I want to help them as much as possible. I’m lucky to be able to be kind to others.

My parents __33 ( to be) in Haiti to help people after the natural disaster.