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I HAVE ...
USED FOR EXPERIENCES

PRACTICE
SENTENCES

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  1. I have practiced yoga.
     

  2. I have volunteered at the church.
     

  3. I have read a lot of books.
     

  4. I have visited California.
     

  5. I have painted a picture.
     

  6. I have cooked tacos.
     

  7. I have learned a language.
     

  8. I have hiked before.
     

  9. I have swum in the sea.
     

  10. I have camped in the forrest.

I haveDustin
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EXPLANATION

Okay!  Let's make make this even easier now.  Instead of using I have, you can use the contraction "I've".  Like,  I've talked.  I've tried.  This will make it a little easier to remember and also sound a lot more natural and more like a native speaker.

You can also use I've never to make it negative.  I've never eaten cookies.  I have never tried to walk across the Mojave Desert.
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  • I've hiked in Big Bear Mountain.
     

  • I've cooked rice for my family before.
     

  • I've practiced a new song on the piano.
     

  • I've read comic books.
     

  • I've seen the show Game of Thrones.
     

  • I've learned a second language.
     

  • I've drunk blue kool-aid before.
     

  • I've heard that song on the radio.
     

  • I've visited New York.
     

  • I've never tried tacos and burritos.
     

  • I've never hiked in Big Bear Mountain.
     

  • I've never cooked rice for my family before.
     

  • I've never practiced a new song on the piano.
     

  • I've never read comic books.
     

  • I've never seen the show Game of Thrones.
     

  • I've never learned a second language.
     

  • I've never drunk blue kool-aid before.
     

  • I've never heard that song on the radio.
     

  • I've never visited New York.

I'veDustin
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Have youDustin
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PRACTCE QUESTIONS

 

 

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  • Have you had covid?
     

  • Have you studied English before?
     

  • Have you played an instrument?
     

  • Have you stayed up for the whole night before?
     

  • Have you spoken English with a stranger?
     

  • Have you ever thought about moving to another country?
     

  • Have you ever attended a meeting for work?
     

  • Have you ever washed a car by hand?
     

  • Have you ever seen yourself on the television? 
     

  • Have you ever tried to invent a new recipe?
     

NEGATIVE
PRACTICE
SENTENCES

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  1. I haven't hiked a lot.
     

  2. I haven't eaten breakfast burritos.
     

  3. I haven't practiced English before.
     

  4. I haven't read a book about ghosts.
     

  5. I haven't gone to the gym this week.
     

  6. I haven't learned a new recipe before.
     

  7. I haven't drunk tea with lemon in my life.
     

  8. I haven't listened to music today.
     

  9. I haven't ever done yoga.
     

  10. I haven't ever spent time away from my family.

I have notDustin
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS




Who have you known the longest?

What have you studied the most in your life?

Where have you visited in the past?

When have you used English the most?

Why have you practiced English so much?

How have you celebrated your Birthday in the past?
 
Try to answer the questionsDustin
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MUSIC TO HELP YOU LEARN
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THE LAND - HIP-HOP

This song was created to show how to use I have verb + ed to talk about life experience.  The song also highlights the difference between I have verb & I've got which is used commonly in America to talk about things we have, which helps us tell the difference easily in general conversation.

THE LAND - BLUES

This song was created to show how to use I have verb + ed to talk about life experience.  The song also highlights the difference between I have verb & I've got which is used commonly in America to talk about things we have, which helps us tell the difference easily in general conversation.

AMERICAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING CENTER

CREATED BY DUSTIN

ENGLISH TEACHER
&
LANGUAGE STUDENT

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