ESL worksheets and activities: Present Perfect

Resource centre - Present perfect - been and gone

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Aim	To practise the difference between been and gone and reinforce the present perfect tense
Activity	Students complete a worksheet with either been or gone
Organisation	Individual or pair work
Preparation	Make enough copies of the worksheet for the number of students in your class
What do I do?	1 Hand out the worksheet. 2 Students complete each sentence by choosing either been or gone and using the present perfect tense.

1. She ______________ to Paris. I think she's working there for a few months.
2. We ______________ there many times.
3. They ______________ on vacation. They should return next week.
4. You look tanned! ______________ you ______________ on holiday?
5. She's not home right now. She ______________ shopping.
6. He knows the city well. He_____________ there many times.
7. She's not here. She ______________ to the dentist.
8. They ______________ to the cinema. They won't be back until later.

ESL worksheets and activities - Present perfect - been and gone

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