EXPERIENCES

The Present Perfect Tense

The Browns are introduced to you below. Work in pairs. First, learn some of their
personality traits. After that, help Sophie Brown complete the interview with her family
for a school report. It’s your choice to make the answers positive or negative. Finally, you
1 Grandma
need to dramatize the dialogue with a classmate
Celia INTERVIEW ABOUT LIFE EXPERIENCES
is a
shopaholic. (Model)
1 Q: Have you ever bought anything useless?
A: Yes, I have. I’ve bought useless things many
2 Uncle Charlie times/ once/twice./
is a
professional 2 Q: Have you ever played (play) on TV?
musician and
his wife Ruth A: Yes, I have played on TV. / No, I haven’t played on TV.
is a poet.
Q: ..Has your wife written……….(write) a poem for you?

3. Aunt Alice used to

A: …No, my wife hasn´t written a poem for me…………………..
be a flight
attendant and she
loves travelling to 3 Q: …Have your children flown…………………….(fly) with you?
Canada. A: …Yes, I have flown with my children………………………

Q: ………Have you been …………………….………(be) to Montreal?

A: …No, I haven´t been to Montreal………………………………………………

4. Daddy is a
4. Q:………………Have (you) taken……………(take) photos at night?
photographer
and works for A:…Yes, I have taken photos at night…………………………………………
many magazines Q:……Have (you) been……………(be) in a dangerous situation?

A: …Yes, I have been in a dangerous situation……………………….

5. Q: ……………Have you lost……………….(lose) your stethoscope?

5. Aunt Anna is a A: …No, I haven´t lost my stethoscope…………………………………….

doctor.
She takes care Q: ..............Have you slept………….(sleep) on a cot?
of children
at holiday A:…Yes, I have slept on a cot……………………………………………….
campsites.
6. Cousin Helga
6. Q: …………..Have you found……………...(find) anything
is a Customs illegal or suspicious in a passenger’s bag?
Officer. She
looks inside A: …No, I haven´t found anything illegal or
people’s bags. suspicious in a passenger´s bag…………………………………………

7. Q: ………………Have you stayed…………………….(stay) at a

hostel?
7. Uncle Tom is
always A: No, I haven´t stayed at a hostel…………………………………
travelling the
world on
business Q: …Have you seen….(see) people makin wine?...............

A: ……No, I haven´t seen people makin wine……………………

8. Cousin
8. Q: ……………Have you gone…………… (go) rock climbing?
Matt
loves A: …No, I haven´t gone rock climbing……………………
extreme Q: ………………Have you had………..(have) an accident?
sports
A: …Yes, I have had an accident ………………………………..

9. Q: ………Have you caught……….(catch) a big fish?

9. Grandpa
Harry likes A: …No, I haven´t caught a big fish………………………………
going fishing Q:……………………Have you lied…………………….(lie) about your
with his catch?

grandchildren
A:…No, I haven´t lied about my catch ………………

10.Q………Have you thought…….(think) of becoming a

famous writer?

A:…Yes, I have thought of becoming a famous writer…

My mum likes 11. Q ………………Have you written…………….(write) a story
writing stories about witches and wizards?
for kids.
A: …No, I haven´t written a story about witches and
wizards…………

STEFANIA VALENCIA

VALENTINA FRANCO