In the article, Frank says I’ve never been to Australia. Is he talking about: 1 the past? 2 the present? 3 his whole life up to now? Complete the sentences with ’ve (have) or ’s (has). What are the past participles of these verbs? Look at irregular verbs on p. 178 to check. Regular (-ed) Irregular 1 play 2 like 3 smoke 4 want 5 go 6 do 7 have 8 read 9 see 10 eat 11 understand 12 take Make sentences with the present perfect. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I / never / do / any extreme sports. I / never / understand / maths. We / never / have / a TV at home. My brother / never / smoke. My parents / never / fly / to the USA. I / never / be / interested in football. My mother / never / like / cooking. Jo / never / work / in an office before. Write six sentences with never about yourself or people you know, three true and three false. Listen to each other’s sentences. Which do you think are true? Which are false? 2 Grammar Present perfect verbs 3 Present perfect (have / has + past participle) 1 I never played football. 2 You never been to a gym. 3 He never eaten clam chowder. 4 We never had a garden. 5 They never worked in an office. 1 Irregular verbs, p. 178 clam chowder: a soup with seafood, traditionally served in a small loaf of bread 4 played been / gone 5 6 a Writing b Language skills Extras Explore 11 Experiences 131 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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