What have you been up to?
present perfect (past participle)
– something that has happened –
This is used to talk about something that is relevant to the conversation:
A: Where did you go on holiday?
B: I went to the seaside.
A: Have you been there before?
or
Have you seen this film?
Have you seen my keys?
For something that has happened recently:
Have you eaten dinner yet?
Have you done your homework?
Have you taken the dog for a walk?
*Notice that often we use time-clauses that are current; today; this morning; this week; this month; this year
step one
– Think of some questions in the present perfect tense, using ‘wh‘, ‘how‘, and ‘are, can, do‘ questions.
– Then use your questions to start and keep a conversation going.
– Below are a list of examples you can use, if you are really not able to think of your own.
step two
Re-do the questions – asking and answering – using polite form.
step three
Re-do the questions again using polite form, and question confirmation.
questions
bigrinner
01) How have you been today?
02) What have you done today?
03) Where have you been this week, and why have you been there?
04) How many times have you practised English this week?
— How much time have you spent practising English this week?
05) Who have you seen / spoken to recently?
06) Where have you been / travelled this year?
07) How many times have you exercised this month?
intermediate
01) How has the last year been for you? – (what have you done in the last year?)
02) Who has been the closest / supportive person to you recently?
03) What has your diet been like in the last month?
04) How many people have you helped in your life. Can you talk about some of them?
