BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11

What life experiences have you had? Have you done any amazing things in your life – and have you got a ‘bucket list’ of things you want to do? In this Unit we’re using the present perfect tense to hear about some amazing life experiences –and we’ll learn some amazing language we can use to talk about our own lives.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 1

If you want to tell someone about things you have - or haven't - done, you'll need the present perfect tense. This is one of the most useful verb forms in English for talking about life experiences. And it's easy to get wrong, so we're here to help. Let's start by looking at some words we'll need to use it.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 1 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 1 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 1 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 2

We use the present perfect in several ways. In this session we explain how to form present perfect sentences so that we can talk about our experiences in the past.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 2 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 2 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 2 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 2 / Activity 4

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 2 / Activity 5

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 3

Practise your present perfect tense and learn some new vocabulary as we meet a famous Scottish singing superstar and find out about her life story.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 3 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 3 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 3 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 4

Let's talk! This is your chance to practise using the present perfect tense to talk about your life – and to create your very own bucket list.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 4 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 4 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 4 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 5

Viktor Frankenstein has always been passionate about science and he and others paid a high price because of that. He has a warning to all who, like him, tried to challenge Nature. Plus, find out what you've learnt from unit 11 in our weekly quiz.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 5 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 11 / Session 5 / Activity 2