Perfect English Grammar. Download this explanation in PDF here. Ever means 'at any time'. Never means 'at no time' or 'not at any time'. We often use 'ever' and 'never' with the present perfect, but they can also be used with other verb tenses. I've never been to Brazil. They had never seen such a beautiful sunset before. The verb go has two past participle forms: been and gone. We use been when we know that someone has returned from a place. Dad's been to the supermarket. (= He went and now he has come back.) We use gone when the person has not returned. Dad's gone to the supermarket. (= He is still at the supermarket.) Present Perfect Simple Tense (Experience): Dialogues with Speaking Practice. Nai87s. 1786. 26. 10. 0. 1/1. Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. Two beginner level present perfect simple tense dialogues focusing on personal experience. I try to use simple wo… The present perfect isn't a verb tense unique to English, but it can still be complicated for beginning ESL students to master. Though French, Italian, German, and Spanish use the present perfect to address past events, in English, the present perfect connects a past moment to the present moment in time. Examples: Tom has lived in New York Key difference 2: present perfect actions happened in the past, but are connected to the present. simple past actions started and finished in the past. Examples: Chris can't come on the trip, he has broken his leg. (present perfect) his leg is still broken. I broke my leg when I was fifteen. (simple past) Present perfect 1. Present perfect 2. for something that happened in the past but is important in the present: I can't get in the house. I've lost my keys. Teresa isn't at home. I think she has gone shopping. Present perfect 3. Present perfect 4. have been and have gone. We use have/has been when someone has gone to a place and returned: Yuk kita lihat contoh dialog simple present tense antara 2 orang dibawah ini. 1. At School. Jane: Hi, Rini. You come so early today. (Hai Rini. Kamu datang pagi sekali.) Rini: Yeah, I want to get some help from our teacher Mrs. Nina. (Ya, saya mau minta bantuan kepada ibu Nina.) Jane: Oh, okay. Examples with Pictures. Dialogue exercise. Sentence scramble game. Translation exercise. ⬤ Positive (Affirmative) sentences. I have lost my pen. They have watched TV. Frank has hurt his leg. Verb tenses are changes or additions to verbs to show when the action took place: in the past, present, or future. The phrase verb tense is also used for grammatical aspects, which add more details about the duration or time an action takes. When you combine the four grammatical aspects with the past, present and future, you end up with twelve Of course, once you decide on a tense form, you need to use it consistently and not mix your tenses. Look at the examples below to see the difference between present-tense and past-tense dialogue. Present tense dialogue examples. Standing at my friend's birthday party, we are just having so much fun. "Hey, Kate," says Lorraine. 1tSf7.