Look at these questions about life experiences.

Have you ever visited a castle? What was it like?

Have you ever stayed in a cabin in the

mountains? How did you feel? Yes, I have!👍

Have you ever spent time in an expensive house with a pool?

Was it your house, a friend’s house or a hotel?
No, I haven’t! 👎
Have you ever slept in a tent? If not, would you like to?

Have you ever seen a skyscraper?

 Here are some possible answers.

“I have visited many castles, both in Romania and abroad.”

“ I have never slept in a tent because I have always been afraid of bears.”

“I have recently seen a skyscraper, but I can’t remember where..”

We use have visited, have slept, have been, have seen

to talk about :
A. Things we are going to do in the future

B. Life experiences
 Present Perfect Simple

The most common use of Present Perfect Simple

is talking about life experiences.

Life experiences can be things you have eaten, places you

have seen, people you have met, games you have played.
 For example:

“Have you ever tried seafood?”

“Yes, I have eaten salmon, prawn
and mussels.”

“Have you played the new season of Fortnite?”

“Yes, I have. I have just won a game, actually.”
 How do you form the
Present Perfect Simple?

“Yes, I have eaten salmon, prawn and mussels.”

HAVE / HAS 3RD FORM OF THE VERB

 Present Perfect Simple - Keywords

Just like you associate keywords like “now” or “at the

moment” with Present Continuous,

there are also specific keywords for Present Perfect Simple.

EVER YET

ALWAYS
 Where do we place these time words?

These words usually appear between “have” or “has” and the third form.

I have ALWAYS liked red apples. They’re my favourite fruit!

Tina has NEVER seen Paris, but she would love to see it someday.

The pizza has JUST arrived. Eat it while it’s hot!

Other times, they can appear at the end of a sentence:

I have seen that movie ALREADY. Can we watch a different one?

I haven’t talked to him YET.

You can also put some of them at the beginning.

I’m sorry for not calling. RECENTLY I’ve been very busy.
Present Perfect Simple – Negative and Interrogative

Negative – use the word NOT

I have not met this teacher before.

She has not called me yet.

Interrogative – Start with HAVE + PERSON + 3rd form

Have you finished your project yet?

Has she bought the plane tickets?