Write the answers in your notebook. After that, click to compare: Check the questions: 1. Have you ever gone skydiving? 2. Have you ever driven a c...

Write the answers in your notebook. After that, click to compare: Check the questions: 1. Have you ever gone skydiving? 2. Have you ever driven a car? 3. have you ever eaten lobster? 4. Have you ever visited São Paulo? 5. Have you ever flown by plane? Remember: we use present perfect to talk about experiences, when the date is not important (it doesn’t matter when it happened, but that it happened. Now, answer the questions: 1. Have you ever gone skydiving? 2. Have you ever driven a car? 3. have you ever eaten lobster? 4. Have you ever visited São Paulo? 5. Have you ever flown by plane? Affirmative: Yes, I have. Negative: No, I haven’t. / No, never. Now, write full sentences according to your experience. After you finished, click to check the answers: (Possible answers) 1. I have already gone skydiving. 2. I haven’t driven a car. 3. I have eaten lobster. 4. I have never visited São Paulo. 5. I have flown by plane a couple of times. How can you add extra information to your experience? A: Have you ever been to São Paulo? B: Yes, I have. A: When did you go? B: A long time ago. Analyze the sentences above. Which ones are experiences, and which ones give extra info? A: Have you ever been to São Paulo? B: Yes, I have. A: When did you go? B: A long time ago. Remember: use simple past to give extra info when time is important part of the information (when). Check it out! Present Perfect: 1. talk about experiences (date not important) I have finished the homework 1. talk about things that started in the past and are still true in the present (no finishing time) x__2010__________________________________2020>> I moved to Brasilia I still live in Brasilia I have lived in Brasilia since 2010 / for 10 years. 1. Things that have just happened The movie has just started. (right now) Simple Past It has a set time in the past I went to the movies last year. I lived in São Paulo many years ago. I talked to her yesterday. He ate it when he was at primary school. Do the following exercises in your notebook. Then, check the answers in the following slide. Exercises retrieved from University of California, Irvine - International Programs Part 1: Choose the correct verb form (simple past or present perfect) and complete the sentence. 1. In 2006, I _______________ (be) in Costa Rica. 2. My father _______________ (go) to Florida last year. 3. I _______________ (travel) to China before. 4. My brother _______________ (get) sick twice this year. 5. I _______________ (be) in this grocery store for 30 minutes, and I’m still here. 6. I _______________ (never, drink) camel’s milk in my entire life. 7. I _______________ (wake up) yesterday at 7:00 AM. 8. My cousin _______________ (break) his arm 2 years ago. 9. I _______________ (read) that book 3 times since I bought it. 10. Since I came to this city, I _______________ (meet) so many friendly people. Answer key 1. In 2006, I _______________ (be) in Costa Rica. (was) 2. My father _______________ (go) to Florida last year. (went) 3. I _______________ (travel) to China. (have traveled) 4. My brother _______________ (get) sick twice this year. (has gotten) 5. I _______________ (be) in this grocery store for 30 minutes, and I’m still here. (have been) 6. I _______________ (never, drink) camel’s milk in my entire life. (have never drunk) 7. I _______________ (wake up) yesterday at 7:00 AM. (woke up) 8. My cousin _______________ (break) his arm 2 years ago. (broke) 9. I _______________ (read) that book 3 times since I bought it. (have read) 10. Since I came to this city, I _______________ (meet) so many friendly people. (have met)

We use present perfect to talk about experiences when the date is not important.
Simple past is used to give extra information when time is an important part of the information.
Present perfect is used to talk about things that started in the past and are still true in the present.
Simple past is used to talk about things that have a set time in the past.