Have you ever…?

English course · A2 · Elementary · 6 short videos

Goal — I can talk about my experiences.

Grammar — present perfect: Have you ever…? I've never…, been / eaten / broken, yet, already, present perfect vs past simple

Words — ever, never, once, twice, Scotland, haggis, bone, careful, yet, already, finished

The videos of this unit

Never? Not even once?

Sam Have you ever been to Scotland?

Mia No, never. Have you?

Sam Yes, twice. It's beautiful.

Mia Have you ever eaten haggis?

Sam Yes… once. Never again!

Useful expression Have you ever been to Scotland? — Use “Have you ever…?” to ask about experiences.

Ben is very careful. He says.

Leo Have you ever broken a bone?

Ben Never! I'm very careful.

Ben …I have now.

Not now… but soon.

Word yet /jet/ — Until now. We use it in questions and with « not ».

Stop saying “I have been to London last year”.

Common mistake ~~I have been to London last year.~~ → I went to London last year.

Why: With a finished time (last year, yesterday, in 2020), use the past simple. No time? Use “have been”.

Careful: one is rubbish!

Word been /biːn/ / bin /bɪn/

A2 final quiz: 5 questions!