Experiences

1 Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

1 When I was a child, I ____________ (go) lots of theme parks. I ____________

(not/go) to any since!
2 We ____________ (go) to every Madonna concert in London since 1995.
3 She ____________ (see) Elton John shopping in Camden last year.
4 He ____________ (play) the piano since last summer.
5 That new pop group ____________ (get) a contract with a big recording
company last week.
6 Her parents really ____________ (push) her to be a concert pianist when she
was at school.
7 I ____________ (go) to a fantastic opera twice already this week.
8 The Rock concert ____________ (raise) money for charity.

2 Discuss in pairs. Ask your partner questions 1-6. Ask extra questions if you would
like to know about their achievements and experiences.

1 Have you ever helped someone in need?

2 Have you ever overcome a fear? (E.g. fear of spiders/heights etc)
3 Have you ever made a speech or talked in public?
4 Have you ever passed a test you didn’t expect to?
5 Have you ever been really into a certain type of music?
6 Have you ever received a really beautiful present?

3 Write five facts of interest about your partner’s achievements and experiences.

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TEACHER’S NOTES:

Aim: to practise and consolidate the Present Perfect Simple for experiences. This
worksheet is designed to be used in conjunction with unit 2.3.
Time: 40 minutes maximum
Materials: photocopies of the worksheet for each student.

1 Tell students they have to use the correct form of the verb, whether it is the
Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple. If necessary do the first one with them as an
example. Check answers with the class.

Answers: 1 went/haven’t been 2 have been 3 saw 4 has played 5 got

6 pushed 7 have been 8 raised

2 This is a free speaking activity and designed to get students using the question form
of the Present Perfect Simple fluently as well as listening to responses and noting
down important points. Monitor the activity and note down interesting facts
yourself, so you can do a teacher/class activity at the end where you ask certain
students to relate one of their partner’s answers if appropriate/fitting.

3 Encourage students to use their notes from Ex. 2 to write five interesting facts
about their partner’s achievements and experiences. This exercise can be done for
homework so either collect the written work for marking at the end of the class or
at the start of the next one.

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