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Present perfect tense

Part 1
Have you ever been …?
What did you do there?

Part 2
How many times have you …?
… once / twice / three times.

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Part 1
In this part, you will learn to ask and answer
questions about whether people have been to
certain places. You will also use the simple past
tense to talk about past activities.
Travel experience
We are going to talk about some travel experiences today.
Let’s see what Vicky is saying.

Have
I wentyou ever been
to London lastto London?
summer.
What can she say to find
out if someone has travelled
to London before?
Have you ever been to …?
We can ask people if they have been to certain places using
the present perfect tense.

born now

We use ever to mean at any time

in your life in this question.

Joe : Have you ever been to Japan?

Sue : Yes, I have. Yes, I’ve.
Yes, I have been.
Have you ever been to …?

born now

Joe : Have you ever been to France?

Sue : No, I’ve never been there.
We can use there to replace
What’s the difference
France in the answer.
between have been and
have gone?
have been v.s. have gone
Where have you been?

I’ve been to the library.

= Amanda went to the
library and came back.
Amanda

Where’s Amanda?

She’s gone to the library.

= Amanda is on the way to the
library or she is there now.
What did you do there?
Ken and Chloe are talking about their travel experiences.

Ken : Have you ever been to Japan?

Chloe: Yes, I have.
Ken : What did you do there?
Chloe: I visited a temple.
We use the simple past tense here
Let’s take
because theya are
closer lookabout
talking at a
the difference
specific between
time in the thethe last
past, i.e.
present
time Chloeperfect
went totense and
Japan.
the simple past tense.
The present perfect vs the simple past
 We can use the present perfect tense to talk about an
experience up to the present moment (now).
 We don’t say when it happened.

I have visited a castle.

now

I visited a castle last summer.

 We can use the simple past tense when we say exactly
when it happened.
Quick Check

1. Choose the correct answers.

A: [Have / Did] you ever been to Thailand?

B: Yes, I [have / did].
Quick Check

2. Fill in the blanks.

A : Have ever been (be) to Singapore?

_____ you ___________
I have .
B : Yes, _________
Quick Check

3. Fill in the blanks.

Have you ever been (be) to San Francisco?

A : _____________________
I’ve never been there.
B : No, _________________
Quick Check

4. Fill in the blanks.

went (go) to Australia last month.

A : I ______
do (do) there?
did you _____
B : What ______
took (take) a ride in a hot-air balloon.
A : I ______
Part 2
In this part, you will learn to use the present
perfect tense to talk about how many times
people have done something.
The present perfect
Do you remember how we can use the present perfect
tense to talk about past experiences?

A: Have you ever been to Japan?

B: Yes, I have.
One time only?
Or more than one time?
The present perfect
Do you remember how we can use the present perfect
tense to talk about past experiences?

A: Have you ever been to Japan?

B: Yes, I have.
A: How many times have you been there?
B: I’ve been there once.
once = one time
How many times …

born now

Joe : How many times have you travelled

outside Hong Kong?
Sue : I’ve travelled outside Hong Kong twice.
twice = two times
How many times …

born now

Mark : How many times have you been to the

Hong Kong Space Museum?
Rose : I’ve been there five times.
Quick Check

1. Fill in the blanks.

How many times have you

__________________
been on a plane?

I’ve been on a plane

twice
____________
(two times) .
Quick Check

2. Fill in the blanks.

How many times have you ____________

A: ________________________ travelled
(travel) outside Hong Kong?
I’ve travelled outside Hong Kong
B: _________________
(oneonce
___________
time) .
Let’s sum it up!
Now let’s try to put everything together.
Challenge!

1. Fill in the blanks with the present perfect

or the simple past tense.
Have you ever travelled (travel) outside
A: __________________________
Hong Kong?
B: Yes, I have. I’ve been to Japan.
How many times have you been (be) to
A: __________________________________
Japan?
twice
B: I’ve been there ___________
(two times).
Challenge!

2. Fill in the blanks with the present perfect

or the simple past tense.

A: I went to Germany last year.

did you ____
B: What ____ do (do) there?
visited (visit) a few castles.
A: I _________
Have ever been (be) to Germany?
_____ you ____________
I’ve never been there .
B: No, ________________________
Well done!
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