I. Present Perfect – Have You Ever?

Find out about the life experiences of your classmates. Ask a question using the Present
Perfect and the experiences listed below. When you find a student, who answers “yes,”
follow up with a simple past question. Make notes so you can report to the class. The
first has been filled in as an example.
Conversation:
Student 1: Hey Carlos, have you ever ridden a horse?
Student 2: Yes, I have.
Student 1: Really? Where did you ride one?
Student 2: Back in Colombia, on my grandfather’s farm.

Experiences Student Name for Follow-up Notes for “Yes” Answer

“Yes” Answers

Ride a horse? Carlos Where- Colombia, grandfather’s farm

Sail in a boat?
Break a bone?
Drive a motorcycle?
Play on a sports team?
Act in a play?
Eat strange food?
Go hunting or fishing?
Find something
valuable?
See a ghost or UFO?
Paint a picture?
Write a story or poem?
Read a complete book
in English?
Play in a band or
music group?
 II. Present Perfect Interview (since/for)

A. Ask each question to a different student in the class.

1. How long/you/live/in the your town?

ex: I have lived in my town since 1999

2. How long/you/study English?

__________________________________________________

3. How long/you/know/your grammar teacher?

__________________________________________________

4. How long/you/speak/your language?

___________________________________________________

5. How long/you/study/present perfect?

___________________________________________________

6. How long/you/be/at Alas Peruanas university student?

___________________________________________________

B. Write the answers again, and use “for”. Begin with “he” or “she”. Write complete sentences.

1. He / she has lived since 1999

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.
 QUIZ I

PART ONE : Write “since” or “for” on the line.

1. Alejandro and Yelanys have been friends _____ six years.

2. We have been in class _____ twenty minutes.
3. Bu Xu has been a student at MDC _____ 2002.
4. Ana has been dating that man _____ two months now.
5. Carlos has been to Disney World five times _____ last year.

PART TWO: Choose the correct words to go on the line(s).

6. Stacey _____ on the ranch for two years.

a. has live
b. has lived
c. have live
d. have lived

7. Rachel _____ her friend for six months.

a. has knowed
b. have knowed
c. has known
d. have known

8. _____ they _____ to Bayside with their friends?

a. Have/goed
b. Have/gone
c. Has/goed
d. Has/gone

9. How long _____ Ms. Martine ______ at the nursing home?

a. has/worken
b. has/worked
c. have/worken
d. have/worked
 10. Lorraine _____ the monkeys at the zoo.
a. has see
b. has seen
c. have see
d. have seen

PART THREE: Choose the correct completion to the sentence or question.

11. _____ to Mexico?

a. Have you ever been

b. Ever been you
c. Were you ever
d. Been never

12. How long _____?

a. did marry Bob
b. has Bob been married
c. have been married Bob
d. married Bob

13. Sheila _____ her brother last week.

a. have call
b. called
c. was called
d. have called

14. When _____?

a. the game has started
b. has the game start
c. did the game start
d. the game starts

15. _____ Kelly’s class _____ the present perfect tense this semester?
a. Have / study
b. Have /been study
 c. Has / studied
d. Has / to study

PART FOUR: If the sentence or question is correct, write A. If the sentence or question is incorrect, write
B.

16. ___ How long have you been lived here?

17. ___ She has worked for the company for ten years.
18. ___ How long has they been in this class?
19. ___ Patricia has made a lot of friends in this class.
20. ___ Karina has been married since last May.
21. ___ We have be friends for six months.
22. ___ I haven’t seen them since 1992.
23. ___ My boss has been very nice to me.
24. ___ We’ve loved each other since we meet.
25. ___ Enrique has been a singer for a long time.