2. present perfect to talk about experiences
Have you ever ridden a bike from Medellin to Caldas?
Has your mother ever told you off in front of your friends?
Remember to use follow up questions in simple past to
get details about the experience:
When DID you DO it?
WERE you alone?
DID you GET tired?
3.
4. differences
Simple Past (When exactly) Present Perfect Simple (not specific)
• yesterday
• ... ago
• in 1990
• the other day
• last …
I met my best friend 2 years
ago.
• just
• already
• up to now
• until now / till now
• ever/never
• (not) yet
• so far
• lately / recently
• FOR/SINCE
I’ve known my best friend FOR 2
years.
5. Have you ever…
• walked all the way up to La
Catedral in Envigado?