Present Perfect vs Past Simple — The Grammar Traps French Speakers Fall Into
Grammar: Common B1 grammar errors: present perfect vs past simple, articles, prepositions, and verb patt
Free ESL grammar exercise on present perfect vs past simple themed around the grammar traps french speakers fall into. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on education, practising common b1 grammar errors: present perfect vs past simple, articles, prepositions, and verb patt. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Three traps appear again and again. First, French has no present perfect the same way English does, so learners often say "I went to Paris last week" when they have been to Paris. Learners also confuse have lived with simple past when they use since or for.
Grammar
- Present perfect form
- I have visited Rome. — use for experiences or situations continuing to now. No specific past time word.
- Past simple form
- I visited Rome last June. — use with specific past times: yesterday, last year, in 2020.
Sample items
- I ______ (live) here since January. I love it.
- She ______ (finish) the project last Friday.
- ______ (you / ever / eat) Korean food before?
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