Book4ClassSetAW07-2 Roland Trego revised 5/11/2014 7:42 PM

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. ()
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. (, traumatismo cervical,

)
Whose fault (,

) was it? Quin 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. simple past
(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 ___________ _____.


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Book4ClassSetAW07-2 Roland Trego revised 5/11/2014 7:42 PM

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.




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.






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.