One of my colleagues once asked "How many activities can you make for the present perfect?"

Since the present perfect is used to talk about experiences, the possibility for activities is as endless as that of experiences that human beings can have!

Have you ever... board games are good for restricted personalised practice, too. Group the questions around a particular theme, if you like. The attached game board comprises a number of these different questions. Feel free to change them up and add your own.  Download here.

  

Cinema experiences

• Have you ever met a movie star? Have you cried in a cinema? Have you left the cinema before the movie ended? etc.
• Computer experiences
• Have you ever been in a video conference? Have you ever had a computer virus? Have you ever used an Internet chat? etc.

 

Health experiences

• Have you ever spent a night in hospital? Have you ever broken a bone? Have you ever had an operation? etc.

 

School experiences

• Have you ever cheated on an exam? Have you ever had a crush on a teacher? Have you ever played truant? Have you ever copied homework from someone else? etc.

 

The attached game board comprises a number of these different questions. Feel free to change them up and add your own.  Download here.

I teach in Korea—I start my days working with kindergarten and elementary students, then rush home for private tutors with ages up to 90! As well as weekly adult conversation classes! I often find that the Koreans are shy to speak so I need new and exciting ways to hear their voices!

This is a simple to make/do game that works great with lower levels in small group settings, especially one on one tutoring!

Included is  a game board with a start and finish. In each of the boxes leading up to the "finish" you write a topic/opinon/question.

For game pieces I usually use money, and you will need a die to determine how many spaces to move. I usually encourage 3 sentences per topic/question. Example questions/topics are: Who is your favorite person, What are you scared of, What makes you angry/happy, What is your greatest accomplishment, Tell me about your best friend/family, What would you do if you were prime minister. Also include "free" spaces-they are usually very excited to not have a speaking turn.

The file included for download is easily changed, as we've included the WORD file for easy changes! 

I was really surprised how much my students enjoyed this game, and I was told the students don`t often get asked of their opinons so they enjoyed the challenge-even in English! Variations can be made to review past lessons, have fun with it.

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