Contrasting PRESENT PERFECT and SIMPLE PRESENT

Answering Present Perfect Questions with Ever

a.  Have you ever won more than $10 before?  yes  Jack

     When? last year in Reno   How much? $500

     Other:  How did you spend it? He used it to gamble some more.                                             

b. Have you ever met a famous person before?  yes  Lisa

     When?  last year when she was working at the Mark Hopkins Hotel

     Who?    Lang Lang, the famous Chinese pianist

     Other:  What was s/he like? He was shy, but polite.

c. Have you ever taken music lessons before?  yes  Roland 

     When? from age 6 to 21    What instrument? the clarinet

     Other:  Did you play in a band? He played in the Spokane Symphony. (交响乐)

d. Have you ever been in a car accident before?  yes  Mia 

    When? when she was 15

    Other:  Did anyone get hurt?  Her mother got whiplash. (颈部扭伤, traumatismo cervical, тра́вма ше́и в результа́те ре́зкого движе́ния)

                    Whose fault (错, вина́) was it? ¿Quién fue el culpable? It was the other driver's fault.

e.  Have you ever lived in another country before?  yes  Liz

     When? from 2006 to 2008   What country? Australia

     Other: What was the best thing about living there? the beaches

                    What did you do for a living when you lived there? (=How did you earn money?) Her parents supported* her. (*gave her money to live)

Read the questions and answers above. Then fill in the missing information below.

In Sentence 1, use present perfect and write before at the end of the sentence. (Before at the end of a sentence refers to an indefinite time; it doesn't say exactly when.)

In Sentence 2, start with a definite past time and then use a simple past verb.

In Sentence 3, tell me additional (other) information.

Example

a.  (1) Jack has won more than $10 before. (2) Last year in Reno, he won $500. (3) He used it to gamble some more.

b.  (1) Lisa ____________ a famous person ________. (2) Last _______ when she ____ working __________________, she _____ Lang Lang, the ________ Chinese pianist. (3) He ____ shy, but _________.

c.  (1) Roland _____________ music ________ _________. (2) He _______ clarinet lessons ______ age ___ to ___. (3) ___________________________________________________.

d.  (1) Mia _______________________________________. (2) When ____________________, she ____ in __ ____ accident _____ her mother. (3) Her mother ____________________.

e.  (1) Liz _____________ in __________ country __________. (2) From ________ to ________,  she _________ in _____________ (3) The best _____ about _______ there ___ the beaches. She ___________ work when she lived there. _____ parents ___________ _____.

b.  (1) Lisa has met a famous person before. (2) Last year when she was working at the Mark Hopkins, she met Lang Lang, the famous Chinese pianist. (3) He was shy, but polite.

c.  (1) Roland has taken music lessons before. (2) He took clarinet lessons from age 6 to 21. (3) He played in the Spokane Symphony.

d.  (1) Mia has been in a car accident before. (2) When she was 15, she was in a car accident with her mother. (3) Her mother got whiplash.

e.  (1) Liz has lived in another country before. (2) From 2006 to 2008, she lived in Australia. (3) The best thing about living there was the beaches. She didn't work when she lived there. Her parents supported her.