1 Write sentences about the explorers. Use the present perfect. Amelia Hempleman-Adams is a British polar explorer. 1 she / be / to the South Pole / 2 she / never / see / polar bears / 3 she / ever / get lost / Wong How Man is a Chinese explorer. 4 he / travel / along the Yangtze River / 5 he / not explore / Africa / 6 how many travel books / he / write / 2 Match questions 1-5 to replies a-e. Complete 1-5 with the present perfect and a-e with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 you ever ______ (climb) a mountain? 2 you ever ______ (ride) a camel across a desert? 3 you ever ______ (discover) an unexplored place on the planet? 4 you ever ______ (make) a TV series about your journeys? 5 you ever ______ (take) tourists on adventure holidays? a Yes, I have. I ______ (find) a lost city in the Amazon rainforest in 2004. b No, I haven't. But when I was in the jungle in Thailand, I ______ (ride) an elephant! c Yes, I have. The BBC ______ (film) my last trip along the Nile. You can watch it in the spring. d Yes, I have. I ______ (go) up Kilimanjaro in 2012. e Yes, I have. I ______ (lead) an expedition to Mongolia for backpackers two years ago. 3 Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Penny ______ (visit) China three times in her life. She wants to go there again. 2 When I was eighteen, I ______ (drive) across America in an old car. 3 I ______ (never fly) to Australia, but hopefully, I'll go there one day. 4 So far on their trip, Tom and Sue ______ (buy) lots of souvenirs. 5 Last summer, Graham ______ (spend) most of his time on the beach. 6 We're in India, but it's only our second day, so we ______ (not see) the Taj Mahal.

Grammar: Too young, too old?

Present perfect and past simple

1. Write sentences about the explorers. Use the present perfect.

• Amelia Hempleman-Adams is a British polar explorer.
• 1 She has been to the South Pole.
• 2 She has never seen polar bears.
• 3 Has she ever got lost?

• Wong How Man is a Chinese explorer.
• 4 He has travelled along the Yangtze River.
• 5 He has not explored Africa.
• 6 How many travel books has he written?

2. Match questions 1-5 to replies a-e. Complete 1-5 with the present perfect and a-e with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

• 1 Have you ever climbed a mountain? - e. Yes, I have. I led an expedition to Mongolia for backpackers two years ago.
• 2 Have you ever ridden a camel across a desert? - b. No, I haven't. But when I was in the jungle in Thailand, I rode an elephant!
• 3 Have you ever discovered an unexplored place on the planet? - a. Yes, I have. I found a lost city in the Amazon rainforest in 2004.
• 4 Have you ever made a TV series about your journeys? - c. Yes, I have. The BBC filmed my last trip along the Nile. You can watch it in the spring.
• 5 Have you ever taken tourists on adventure holidays? - d. Yes, I have. I went up Kilimanjaro in 2012.

3. Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

• 1 Penny has visited China three times in her life. She wants to go there again.
• 2 When I was eighteen, I drove across America in an old car.
• 3 I have never flown to Australia, but hopefully, I'll go there one day.
• 4 So far on their trip, Tom and Sue have bought lots of souvenirs.
• 5 Last summer, Graham spent most of his time on the beach.
• 6 We're in India, but it's only our second day, so we haven't seen the Taj Mahal.