Life experience

Form : to have + past participle

Use: A past action that happened / didnt happen at some point

in our lives.
Exact time is not mentioned
past Simple is used when the details are given
Examples:
Ive never been to Brazil.
I have been to Brazil many times.

A Complete using the Present perfect or the Past simple.

1. _______________________you ever _______________________(lose) something valuable?

Yes, I have.
What _______________________you _______________________(lose)?
I _______________________(lose) my laptop computer.
2. He _______________________never _______________________(be) to the opera but he
_______________________(be) to the theatre a couple of times.
3. _______________________you ever _______________________(eat) snails?
No, but I _______________________(eat) snake meat!
Really? _______________________ you _______________________(like) it?
No, it _______________________(taste) horrible
4. _______________________you _______________________(be) to Spain?
Yes, I _______________________(be) there a few times
When _______________________ you last _______________________(go)there?
We _______________________(go) to Barcelona last year.
5. They are so lucky! They _______________________(do) so many exciting things.
Oh yes? What _______________________they _______________________(do)?
They _______________________(travel) all over the Europe, they _______________________(swim)
with dolphins in the Caribbean and last year they _______________________(go) on a safari in Africa.
6. I feel sorry for her. She _______________________(have) a lot of problems all her life.
She _______________________(never have) any luck at all. for instance, last year she almost
_______________________(die) in a car crash and last month her house
_______________________(burn) down to the ground.
7. _______________________ your brother ever _______________________(have a job?
yes, in fact he _______________________(have) two or three.

ANSWER KEY

1. Have you ever lost; did you lose; lost

2. has never been; has been
3. have you ever eaten; have eaten; did you like; tasted
4. have you been; have been; did you last go; went
5. have done; have they done; have travelled; have swum; went
6. has had; has never had; died; burnt (burned)
7. has / had; has had
Answer key

A
1. So is she.
2. So have they.
3. So does my father.
4. So does she.
5. So can I.
6. So were they.
7. So did we.
8. So did the children.
9. So were you.
10. So will they.
11. So had Dan.
12. So will they.
13. So are they. They are too.
14. So do all my friends. All my friends do too.
 15. So does his siter. His sister does too.
16. So has his cousin. His cousin has too.
B
1. Neither do I.
2. Neither are they.
3. Neither has he.
4. Neither can she.
5. Neither do they.
6. Neither was he.
7. Neither will we.
8. Neither did we.
9. Neither did she.
10. Neither does jne.
11. Neither does she.
12. Neither has he.