Have you ever been to this restaurant?

I have decided to report about the restaurant from last night since it was good. It's called Chaya, and it's on the seventh floor of Isetan.

http://www.chayam.jp/restaurant/shinjuku.html

Actually, I've been there many times. I used to like going to movies, and there's a nice theater near there. While their brown rice is good, my suggestion is to get bread. It's really delicious, and you can eat as much as you want! It also comes with a nice peanut spread.

come with ～を搭載している［備えている・装備している］、〔主語には〕～が付いて［付属して・同梱されて］いる
・Does coffee come with it? : コーヒーはセットになっていますか？ (definition from 英辞郎 on the web)

For dessert, I had the nut tart. I have had other desserts there, but that one is my favorite.

So, you know I have been writing about present perfect tense. Here are the links to all of the posts I have written about it this week:

http://upgradeenglish.blogspot.com/2009/05/now-that-i-have-had-dinner-i-can-write.html
http://upgradeenglish.blogspot.com/2009/05/yesterday-i-started-series-of-posts-on.html
http://upgradeenglish.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-have-written-two-posts-on-present.html
http://upgradeenglish.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-havent-seen-one-of-my-friends-for.html
http://upgradeenglish.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-many-times-have-you-run-washing.html

For a review, you should be able to correct these real sentences from class:

× I have ever been to that museum.
× How long have you lived in Taipei? (I don't live there now)
× Pollen allergy from last week.
× Recently, there are some serious quality problems.

Here are the answers:

○ I have been to that museum. <- don't use "ever" in a positive sentence
○ How long did you live in Taipei? <- if you use present perfect, it sounds like I still live in Taipei
○ My pollen allergy has been giving me trouble since last week. <- use "since" not "from" with present perfect
○ Recently, there have been some serious quality problems. <- use present perfect with "recently"

I hope you have learned something about present perfect this week. Now there are other topics to talk about, so my series of present perfect posts has come to an end. If there is something that you haven't understood, please let me know!