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Unit
17 Have you ever... ? (present perfect 3)
Have you been
to Rome?
Yes, I have.
Many times.
Have you ever
been to Japan?
No, I've never
been to Japan.
W e use the p resen t p er fect (have been / have had / have played etc.) w hen we talk about a tim e from
the past until no w - for exam ple, a persons life:
Have you ever been to Japan?
— tim e fr o m th e p a st until n o w -
p a st
n o w
O 'Have you been to France?'
'No, I haven't.'
O I've been to Canada, but I haven't been to the United States.
O M ary is an interesting person. She has had m any different jo bs and has lived in m any places.
O I've seen that w o m an before, but I can't rem em ber where.
O H o w m any tim es has Brazil won the W o rld Cup?
O 'Have you read this book?'
'Yes, I've read it twice.' (tw ice = t w o tim es)
p resen t p er fect + ever (in questions) and never:
O 'Has Ann ever been to Australia?' 'Yes, once.' (once = one tim e)
O 'Have you ever played golf?'
'Yes, I play a lot.'
O M y sister has never travelled by plane.
O I've never ridden a horse.
O 'W ho is that man?' 'I don't know. I've never seen him before.'
gone and been
t w o w eeks la t er
, Ben. ^
Hi. I've been
on holiday. I've
been to Spain.
B E N
Ben has gone to Spain.
(= he is in Spain n o w )
Ben has been to Spain.
(= he w ent to Spain, but no w he is back)
Com pare:
O I can't find Susan. W here has she gone? (= where is she now?)
O Oh, hello Susan! I was looking for you. W here have you been?
44 ( present perfect 4 Units 15-16,18 present perfect and past simple 4 Unit 20