3. Have you ever heard this song?
Actividad de Espacios en Blanco
Listen to the song by Brandy and complete the gaps with the past participles of these verbs: be, love, find, dream, have, need, search, close, try.
Have You Ever? by Brandy
[Chorus:]
Have you ever
somebody so much
It makes you
cry
Have you ever
something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have
you ever
to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you
ever, have you ever
Have you ever
in love
in love so
bad
You'd do anything to make them understand
Have you ever
someone
steal your heart away
You'd give anything to make them feel the same
Have
you ever
for words to get you in their heart
But you don't know what
to say
And you don't know where to start
[Chorus]
Have
you ever
the one
You've
of all of your life
You'd do just
about anything to look into their eyes
Have you finally
the one you've
given your heart to
Only to find that one won't give their heart to
you
Have you ever
your eyes and
that they were there
And
all you can do is wait for the day when they will
care
[Chorus]
What do I gotta do to get you in my arms
baby
What do I gotta say to get to your heart
To make you understand how I
need you next to me
Gotta get you into my world
'Cause baby I can't
sleep
[Chorus]
Important
In this song, you have heard a lot of examples with Have you ever?. This is a very common and useful question to ask about experiences. In Spanish, it could be translated as ¿Alguna vez has...?.
Have you ever eaten frog legs?
Have you ever met a celebrity?
Have you ever broken a bone?
Solved Exercise
In topic 1, we already saw the most common words that usually go with Present Perfect. Remember the rules and then complete the sentences.
| EVER | in questions asking about experiences |
| JUST |
to emphasize that the action happened a very short time ago |
| STILL | to indicate that something is not finished |
| ALREADY |
mainly used in questions and affirmative sentences, expressing that something has happened sooner than expected |
| YET |
normally placed at the end of a negative or interrogative sentence |
| FOR | with a period of time |
| SINCE | with a specific moment |
1. Have you ______ seen Harry Potter?
2. Yes! I have ______ seen it three times!
3. Have they filmed the last book ______?
4. Oh! Look! It has ______ started to rain.
5. Paco and Andrés have known each other ______ they met at school.
6. I ______ haven't found what I'm looking for.
7. Paul has lived in Cardiff ______ 3 years.
How long? vs. When?
The words for and since that we have already studied answer the question How long? (in Spanish, ¿Cuánto tiempo?) and they often go in the Present Perfect.
How long have you been in Scotland? Since Monday.
In questions with When?, we normally use the Past Simple.
When did you arrive in Scotland? A week ago.
Curiosity
Have you ever heard the word Caledonia?
You might have heard the word Caledonia before, maybe as the name for a pub or in a song.
Caledonia is usually the name the Romans gave to what today we call Scotland. Although the name is not used nowadays to refer to the country as such, it is very commonly used in a poetic or romantic way.
The Romans controlled many parts of the island of Great Britain between AD 43 and about 410, including Scotland. The Romans have left important monuments in the country. One of the most popular Roman work remaining in Scotland is Hadrian's Wall. This was a fortification built to prevent raids on Roman Britain by the tribes living in Scotland and also to mark the frontier of the Empire.
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