STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
| (1) | What do you know about the present perfect in English? |
| (2) | What are the different functions of the present perfect? |
| (3) | If a student wanted you to explain the present perfect to them, what would you tell them? |
| (4) | What are your biggest problems with the present perfect? |
| (5) | What’s the difference between ‘Have you ever…’ and ‘Do you ever…’? |
| (6) | Can you think of a more helpful or useful name for the present perfect than ‘the present perfect’? |
| (7) | Does your teacher put a timeline on the board to help explain the present perfect? Is this useful? |
| (8) | What’s the difference between the present perfect and the past simple? |
| (9) | Teachers often talk about ‘unfinished time’ when teaching the present perfect. Do you understand this? |
| (10) | What is your favourite present perfect question? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
| (1) | What do you think when your teacher tells you you’re going to do a lesson on the present perfect? |
| (2) | What does the ‘present’ and the ‘perfect’ mean in the present perfect? |
| (3) | Is there anything similar to the present perfect in your language? |
| (4) | How is the present perfect formed (questions, negatives and statements)? |
| (5) | Can you remember a good or a bad present perfect lesson? |
| (6) | What’s the difference between ‘Have you ever...’ and ‘Have you…’ How does the word ‘ever’ change the question? |
| (7) | Do you think there’s a big difference between ‘gone’ and ‘been’? |
| (8) | What would English be like without the present perfect? |
| (9) | What three adjectives would you use to describe the present perfect? Why these three adjectives? |
| (10) | What’s the difference between the present perfect and the perfect present? |
