Present Perfect and Simple Past: Questions for Your Classmates

1.  Have you ever won more than $10?  name: _______________ 

     When did you win the money? _____________
     How much did you win? ____ 
     How did you spend it? __________________________         

2.  Have you ever gone on a cruise?  name: _______________                     
     When did you go on a cruise? _____________
     How big was the ship?
     Would you recommend the line (=company) to other people? Why? Why not?

3.  Have you ever taken music lessons?  name: _______________    

     When? _____________
     What instrument did you play? ___________ 
     Do you still play? ___

4.  Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?  name: _______________ 

     When did you get a speeding ticket? _____________
     How fast were you going? (=driving)  ___ miles per hour (not kilometers)
     How much was the fine? (罚款单, multa, штраф, غرامة )
     How much did you have to pay?)

         kilometers   miles

         per hour       per hour           kph           mph
         60    →         37                      120  →    75
         70    →         43                      140  →    87
         80    →         49                      150  →    93
         90    →         55                      160  →    99   
         100  →         62                      170  →    106
         110  →         68                      180  →    112

5.  Have you ever lived in another country besides (= not including, 除了…之外, excepto, исключа́яباستثناء,) here or your native country?  name: _______________

     When did you live in another country? _____________
     What did you like most about the country?
     What did you do for a living when you lived there?

6.  Have you ever met a famous person?  name: _______________ 

     When did you meet a famous person? _____________
     Who was it?
     What was s/he like?
    Example: nice, quiet, shy, unfriendly.  S/he looked older/younger/prettier than in his/her pictures.

7.  Have you ever been in an accident?  name: _______________

     When were you in an accident?  _____________
     Did anyone get hurt? ___ 
     Whose fault was it?  (错, ¿Quién fue el culpable?, вина́, خطأ، غلطة،)

8.  Have you ever gone back to your native country?  name: _______________ 
      When did you go back to your native country? _____________
      Were things different than when you lived there? If so, how?
      Do you like it better here or there now?