Present perfect for experience
I have worked / Have you ever…? — present perfect for career, using Unit 27 words.
In interviews we describe experience with the present perfect: have/has + past participle. We use it for life experience with no exact time. Every example uses this unit's work vocabulary.
A — How it works
Present perfect = have/has + past participle. Use it for experience: I have worked… Have you ever…? Use 'for' + period and 'since' + start.
1) Experience — I have worked / managed
Talk about your career so far.
- I have worked in customer service for three years.
- She has managed a small team before.
- We have applied for several roles this year.
- He has never had a promotion.
2) Questions — Have you ever…?
Ask about experience.
- Have you ever been shortlisted for a senior role?
- Have you written a CV in English before?
- How long have you worked here?
- Has she ever led a project?
The rest of this lesson is in the General English course:
- B — Quick reference
- Remember
Try it: Choose the correct form
Select the best option.
- I ___ worked in sales for two years.
(a) have (b) has (c) am - She ___ managed a team before.
(a) has (b) have (c) is - ___ you ever been shortlisted?
(a) Have (b) Do (c) Are - I have worked here ___ 2021.
(a) since (b) for (c) from - He has worked here ___ three years.
(a) for (b) since (c) ago - Present perfect = have/has + ___.
(a) past participle (b) base verb (c) -ing
Check your answers in the course — it marks them instantly. This is one of the unit's 3 exercises; the other 2 are in the General English course too.
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