Have You Ever ... Present Perfect Tense Practice Learn English Conversation
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talk
about your experiences have you ever
dialogue one have you ever watched the
sunset
on the sea yet do you have any plans for
summer break
i’m going to california with my family
wow sounds fun it’s going to be a great
experience
indeed there are so many interesting
things you can do there
my mom said she’s looking forward to
seeing the sunset
that’s right sunsets are beautiful
have you ever watched the sunset on the
sea yet
yes but it was in miami what was it like
the only thing i can say is that it was
fascinating
the way everything slowly turned darker
the shadows of the palm trees and
mountains on the various colors on the
sky
wow it must be magical scenery
we even drank beer and enjoyed some
light snacks while we watched the scene
it was an unforgettable memory
how did you feel about it it was my
first
time watching the sunset i felt really
peaceful and happy
like that moment was everything i need
in life
oh i understand that feeling
yeah watching the sunset is definitely
something you have to do at least
once in your life i see well i’m about
to be able to enjoy it
make sure to take some pictures
dialogue two have you ever gone to a
concert
oh another artist canceled their concert
again
really yes the announcement has just
been posted
because of the pandemic right of course
well that’s so sad have you ever gone to
a concert
i’ve never even gone there yes i have
i’ve gone to one last fall when i was in
new york
oh the bts concert right yes
did you have fun obviously i did
that’s my favorite boy group they’re
very popular so it must be very crowded
indeed the stadium was packed i
remembered how hard
i and my best friend had to try to get
some tickets
but it was worth it right yes
the concert was beyond amazing
do they sing well live oh my god yes
some songs were even better than the
studio version
cool seems like a perfect night
i’ve loved them since 2015. so yes i was
so happy to see them
you sound like you missed that day a lot
i do the show was so good it was
probably one of the happiest days of my
life
a unique experience wasn’t it true
anyway i hope that the pandemic will end
soon yes i’m planning on going to
another concert when everything goes
back to normal
dialogue three have you ever received a
present that you really hate
have you ever received a present that
you really hate
actually yes when was it
it was last christmas oh
when i opened the box i was speechless
was it that bad yeah
inside it was a super ugly sweater
sweater it wasn’t even knitted properly
the color was hideous red with brown
stars all over it
sounds really terrible the sadder thing
was that it’s from my mother
unbelievable i didn’t understand how she
could give that sweater to me
honestly but then i took it out and
underneath it was a brand new pair of
converse
so it was just a joke
yeah but i have to say that it’s truly
creative
dialogue for have you ever loved
someone hey i’ve been talking to a very
nice girl online
really for how long nearly two months
but we’re going to meet for the first
time this weekend
have you seen her face yes we call on
facetime a lot
well that’s good for you i think it’s
time i should start a relationship
have you ever loved someone i have
oh you look sad when i mentioned this
do you want to talk about it actually
yes
you sure it’s okay i don’t want to make
you feel bad
it’s fine i need to talk to someone
about this anyway
alright how did you two meet in high
school
we were in history class together and we
were partnered for a project
oh a high school relationship is usually
hard to forget
you’re right what happened after the
project
well we just kind of clicked
we had so much fun around each other
who confessed their feelings first i did
i asked her to go to prom and she said
yes
later i drove her home and we said
goodbye on the porch
i kissed her that’s really sweet
and then we were officially a couple
until the end of
last year i’m really sorry
yeah it was an amazing relationship but
the long distance had been very
difficult for both of us
i see does it seem like you still love
her though
a little bit but the breakup was the
best option
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dialogue five i have forgotten my
boyfriend’s birthday
i almost forgot my mom’s birthday
yesterday
really yes luckily my brother reminded
me
well i have forgotten my boyfriend’s
birthday once
oh that’s bad too how did everything go
okay so do you remember when we were so
busy for finals last year
yes it was so stressful there was
so much work so the day went by so
quickly
by the time i remembered that it was his
birthday it was already past
- how unfortunate
he seemed to be really mad at me he
ignored me at school
the following day so how did you fix
that
of course i threw him a late surprise
party
to make up for my mistake nice
i apologized to him too i said that i
was wrong and
he’s still an important person to me he
was really moved
after that he kissed me you two
are really cute thank you
after that i had to remind myself to
always check the date before rushing to
work
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dialog 6 have you ever been on tv
have you ever been on tv guys no i
haven’t
i have oh really when
when i was in 11th grade what show was
that
i don’t remember the name but it was
about a conference for the youth that i
joined
cool so they interviewed you
yes but it was a brief one what did they
ask
just a simple question like my thoughts
about the conference and stuff like that
you’re a good speaker i bet the answers
were amazing
i guess you can say that my parents were
so surprised when they saw me
if i were them i would be surprised too
well it was actually a nice experience
dialogue 7 have you ever had a makeover
kitty have you ever had a makeover
well yes why did you ask me that
i’ve been thinking of getting a nose job
a nose job at age 16
yes and then i also need to change my
style
i agree about changing your style but
don’t you think having a nose job now is
a
bit too soon so how did you make over
yourself
i learned makeup dyed my hair and went
on a diet
then i also changed my style that sounds
like a
lot of work it did take two or three
years since i can’t get an
entirely new wardrobe after i lose
weight
how are you feeling now after you’ve
changed yourself
of course i feel a lot more confident
did that confidence change your life a
lot
definitely i socialized more take more
photos
and even went on a few dates
dates yes but i’m too busy to be in a
relationship
seems like a makeover can really change
someone’s life for the better
still i guess you should think again
about getting a nose job
a makeover can only be good if you do it
the right way
thank you i’ll think about it
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dialogue eight you’ve never gone
snowboarding
mary do you want to go snowboarding with
us on the school’s winter trip
sounds fun yes we’ve been planning it
for weeks
but i’m sorry i have to refuse
why well i’ve never done it before
you mean you’ve never gone snowboarding
not really i tried it once but i was so
scared that i couldn’t do it properly
what a shame it’s an interesting
activity
why don’t you try it again yes
we’re going to be your instructors is
that okay
of course you don’t have to worry
so i guess i’ll give it a try then
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dialogue 9 have you ever gone camping
before
peter i need your help what’s the matter
have you ever gone camping before yes i
have
so what did you prepare for that trip
not much
i had no experience back then so the
trip was kind of a disaster
ah but it’s fine i learned some valuable
lessons about being carefully prepared
so you can count on me well okay then
what kind of problems did you have to
face
first was insects they aren’t harmless
like those in the city
so make sure to bring insect sprays and
some medicine for the bites
spray and medicine got it
make sure to double check your tent
before you go and make sure that it’s
not ripped
right tent was it hard to set up
yes if it’s your first time going you
can practice at home though
there are tutorial videos online what
about the weather
you have to check the forecast but also
prepare for unexpected bad weather
okay now i have a list of things here
check it out
let’s see okay seems like you’ve got
everything
great thank you peter
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