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Have you ever
ridden a camel?
A.
Complete the conversations below using the present perfect and the
past tense of the verbs given. Look at the examples in the box to
help you.
Then practice with a partner.
Present
perfect and past tense
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Have you ever lost your luggage? |
Yes, I have.
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I lost it on my last business trip.
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No, I haven't. |
But I nearly lost it once! |
| Have
you ever forgotten an important deadline? |
Yes,
I have. |
I
forgot to do my report last week! |
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No, I haven't. |
I've
never forgotten a deadline. |
| 1 |
A:
______ you ever ______ an important meeting? (miss) |
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B:
Yes, I ______ ... I ______ an important meeting once with
my boss!
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| 2 |
A:
______ you ever ______ to pay a bill? (forget) |
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B: No, I haven't. But my secretary ______ to pay a restaurant
bill recently. |
| 3 |
A:
______ you ever ______ (go) on an interesting business trip?
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B:
Yes, I have. Once I ______ to Japan. |
| 4 |
A:
______ you ever ______ (be) off work sick? |
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B:
Yes, I have. I ______ off sick for two weeks last year.
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| 5 |
A:
______ your boss ever ______ (get) mad at you? |
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B:
No, he/she ______ But he/she nearly ______ mad at me yesterday!
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| 6 |
A: ______ you ever ______ (lose) an important document or file?
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B:
Yes, I have. I ______ my passport last month! |
| 7 |
A:
______ you ______ (attend) any courses this year? |
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B:
Yes, I have. I ______ a computing course in January.
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| 8 |
A: ______ you ______ (write) any reports this week? |
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B:
No, I ______ . But I ______ three last week. |
B.
Pair Work. With your partner, now use the questions in A to talk about
yourself.
C.
Complete the form below. Then interview your partner.
What have you done
in the past
week?
| Have
you... |
Me
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My
partner |
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been
late for work?
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lost
something important?
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___ |
___ |
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spoken
any English?
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___ |
___ |
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wanted
to change your job?
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___ |
___ |
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worked
overtime?
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___ |
___ |
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gotten
a headache or eyesore?
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___ |
___ |
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felt
stressed?
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___ |
___ |
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forgotten
an appointment?
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___ |
___ |
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done
something successful?
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___ |
___ |
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felt
bored?
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___ |
___ |
Teacher's notes
A. This grammar focus gives more practice in the present perfect
and simple past tenses. First of all carry out a review of the tenses.
Model the new examples (set in a business context) and then elicit
a few more examples from your students using the box. Elicit responses
to question 1, then encourage students to continue filling in the
gaps for Qs. 2 to 8 on their own. Students check their answers in
pairs. (Note: If you have a 1-1 class, you should act as the 'partner'
in all pair activities.)
Key
1: A: Have you ever missed an important meeting?
(miss)
B: Yes, I have . I missed an important meeting once
with my boss!
2. A: Have you ever forgotten to pay a bill? (forget)
B: No, I haven’t. But my secretary forgot to pay a restaurant
bill recently.
3. A: Have you ever been (go) on an interesting business
trip?
B: Yes, I have. Once I went to Japan.
4. A: Have you ever been (be) off work sick?
B: Yes, I have. I was off sick for two weeks last year.
5. A: Has your boss ever gotten (get) mad at you?
B: No, he/she hasn’t. But he/she nearly got mad at me
yesterday!
6. A: Have you ever lost (lose) an important document
or file?
B: Yes, I have. I lost my passport last month!
7. A: Have you attended (attend) any courses this year?
B: Yes, I have. I attended a computing course in January.
8. A: Have you written (write) any reports this week?
B: No, I haven’t . But I wrote three last week.
B. In pairs, students take turns asking the questions, this
time giving their own answers. Give help wherever needed.
C. Pre-teach any vocabulary needed. Then ask ss to complete
the form on their own. Afterwards ss form pairs and ask each other
the questions, eg, In the past week have ... ? Encourage students
to ask additional questions, eg, why were you late?
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