General English A2 · Lesson 9A

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Grammar focus of this lesson

Present perfect · ever / never

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Present perfect (experience · ever / never)
Talking about life experience without saying when.
I've got this
Rules & form
- ›have / has + past participle (been, done, seen, worked).
- ›ever in questions: Have you ever…?
- ›never in negatives: I've never been to Asia.
- ›Also with already, just, yet.
Examples
- “Have you ever worked abroad?”
- “She's never missed a deadline.”
- “I've already sent the proposal.”
Watch out · With a finished time (yesterday, in 2020) use the past simple.
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