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GRAMMAR

LESSON 12:

Present Perfect Tense 3

Goal

I can use present perfect tense to talk about experience.

Grammar Point

Read the grammar point with your tutor.

Use the present perfect tense with ever, never, and before to talk about experience.

  • The base form is have + [past participle]. To make the past participle, add -ed or -d to regular verbs*.

*for regular verbs that end in [consonant] + -y, change y to i and add -ed

REGULAR VERB

PAST PARTICIPLE

travel

traveled

live

lived

try

tried

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ex

I have traveled to seven different countries.

ex

I have lived abroad.

ex

I have tried Thai food.

  • Be careful with irregular verbs. You will have to memorize their past participles.

IRREGULAR VERB

PAST PARTICIPLE

run

run

meet

met

eat

eaten

get

gotten

ride

ridden

drive

driven

see

seen

do

done

sleep

slept

be

been

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ex

I have driven by myself.

ex

He has done yoga a few times.

  • When talking about experience, been is commonly used as the past participle of go. Please try to use been throughout this lesson.

ex

She has been to London twice.

  • In casual spoken and written English, have is usually contracted with subject pronouns. Please try to use contracted forms throughout this lesson.

FORMAL ENGLISH

CASUAL ENGLISH

I have

I’ve

you have

you’ve

he has

he’s

she has

she’s

it has

it’s

we have

we’ve

they have

they’ve

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ex

I’ve traveled to seven different countries.

ex

Shes been to London twice.

  • Use ever to ask questions about experience.

ex

Have you ever seen a celebrity?

ex

Has he ever eaten natto?

  • Use short phrases to positively answer yes/no questions about experience.

POSITIVE ANSWERS

Yes, I have.

Yes, you have.

Yes, he has.

Yes, she has.

Yes, it has.

Yes, we have.

Yes, they have.

ex

Q: Have you ever seen a celebrity?
A: Yes, I have.

  • Use short phrases to negatively answer yes/no questions about experience too.

NEGATIVE ANSWERS

No, I haven’t.

No, you haven’t.

No, he hasn’t.

No, she hasn’t.

No, it hasn’t.

No, we haven’t.

No, they haven’t.

ex

Q: Have you ever seen a celebrity?
A: No, I haven’t.

  • Use not or never to talk about a lack of experience. Never sounds stronger than not.

ex

I have not seen a celebrity.

ex

Ive never seen a celebrity.

  • In casual spoken and written English, not is usually contracted with have. Please try to use contracted forms throughout this lesson.

FORMAL ENGLISH

CASUAL ENGLISH

have not

haven’t

has not

hasn’t

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ex

I haven’t seen a celebrity.

ex

He hasn’t seen a celebrity.

  • You can add before to the end of positive sentences, negative sentences, and questions. The meaning does not change, but adding before can help you sound more natural.

ex

Ive eaten natto before.

ex

Ive never eaten natto before.

ex

Have you ever eaten natto before?

Be careful: You cannot use the present perfect tense to talk about specific points in the past. Use the simple past tense instead.

Ive seen a celebrity last year.

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I saw a celebrity last year.

Sentence Builder

Build new sentences using the grammar point, the original sentences, and the words in parentheses. The form of some words may need to be changed.
Build new sentences using the grammar point, the original sentences, and the words in parentheses. The form of some words may need to be changed.
ex

I’ve been to Egypt.

(he)
   He’s been to Egypt   .
(we)
   We’ve been to Egypt   .
  • He’s snowboarded before.

(I)
                            .
(she)
                            .
  • Have you ever been scuba diving?

(ride the bullet train)
                            ?
(do yoga)
                            ?
  • I’ve lived abroad before.

(never)
                            .
(not)
                            .
  • No, they haven’t.

(he)
                            .
(I)
                            .
  • Has she ever studied Japanese?

(go to Tokyo)
                            ?
(see wild monkeys)
                            ?

Practice

Make sentences using the grammar point, the words, and the picture clues. The form of some words may need to be changed.

ex

you / ever / eat sushi

Have you ever eaten sushi?
ex

you / ever / eat sushi

Have you ever eaten sushi?
  • Mark / study Chinese / before

  • Emily / never / live alone

  • you / ever / see a UFO

  • Brandon / not / meet her

  • I / go to Kyoto / three times

  • they / ever / ski / before

  • Jenna / drive a bus / a few times

  • I / not / try weightlifting

  • your sister / ever / do a presentation in English

  • we / never / run a marathon / before

Q&A

PART 1
Answer the questions using the grammar point and your own information.
  • Have you ever traveled abroad? If yes, where?
  • Has your best friend ever been on TV (ex. on the news, on a TV show)?
  • Have you ever eaten Filipino food? If yes, what?
  • Have your parents ever hiked up Mount Fuji?
  • Have you ever been late to school/work? If yes, how many times?
PART 2
Use the grammar point to ask your tutor some questions. You can use the ideas below or your own ideas.
you / eat natto
you / go to Japan
you / see a celebrity