Exercise 1
You ask people about things they have done. Write questions with ever.
1 (ride / horse?) …………………….
2 (be / California?) Have …………………….
3 (run / marathon?) …………………….
4 (speak / famous person?) …………………….
5 (most beautiful place / visit?) What’s …………………….
Answers
1
1 Have you ever ridden a horse?
2 Have you ever been to California?
3 Have you ever run (in) a marathon?
4 Have you ever spoken to a famous person?
5 What’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever visited? / … you have ever visited?
Exercise 2
Complete the answers. Some sentences are positive and some negative. Use these verbs:
be be eat happen have have meet play read see try
1 What’s Mark’s sister like?
I’ve no idea. ……………………. her.
2 Is everything going well?
Yes, we ……………………. any problems so far.
3 Are you hungry?
Yes. I ……………………. much today.
4 Can you play chess?
Yes, but ……………………. for ages.
5 Are you enjoying your holiday?
Yes, it’s the best holiday ……………………. for a long time.
6 What’s that book like?
I don’t know. ……………………. it.
7 Is Brussels an interesting place?
I’ve no idea. ……………………. there
8 I hear your car broke down again yesterday.
Yes, it’s the second time ……………………. this month.
9 Do you like caviar?
I don’t know. ……………………. it.
10 Mike was late for work again today.
Again? He ……………………. late every day this week.
11 Who’s that woman by the door?
I don’t know. ……………………. her before.
Answers
2
1 I’ve never met
2 haven’t had
3 haven’t eaten
4 I haven’t played (it)
5 I’ve had / I have had
6 I haven’t read
7 I’ve never been / I haven’t been
8 it’s happened / it has happened or that’s happened / that has happened
9 I’ve never tried / I haven’t tried or I’ve never eaten / I haven’t eaten
10 ‘s been I has been
11 I’ve never seen / I haven’t seen
Exercise 3
Write four sentences about yourself. Use I haven’t and choose from the boxes.
|
used a computer |
travelled by bus |
eaten any fruit |
|
been to the cinema |
read a book |
lost anything |
|
1 ……………………. 2 ……………………. 3 ……………………. 4 ……………………. 5 ……………………. |
today this week recently for ages since … this year |
Answers
3
1 I haven’t used a computer today.
2 I haven’t travelled by bus this week.
3 I haven’t been to the cinema recently.
4 I haven’t read a book for ages.
5 I haven’t lost anything today.
Exercise 4
Read the situations and write sentences as shown in the example.
1 Jack is driving a car, but he’s very nervous and not sure what to do.
You ask: …………………….
He says: …………………….
2 Ben is playing tennis. He’s not good at it and he doesn’t know the rules.
You ask: Have …………………….
He says: No, this is the first …………………….
3 Sue is riding a horse. She doesn’t look very confident or comfortable.
You ask: …………………….
She says: …………………….
4 Maria is in Japan. She has just arrived and it’s very new for her.
You ask: …………………….
She says: …………………….
Answers
4
1 Have you driven a car before?
No, this is the first time I’ve driven a car.
2 Have you played tennis before?
No, this is the first time I’ve played tennis.
3 Have you ridden a horse before? / Have you been on a horse before?
No, this is the first time I’ve ridden a horse. / … I’ve been on a horse.
4 Have you been to Japan before?
No, this is the first time I’ve been to Japan.
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