Ask about life experiences and add details about a particular occasion.
The idea
Use the present perfect with ever to ask about experience, then the past simple for a finished occasion.
Examples
- Have you ever sailed on a lake?
- Yes, I have. I sailed there last summer.
- Have you ever tried making pottery?
- I tried it at a workshop in April.
- Have they ever visited a desert?
- They visited one during a family trip two years ago.
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Watch out
Do not use the present perfect with a finished time such as last year; use the past simple instead.
Try it yourself
Complete the sentence: Have you ___ ridden a horse? (ever / yesterday)
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ever
ever asks whether the experience occurred at any time.
Complete the sentence: Yes, I have. I rode one ___ May. (last / ever)
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last
last identifies a finished May when the ride took place.
Complete the sentence: Where ___ you stay on that trip? (did / have)
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did
did forms a past simple question about the place of a specific stay.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Complete the sentence: Have you ___ ridden a horse? (ever / yesterday)
Complete the sentence: Yes, I have. I rode one ___ May. (last / ever)
Complete the sentence: Where ___ you stay on that trip? (did / have)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Ask someone about an experience and add two details about one occasion.