I´ve been to London. NOT
My brother has worked abroad
* For regular verbs the past participle is the same as the past simple (+ed). For Irregular verbs.
*We often use the present perfect with ever (=in your life until now) and never.
Have you ever to London? No, I´ve never been there.
!!Compare the present perfect of go and be.
He´s gone to Paris.=He´s in Paris now
He´s been to Paris= He went to Paris and came back.
(+)
I´ve (I have)
You´ve (you have)
He´s ( he has)
She´s (she has) been to Korea
It´s (It has)
We´ve(We have)
They´ve (They have)
(-)
I haven´t
You haven´t
He hasn´t
She hasn´t worked in bank
It hasn´t
We haven´t
They haven´t
(?)questions asking for specific details. when, where, who with, etc.)
*Use the simple past to ask / say exactly when something happened
Yes I have
No I haven´t
Have you ever been to Mexico?
Yes, I have
When did you go there?
I went last year
Have you ever worked in a bank?
Yes, I have
No, I haven´t
Has he ever been to Korea?
Yes, he has
No, he hasn´t
Present Perfect or simple past?
*Conversations often begin in the present perfect (with a general question) and then change to the simple past (with
Present perfect with Ever - Never
EVER | NEVER |
USED WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT | |
Ever means 'at any time', the specific time is unknown or unnecessary, and is used in questions. è Have you ever met a famous person ? (Did you meet a famous person at any time in the past.) | Never is originally a contraction of 'not ever'. |
Ever is also used with nothing, nobody for things that haven't happened before. è - Nobody has ever travelled through time. | Never means the subject hasn't had a certain experience before. è Have you ever been abroad? No, I've never been abroad. (I've never had that experience before.) |
Ever is also used with 'the first time' for first experiences. è This is the first time I've ever eaten snake soup. | Never can be used in negative questions to show the surprise that you've never had a certain experience before. è Have you never played soccer? |
Exercises:
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4147.php
