Have you ever traveled abroad?

Yes, I have traveled to different places.

Where did you go?

The last time I traveled was last year during my vacation in December.

I have visited some places during my life long, last year for example I went to Niagara Falls
with some friends, there we visited some important places and went shopping. However, I
have never been to India and I would like to go there.

Which tenses I used in the previous paragraph?

 Simple past
 Present prefect

Simple past tense, we talk about events that happened into the past into a specific
moment, date or hour. Those actions are finished or over.

Present perfect tense, refers to an event that affects the present but it was done in the
past into an unidentified moment, the specific moment is not certain.

Simple past

 Ago
 Yesterday
 Last year
 Last month
 Last week
 An hour ago

Present perfect
 Already: Ya (Affirmative form) I have already checked my bank account.

Already can be between HAVE ______ AND PARTICIPLE:

I have already checked my bank account.

Already can also be at the end of the phrase. Example:

I have checked my bank account already.

 Yet: aun no, todavia no (Negative Answers) Ya (Questions)

Have you checked your bank account yet? (-) I haven’t checked it yet.
 Ever: Affirmative and Negative Questions: HAVE YOU EVER GONE THERE?
  Never: NEGATIVE STATEMENTS: I have never been to India. I haven’t never been
there.
 Just: It means the actions was done in an instant before.

I just sent the email.

I have just done it.
I just did it.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE RECENTLY?

Recently I have done many things, for example I just finished my master degree, I got my
certificate and got a better salary.

ALREADY-YET-JUST-NEVER-EVER: PRESENT PERFECT

AGO-LAST YEAR- YESTERDAY-ETC: SIMPLE PAST

SKIMMING AND SCANNING

 2 Strategies for reading comprehension.