APIEGrammar: Sightseeing and Present Perfect
Sightseeing and tourist attractions
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🌍 Present Perfect: Travel & Sightseeing Experiences
Teacher Note
Use this 12-minute sprint for warm-up or grammar review. Check answers together by having students read sentences aloud.
Learner Steps
First, read the 4 easy rules and look at the travel examples. Then, complete the 12 challenge questions from easy to hard.
The 4 Golden Rules
The Rule
We use have / has + the past participle to talk about an experience in your life, and we do not say when it happened.
Real Example
“My uncle has climbed a very high tower.”
The Rule
To ask about experience we say Have you ever + past participle, and we answer Yes, I have or No, I haven't.
Real Example
“Have you ever met a tour guide?”
The Rule
Never means not at any time; it goes before the past participle and we do not add not.
Real Example
“My sister has never seen the sea.”
The Rule
Been to means you went there and came back; gone to means the person is still there.
Real Example
“Tom has been to the palace, and now he is at home.”
Figure 1: Sightseeing memories and unforgettable adventures.
Sightseeing in Your Life
When we travel, we collect stories. Notice how we connect two life experiences without giving an exact day or year:
Pattern Model
“I have never visited a castle, but I have seen a famous statue.”
🔄 Quick Check: Been to vs Gone to
have / has been to
Visited the place and returned already.
have / has gone to
Traveled there and is still in that place.
Notice the key words before starting the quiz:
Practice Sprint: 12 Challenge Questions
Answer each question below. Hints give you clues or word bases.
1. Which sentence describes a life experience with a crowd correctly?
(experience)2. Which sentence follows the correct rule for "never"?
(never)3. Emma was with the tour guide earlier, but she is sitting in her hotel room now. Which is correct?
(return)4. Statement: "You have waited in a long queue for tickets."
(wait)Turn this statement into a question using Have you ever:
____ (Type the full question...)5. Statement: "You have taken photos with an old camera."
(take)Turn this statement into a question using Have you ever:
____ (Type the full question...)6. Statement: "You have seen a giant waterfall in the mountains."
(see)Turn this statement into a question using Have you ever:
____ (Type the full question...)7. We have ______ our tickets at the main entrance.
(buy)Write only the correct past participle form of the verb in brackets:
____8. I have never ______ a postcard from an ancient castle.
(write)Write only the correct past participle form of the verb in brackets:
____9. Sara isn't here; she has ____ to see the waterfall, but Leo has already ____ there and is back.
(travel)Fill in both blanks with been or gone. Is the person still away, or back home?
“I have never went to that historical castle before.”
What is the correct word to replace went?
____“Has you ever stood in a giant crowd at the entrance?”
What is the correct helping verb to replace Has with the subject "you"?
____“Mark is still away on holiday; he has been to the old castle.”
Because Mark is still away on holiday, replace been with the correct word:
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