Present perfect and past simple 4 ** Complete the conversation with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. A: 'Have you ever been (you go) to a concert? B: Yes, I have Last year I2 see Hozier in concert in Paris. A: Wowl What other things (you do) in Paris? B: We (go) to the Louvre. (you see) the Mona Lisa? B: No, we didn't. 1 painting before though we (go) to Paris three years ago (see) the
A: 'Have you ever been (you go) to a concert?
B: Yes, I have. Last year I went to see Hozier in concert in Paris.
A: Wow! What other things did you do in Paris?
B: We went to the Louvre. Did you see the Mona Lisa?
A: No, we didn't. We had seen that painting before, though. We went to Paris three years ago to see it.'
Explanation:
In the first question, person A asks person B if they have ever been to a concert. Person B responds using the present perfect tense by saying "Yes, I have." This tense is used to talk about experiences in someone's life that happened at an unspecified time (in this case, going to a concert). Alternatively, person B could have said "Yes, I went" using the past simple tense, which would have indicated a specific time in the past when the concert happened.
In the second question, person A asks person B what other things they did in Paris. Person B responds using the past simple tense by saying "We went to the Louvre." The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. Similarly, person B could have used the present perfect tense to say "We have gone to the Louvre," which would have implied a connection between the past and present.
In the third question, person A asks person B if they saw the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. Person B responds using the past simple tense by saying "No, we didn't." This indicates that they did not see the painting at a specific time in the past. Alternatively, person B could have used the present perfect tense to say "No, we haven't seen it," which would have implied that they have never seen the painting before, but it is still possible for them to see it in the future.
In the final part, person B adds more information about their past experience by saying "We had seen that painting before, though. We went to Paris three years ago to see it." Here, person B uses the past perfect tense ("had seen") to indicate that the action of seeing the painting happened before another past action (going to Paris three years ago). The past perfect tense is used to show the sequence of events in the past.
By using a mix of present perfect and past simple tenses, person B effectively communicates their experiences and actions in relation to the concert, the Louvre, and the Mona Lisa.
B: Yes, I have. Last year I went to see Hozier in concert in Paris.
A: Wow! What other things did you do in Paris?
B: We went to the Louvre. Did you see the Mona Lisa?
A: No, we didn't. We had seen that painting before, though. We went to Paris three years ago to see it.'
Explanation:
In the first question, person A asks person B if they have ever been to a concert. Person B responds using the present perfect tense by saying "Yes, I have." This tense is used to talk about experiences in someone's life that happened at an unspecified time (in this case, going to a concert). Alternatively, person B could have said "Yes, I went" using the past simple tense, which would have indicated a specific time in the past when the concert happened.
In the second question, person A asks person B what other things they did in Paris. Person B responds using the past simple tense by saying "We went to the Louvre." The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. Similarly, person B could have used the present perfect tense to say "We have gone to the Louvre," which would have implied a connection between the past and present.
In the third question, person A asks person B if they saw the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. Person B responds using the past simple tense by saying "No, we didn't." This indicates that they did not see the painting at a specific time in the past. Alternatively, person B could have used the present perfect tense to say "No, we haven't seen it," which would have implied that they have never seen the painting before, but it is still possible for them to see it in the future.
In the final part, person B adds more information about their past experience by saying "We had seen that painting before, though. We went to Paris three years ago to see it." Here, person B uses the past perfect tense ("had seen") to indicate that the action of seeing the painting happened before another past action (going to Paris three years ago). The past perfect tense is used to show the sequence of events in the past.
By using a mix of present perfect and past simple tenses, person B effectively communicates their experiences and actions in relation to the concert, the Louvre, and the Mona Lisa.