Verbs: Statements
Meet- simple past
I met my favorite artist when I was in high school.
Eat - present perfect
Have you ever eaten Sashimi?
WE / EVER / VISIT / CHINA
WE HAVEN'T EVER VISITED CHINA.
I've been having a car for 3 years.
WRONG - I've had a car for 3 years.
see - present perfect
My brother has seen the same dentist for 5 years.
Sleep - present perfect continuous
How long has your brother been sleeping?
YOU / ALREADY / PLAY IN A BAND ?
HAVE YOU PLAYED IN A BAND ALREADY ?
HAVE YOU ALREADY PLAYED IN A BAND?
I / NEVER / STUDY / GERMAN
I HAVE NEVER STUDIED GERMAN
My sister has worked at Google in 2019.
WRONG - My sister worked at Google in 2019.
They have been speaking for 3 hours!
Be - simple past
Were we in Iquitos last summer?
JOHN / CHRISTMAS / EAT / PORK / LAST ?
DID JOHN EAT PORK LAST CHRISTMAS?
TINA / LAST YEAR / A MEDAL / IN / A CONTEST/WON
TINA WON A MEDAL IN A CONTEST LAST YEAR.
She has never been there before.
RIGHT
fall - present perfect
The tree leaves have already fallen!
Break - present perfect
Have the kids broken a window in the neighborhood?
TOMMY / EVER / SEE / A VAMPIRE ?
HAS TOMMY EVER SEEN A VAMPIRE ?
MIKE / CATCH / A FEW /A BALL AS A GOALKEEPER / ALREADY / TIMES
MIKE HAS ALREADY CAUGHT A BALL AS A GOALKEEPER A FEW TIMES.
Kim has been visiting Europe three times.
WRONG - Kim has visited Europe three times.
get - simple past
My dad got a nice present yesterday.
prepare - present perfect continuous
What have you been preparing the whole day?
TYRA AND SUE / AGO / FLY A PLANE / 2 YEARS?
DID TYRA AND SUE FLY A PLANE 2 YEARS AGO?
SHE / YET / RIDE / A CAMEL
SHE HASN'T RIDDEN A CAMEL YET.
How long have you been working there?
RIGHT