Present Perfect Conversation Cards

Teacher Notes
Level: Pre-intermediate +
Time: 30 min
Language Focus: Present perfect for life experiences

This activity requires students to ask and answer questions in the present perfect tense.

• Print enough cards so that each small group or pair has one set of cards.
Preparation (5-10 min)
• Cut up the cards for each group.

Procedure Time

Divide the class into pairs or small groups.

Model changing the verb on the card to the correct form to create a question using
‘Have you ever…?’, for example, ‘win a prize’ becomes ‘Have you ever won a prize?’. 5 min
Explain how to answer this both in the positive and negative form (Yes, I’ve won a
prize. No, I’ve never won a prize.) For lower-level students, review some of the past
participles from this activity (e.g. ride-rode-ridden; eat-ate-eaten).

Students make ‘Have you ever...?’ questions using the cards in pairs or small groups.
15 min
They practise speaking by asking and answering the questions together.

Collect class feedback and spend some time on error correction. 10 min

Extension activity ideas

Students write up their classmates’ answers using the present perfect tense. (10 min)

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 (win) a prize (drink) coconut water

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(sleep) on a bus (ride) a horse

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(play) a (climb) a mountain

musical instrument

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(read) a sad story (catch) the flu

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(swim) in the sea (see) a fox

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(go) ice-skating (play) chess

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(broke) a leg (make) a cake

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(eat) spicy food (see) a sunset

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(watch) a musical (sing) in a choir

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(write) a poem (go) camping

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(go) to a (run) a
famous capital city long distance

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(do) yoga (go) to a

music concert

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