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Have You Ever…? Present Perfect
Students learn to use the present perfect with ever, already and just to talk about experiences, then write about their own experiences.
Present perfect · Experiences · Education · Learning
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use present perfect accurately
- Learn and use 20 words and phrases in 3 sets: Time words, Learning, Results and problems
- Read for detail: Nina's English journey
- Writing task: My experiences
Stages · 40 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about experiences and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1–2
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 10 minControlled practice: Ex. 3–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 4 PDFs)Grammar notes
have / has + past participle
- I / you / we / they have ('ve) + past participle → I've passed my exam.
- he / she / it has ('s) + past participle → She's made a lot of progress.
- Irregular participles to learn: be → been, make → made, lose → lost, run → run, do → done, see → seen.
ever, never, already, just, yet
- Have you ever…? = at any time in your life → Have you ever failed an exam?
- never = at no time → I've never been to London.
- already = before now (often sooner than expected) → I've already finished.
- just = a very short time ago → I've just arrived.
- yet = until now, in questions and negatives, at the end → Have you finished yet? I haven't finished yet.
- Word order: have + already/just/never + participle (not 'I already have finished').
Study tips
- Make a list of 'Have you ever…?' questions and ask a partner.
- Learn the three forms of irregular verbs together: make – made – made, lose – lost – lost.
Glossary
- Time words8 items
- Learning6 items
- Results and problems6 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
ever, never, already, just
Choose the correct word.
- a
Have you ___ been to London?
- b
No, I've ___ been there. It's on my list!
- c
"Do you want lunch?" "No, thanks. I've ___ eaten."
- d
I haven't finished my homework ___.
- e
The bus has ___ left — you can still see it!
- f
I can't find my keys. I think I have ___ them.
2
Learning words
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
Don't worry — everybody has ___ mistakes in English.
- b
Great news! I've ___ my English exam. I got 85%.
- c
Oh no, I've ___ the exam. I only got 30%.
- d
Your English is much better. You've ___ a lot of progress.
- e
I didn't know the word, so I ___ it in the dictionary.
- f
We've run ___ milk. Can you buy some?
3
Present perfect forms
Choose the correct form.
- a
I ___ my homework.
- b
She ___ a lot of new words this week.
- c
They ___ to Italy three times.
- d
He ___ his phone again!
- e
___ you ever eaten sushi?
- f
"Has she passed the exam?" "Yes, she ___."
- g
We ___ never seen snow.
- h
I ___ already made a plan.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Nina's English journey
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Nina is from Brazil. She has studied English for two years, and she has made a lot of progress. She has just passed her B1 exam! She has never failed an English exam, but she has made a lot of mistakes. "Mistakes are good," she says. "I learn from them." Nina has already read three books in English, and she has looked up hundreds of words. Has she ever been to England? Not yet — but she has already booked her flight. She goes in June!
- a
Has Nina passed her B1 exam?
- b
Has Nina ever failed an English exam?
- c
Nina thinks mistakes are:
- d
How many books in English has Nina read?
- e
Has Nina been to England?
6
Write: My experiences
Write about your experiences.
Write 6–8 sentences about things you have and haven't done — in English, in travel, in life. Use the present perfect with ever, never, already, just and yet. Word box: make mistakes · pass an exam · fail an exam · make progress · look up a word · run out of · lose Example: I've never failed an exam, but I've made a lot of mistakes!
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 20 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 3 sets.
Time words
- already
- before now, or earlier than you think
- just
- a very short time ago
- ever
- at any time (in questions)
- never
- not at any time
- yet
- until now (in questions and negatives)
- once
- one time
- twice
- two times
- still
- until now, and continuing
Learning
- homework
- work that a teacher gives you to do at home
- dictionary
- a book or app with words and their meanings
- exam
- an important test
- mistake
- something that is wrong
- look up a word
- to find a word in a dictionary
- make progress
- to get better at something
Results and problems
- pass an exam
- to get a good enough result in an exam
- fail an exam
- to not get a good enough result in an exam
- I have lost
- I don't have it now, and I can't find it
- run out of
- to have no more of something
- finish
- to come to the end of something
- find
- to see something that you were looking for
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