1. ever
2. haven’t
3. Have
4. Has
5. hasn’t
Order the words to make questions. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
1. a frightening film / you / have / lately / seen / ?
2. this year / has / improved / your English / ?
3. cooked a meal / ever / for you / your friends / have / ?
4. what / you / today / eaten / have/?
5. in the last five years / countries / have / visited / you / what / ?
Read the dialogue and choose the correct words. Then listen and check.
Zoe: 1Have you been / Did you go anywhere exciting recently?
Sam: No, not recently. We 2have been / went to a water park last month though.
Zoe: Really? 3Did you enjoy / Have you enjoyed it?
Sam: Yes, it was awesome. What's the most amazing ride that you've ever tried?
Zoe: It was the roller coaster at Sun World Bà Nà Hill. 4Did you try / Have you tried it?
Sam: No, 5I've never been / I didn't go there.
Write questions for the answers using the present perfect and the words in brackets.
1. Yes, I've cooked spaghetti. (ever)
2. I've bought a tablet. (What)
3. They've moved to Los Angeles. (Where)
4. He's invited six people. (How many)
5. Yes, it finished at two o'clock. (meeting)
Study examples a-d. Then answer questions 1-3.
a. I've eaten a few interesting things since we came to Asia.
b. I ate some last year at a market.
c. I've ridden an alpaca.
d. I rode the alpaca when I was six years old.
1. Which verbs are in the present perfect and which are in the past simple?
2. Which sentences describe a finished action at an exact time in the past?
3. Which sentences describe an action at some time in the past?
Read the sentences in exercise 1 again. Then choose the correct answer to complete the rule.
RULE We use questions in the present perfect to ask... a. if a person experienced something at some time. b. an exact time when a person experienced something. |
USE IT! Make a dialogue with a partner on either idea A or B. Use the present perfect and past simple forms.
A. be / anywhere interesting
B. see / any good films
