Life experiences

Week 9^th – 11^th December

We have started talking about experiences in our life.

We used “Have you ever…?” because they are general experiences and we don’t ask or say “when” we had them.

The structure of present perfect is the same as in Spanish, but its use is different, so don’t translate from Spanish into English!!!!

Have you ever found any money in the street?

Have you ever won a prize?

Have you ever asked anybody famous for their autograph?

Have you ever forgotten an important date?

We use have + participle because we are asking in general.

How much did you find?

What did you do with the money?

What prize was it?

When did you win the prize?

How did you feel?

We used did (past simple) because now we are asking about the details of a past event or situation.

To sum up: Use “Have you ever…” to talk about general experiences. Use “Did (past simple)” to ask about the details, (follow – up questions).

And, bear in mind (= take into account / consider) that in English “been” and “gone” are used differently.

Read the following dialogue for clarification:

             ·            Loli isn’t in class today.

             ·            Where has she gone? (she is not here, with us)

             ·            I think she’s gone to the bank.

             ·            (Knock, knock! Loli is coming into the classroom)

             ·            Hi Loli. Where have you been? Gone? (She has come back from the bank)

             ·            I’ve been to the bank.

In short:   He’s gone to the bank = he’s not here, he’s at the bank.

                  He’s been to the bank = he went to the bank and now he’s come back.

And I’m sure you are looking forward to knowing about your homework!

Here it is:

Answer these questions according to your own experiences. When the answer is “yes” give details about it.

Example:

Have you ever been to London? No, I haven’t.

Yes I have. I’ve been to London twice. The first time was in 1998. I went there in summer with some friends…etc.

Questions:

             ·            Have you ever been to Paris?

             ·            Have you ever lost your passport /identity card or travel card?

             ·            Have you ever had a terrible holiday?

             ·            Have you ever seen a film in English?

             ·            Have you ever been to a fortune teller?

Have a nice weekend! CU on Monday

Present Perfect Conversation