Past Simple - Present Perfect SimpleΑπλός Αόριστος - Απλός Παρακείμενος

Examples:

1. I didn’t see him last week. (Past

Simple)

2. I haven’t seen him since last week. (Present Perfect Simple)

3. I haven’t seen him for a week.

4. I haven’t seen him yet.

5. I phoned Mary two minutes ago.

6. I have just phoned Mary.

7. I have already phoned Mary.

8. Peter bought a new bike last year.

9. Peter has bought two bikes this year.

10. Mum prepared dinner half an hour ago.

Past Simple Present Perfect Simple yesterday ... ago in 1990 the other day/Τις

προάλλες last Monday, last week,

last year

just / μόλις

already / ήδη

up to now/μέχρι τώρα

until now / till now

ever

(not) yet / (όχι) ακόμα

so far / μέχρι τώρα

lately, recently / πρόσφατα

this week, this month,this year

since / από...

for (two days...)

11. Mum hasn’t prepared dinner yet.

12. He left for America in 1997.

13. He has already left for America.

14. I went to Athens last year.

15. Have you ever been to Athens?

16. I have never been to Athens.

17. Has he ever seen a live cobra?

18. He has never seen a live cobra.

19. They played chess twice last week.

20. They have played chess twice this week.

21. I met her three days ago.

22. I have met her three times this week.

23. She has just watered the plants in the balcony.

24. I haven’t seen him for five days.

25. I haven’t seen him since Monday.

26. We visited the museum last Wednesday.

27. I have never visited this museum.

28. Where did you see him?

29. I have never been to Paris up to now.

30. Have you seen him recently?