GRAMMAR: Present Perfect

Use:

1) Talking about experiences in your life.

Read this conversation: What are these friends

talking about?

Anna: Have you ever seen a graffiti exhibition by

Banksy?

Brian: No, I have never seen his work. What about

you?

Anna: Yes, I have.

Brian: Really? When did you see it?

Anna: I saw it in 2009.

Brian: And where did you see it?

Anna: In Bristol, when I went there on holiday.

Brian: Did you like it?

Anna: Yes, I did. It was very interesting.

Think about it and answer:

Which questions are about the past? What verb tense are they? Does this tense refer to a finished
or unfinished period of time?

What about the first question? Is it about…

a) the past?
b) the present?
c) the past + the present?

What tense is the first question?

Form:

I have seen some videos with Banksy’s graffiti. Have you seen a graffiti by this graffiti artist?

Anna has seen Banksy’s exhibition.

To form the Present Perfect we use, ______ or _______ + ___________________.

Practice

Ask and answer in pairs:

Have you ever… Yes, I have. Extra information(Where/When/etc.?) No, I haven’t.

() ( )
1 painted a graffiti?

2 participated in an art
exhibition?

3 talked to a graffiti
artist?

4 met a famous artist?

5 been to an interactive
museum?

6 seen an interesting art

exhibition?

Write about your experiences and your friend’s. Have you had similar or different experiences?

Example:

I have never painted a graffiti but Alan has. He painted it in…

Alan has met a famous artist. He met… I haven’t met any famous artists.