📘 Present Perfect or Past Simple?
On utilise le present perfect pour parler/poser des questions sur une expérience générale dans le passé. → Have you seen the film ? Yes, I have.
On utilise le passé simple pour parler/poser des questions sur un moment spécifique dans le passé. → I saw the film last week.
On n'utilise pas le present perfect avec "when" et les expressions de temps passés (yesterday, last week…). → When did you see it ? I saw it last week.
On utilise le passé simple pour parler/poser des questions sur un moment spécifique dans le passé. → I saw the film last week.
On n'utilise pas le present perfect avec "when" et les expressions de temps passés (yesterday, last week…). → When did you see it ? I saw it last week.
✏️ Complete the text with the correct forms: present perfect or past simple
Rafael Nadal (to be) born in Manacor in 1986. He (to win) four French Open titles and an Olympic gold medal. In 2008, Nadal (to become) the second Spanish man to win Wimbledon.
Since 2004, Nadal (to be) a strong competitor to Roger Federer. They (to play) against each other in seven Grand Slam finals. Nadal (to win) five of them. Nadal (to rank) World No. 2 behind Federer for a record of 160 weeks. He (to be) the first in the rank for 46 weeks.
Rafael (to play) the Davis Cup with the Spanish team four times so far. They (to win) the trophy in 2004 and 2008, although he (to play -) on the final due to a knee injury.
Some trivia about him:
- He (to begin) playing tennis when he (to be) five.
- In 2002, he (to win) his first ATP match at Majorca at the age of 15.
- He (to always play) with his left hand although he is right-handed.
- He (to create) the Fundación Rafael Nadal, which promotes sport as an integration tool for those who need it the most, such as handicapped, immigrant and socially excluded people.