English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 43
Have you ever been to Japan?
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Have you ever been abroad?
- EmmaAlex, have you ever been abroad?
- AlexYes! I have been to Thailand. And you? Have you ever go to Canada?
- EmmaAfter "ever" we use the past participle, not "go". Say "Have you ever been to Canada?"
- AlexAh, I see. Have you ever been to Canada?
- EmmaYes, I have! I stayed in Seoul for a week. I have never eaten such good food.
- AlexNice! I have visited Japan, but I have never been to Europe.
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Planning a summer trip
- JackEmma, I want to travel this summer. Have you ever been to Italy?
- EmmaYes, I have. I went there in 2022. I stayed on a small island.
- JackWonderful! Was it expensive?
- EmmaThe hotel was cheap, but the plane was not. I bought many souvenirs.
- JackI have never traveled abroad. I want a new experience.
- EmmaThen go! Take your passport and a suitcase, and enjoy the beach.
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- trip
nountrip
- abroad
adverbabroad
- beach
nounbeach
- plane
nounplane
- passport
nounpassport
- suitcase
nounsuitcase
- souvenir
nounsouvenir
- hotel
nounhotel
- island
nounisland
- stay
verbstay
- experience
nounexperience
- travel
verbtravel
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"have/has" + past participle: experience
Explanation
The present perfect links the past to now. Form it with "have" (or "has" for he/she/it) + the PAST PARTICIPLE: "I have visited Paris", "She has seen that film". We use it for LIFE EXPERIENCE — something that happened at some time before now, when the exact time does not matter. To ask about experience, use "Have you ever + past participle?": "Have you ever been to Japan?", "Has he ever flown on a plane?". The word "ever" means "at any time in your life". To say there is no experience, use "never": "I have never been abroad". Past participles: regular verbs add "-ed" (visit → "visited", stay → "stayed"), but many common verbs are irregular and you must learn them: be/go → "been", eat → "eaten", see → "seen", do → "done", take → "taken". In speech we usually contract "have": "I've been", "you've seen", "she's eaten". Careful — do NOT use the base verb after "ever": "Have you ever go?" ✗ → "Have you ever been?" ✓. Compare with ch34: the past simple "I went to Japan in 2019" gives a specific time; the present perfect "I have been to Japan" is the experience, with no time.
Examples
- I have been to Japan.I have been to Japan.
- Have you ever flown on a plane?Have you ever flown on a plane?
- I have stayed at that hotel before.I have stayed at that hotel before.
- We have never been abroad.We have never been abroad.
- He has visited many countries.He has visited many countries.
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