How To Teach The Present Perfect -- GTA V Present Perfect Activity

An activity to introduce or practice the present perfect using (exclusively non-violent) scenes from the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V.

Instructions:

Have your students write the numbers 1 to 10 vertically on a sheet of paper.

Play the video to the class.

The video begins with a short clip (1) of the character riding a jet ski. Next, a still image of the action appears and three answer choices are given. Students must choose the SINGLE grammatically correct question from either A, B or C. (A. Have you ever rode a jet ski? B. Have you ever ride a jet ski? C. Have you ever ridden a jet ski?) and then answer the question appropriately using the present perfect tense (Yes, I have ridden a jet ski OR No, I haven’t ridden/No, I have never ridden a jet ski). In this case, C is the correct answer. Continue until all 10 questions have been answered.

Alternatively, complete the activity as speaking practice.

The grammatically correct answers appear below in parentheses.

1. A. Have you ever rode a jet ski?
B. Have you ever ride a jet ski?
(C.) Have you ever ridden a jet ski?

2. A. Have you ever drive a tractor?
(B.) Have you ever driven a tractor?
C. Have you ever drove a tractor?

3. (A.) Have you ever run in a park?
B. Have you ever ran in a park?
C. Have you ever “runned” in a park?

4. A. Have you ever ride a Ferris Wheel?
(B.) Have you ever ridden a Ferris Wheel?
C. Have you ever rode a Ferris Wheel?

5. A. Have you ever went scuba diving?
B. Have you ever be scuba diving?
(C.) Have you ever been scuba diving?

6. (A.) Have you ever ridden a motorbike?
B. Have you ever ride a motorbike?
C. Have you ever rode a motorbike?

7. A. Have you ever fly a plane?
(B.) Have you ever flown a plane?
C. Have you ever flew a plane?

8. A. Have you ever swim near a shark?
(B.) Have you ever swum near a shark?
C. Have you ever swam near a shark?

9. (A.) Have you ever ridden a cable car?
B. Have you ever ride a cable car?
C. Have you ever rode a cable car?

10. A. Have you ever do skydiving?
B. Have you ever make skydiving?
(C.) Have you ever been skydiving?