Never or Ever
Fill in the blank: Have you ___ eaten sushi?
➤ ever
I have lived here ___ 2021.
➤ since
Make a question in the present perfect using: eaten / you / ever / octopus?
You can add additional words.
➤ Have you ever eaten octopus?
“I have never go to Paris.” – Correct or Incorrect?
➤ Incorrect (should be “gone”)
Have you ever tried a strange food? Tell us using the present perfect!
➤ Open speaking prompt
Fill in the blank: I have ___ ridden a horse.
➤ never
She has studied English ___ 3 years.
➤ for
Make a question in the present perfect using: here / she / lived / since 2019?
You can add additional words.
➤ Has she lived here since 2019?
“She has lived here since five years.” – Correct or Incorrect?
➤ Incorrect (should be “for five years”)
What is something fun you have never done? Tell us using the present perfect!
➤ Open speaking prompt
Make a question using "ever" about movies.
➤ Example: Have you ever seen a horror movie?
Create a sentence using “for.”
➤ Example: I have had this phone for two years.
Make a Present Perfect question using “never.”
➤ Example: Have you never tried sushi?
“They have studied English since 2021.” – Correct or Incorrect?
➤ Correct
Talk about something you have done for a long time. Tell us using the present perfect!
➤ Open speaking prompt: “I’ve played piano for 4 years.”
Say something you have never done, using Present Perfect.
➤ Example: I have never gone skiing.
Create a sentence using “since.”
➤ Example: He has played football since he was 10.
Make a present perfect question: they / video games / for a long time? / played /
You can add words.
➤ Have they played video games for a long time?
“Has you ever tried Indian food?” – Correct or Incorrect?
➤ Incorrect (should be “Have you ever…”)
Ask a team member about something they have never done. Tell us using the present perfect!
➤ Partner work and report back
Create a short dialogue with a team member using at least two “Have you ever…?” questions. Perform it for the class.
Students can act out a casual conversation (e.g., “Have you ever been to Italy?” “Yes! I went last summer.”)
Ask a team member about 2 things they’ve done “for” or “since” and write full Present Perfect sentences.
Example: “He has played the guitar since 2020.” “She has had her dog for four years.”
Make a present perfect question using “ever” and a place.
➤ Example: Have you ever been to another country?
“We have never been to London.” – Correct or Incorrect?
➤ Correct
Talk for 30 seconds about your life using for/since/ever/never.
➤ Speaking fluency challenge