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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Present Perfect Mingle
Erin Kuester
Levels High beginner to intermediate
Aims Practice asking and answering questions using
the present perfect
Class Time 15–20 minutes
Preparation Time 5 minutes
Resources Handout (Appendix)
Students mingle, asking and answering questions about their past experiences
using present perfect tense. They then work with a partner to share their information.
PROCEDURE
1. Explain that the class is going to learn about their classmates by asking them
about things they have or haven’t done in the past.
2. Distribute the worksheet, explaining that they will be walking around the room
and talking to each student using the present perfect to ask classmates whether
they have or have not done the activity on the handout until they have lled in
every square on the worksheet with someone’s name who has answered “yes”
to the question.
Example
Instructor: Li, have you ever broken a bone?
Li: Yes, I have!
Instructor: Wow! Can you write your name in this box? Abdullah, have you ever
climbed a mountain?
Abdullah: No, I’ve never climbed a mountain.
Instructor: Oh okay, let me ask you a different question.
3. Review the sentences on the handout and entertain any vocabulary questions.
Note that because the verbs are in their base form, students will need to supply
the past participles.
4. Have students walk around the classroom asking their questions. Circulate to
ensure students are using English and to offer feedback or answer questions.
5. Once students have completed their worksheet or sufcient practice time has
passed, pair the students and give them a few minutes discuss some of the infor-
mation they learned.
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6. Debrief with the whole class, letting students talk about themselves or their
classmates.
Example
Instructor: Okay, who here has sung karaoke?
Wang: I have sung karaoke before! I talked to Aya, and she has sung
karaoke, too.
CAVEATS AND OPTIONS
1. For lower level classes, ask students to supply the past participles of verbs before
beginning to ask questions.
2. As a follow-up, assign students to write a short paragraph reporting on the most
surprising or interesting information they learned.
3. Leave space on the worksheet for students to ll in a question of their own
creation.
APPENDIX: Present Perfect Worksheet
Present Perfect Bingo
HAVE YOU EVER . . .
Climb a mountain
_____________
Break a bone
_____________
Sing in the shower
_____________
Fall down the stairs
_____________
Eat a whole pizza
by yourself
_____________
Lock your keys
inside your house/
dorm/car
_____________
Get stuck in the
rain with no
umbrella
_____________
Go to dinner and
forget your wallet
_____________
Change a car tire
_____________
See the same
movie twice in
theaters
_____________
Drop an ice cream
cone after you
bought it
_____________
Win a contest or
competition
_____________
Go to Disney World
_____________
Go to a concert
_____________
Stay awake for 24
hours
_____________
Sing karaoke
_____________
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