PRESENT PERFECT
1.- compete with present perfect
1.- I
the questions ( ANSWER)
2.- She the windows
(OPEN)
3.- They us (CALL)
4.- You a box
( CARRY)
5.- It
a lot (RAIN)
6.- We
the car (WASH)
7.- Jenny the door
( LOCK)
8.- The
girls
the museum (VISIT)
9.- Ryan
and Betty the taxi
(TAKE)
10.- My
uncle George Sushi (EAT)
2.- Complete
the text with
PRESENT PERFECT.
Jim's Car
Accident
Jim _________ (have) three accidents
this year. The most recent accident happened
yesterday. A woman crashed into his car in the parking
lot of the grocery store. The woman got
out of her car and yelled at Jim.
She was very angry. She said,
"I'm an excellent driver. I
___________ (never have) an accident
before. This is your fault."
When Jim got home, his wife was upset.
She said, "It cost us $800
to repair the car after your last accident.
I'm really worried that you_________
(become) a bad driver."
Jim insisted, "It _________ (not be) my fault. The other driver drove through a stop sign
and then she hit me. I__________ (be) very careful since the last
accident. This_________ (be) the worst day! I'm going to bed!"
3.- CHANGE INTO NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Alex
/ not / feed the hamster.
Jane
and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms.
Aran
and Jack / not / do their homework.
Lisa
/ not / be to the baker's.
David
/ not / buy milk.
Joey
/ not / make his bed.
Maureen
and Gavin / not / water the plants.
Anita
/ not / clean the kitchen.
Sarah
/ not / wash the dishes.
Hazel
/ not / empty the bin.
4.- Comple the e-mail with the present perfect form of the
verb in brackets in affirmative, negative or interrogative.
Dear Helena,
I'm sorry, I_______________ (not
send) you an email for a long time. Lot of things __________________!(happen) I
_______________ (make) some good friends here. David
____________ (have) an accident on his bike. Mum_______________ (start)
work at a restaurant as a cook. David is fine, by the way, but
he_______________ (not ride) his bike since the accident.
_______________ (you/see) Bethy and Tom recently? I
______________ (not hear) from them
for ages and I ______________ (forget)
their email address. Say hi to your sister.______________ (she/stop)
wearing those green trousers? I hope so. They really don't suit her.
Love
5.-CHOOSE AND CIRCLE THE
CORRECT ANSWER
1.- _____ Ryan ____
good grades ?
Have /get Does / get Has / got
2.- I ____ got much time.
haven't hasn´t don´t
have
3.- He ____ had breakfast.
hasn't doesn't have Haven’t
4.- She ____ finished yet.
hasn't Doesn`t has haven't
5.- Both of them ____ arrested.
Have been Has been have
6.- There _____ many accidents on this road.
Has been have been are
7.- We ____ ___ yet.
Hasn’t leave Has left Haven’t
left
8.- Nobody ____ come.
have ‘s is
9.- Who ____ the homework?
Isn’t `s done Is done
10.- He ____ ___ yet.
Has arrive Doesn’t arrives Has arrived
6.-CHANGE INTO QUESTIONS
Example: Ryan/
do / the task ; Has Ryan done the
task ? Yes, he has.
1.- You / be / to London
2.- Bob / read / the
Bible.
3.- Maureen / watch / the film
4.- We / sing / the song
5.- it / rain / a lot
6.- your parents / get / the letter.
7.- you / see / the picture
8.- Walter / call / us
9.- Jenny / lock / the door
10.- you / answer / the question
7.-Underline the
correct verb form for each sentence.
1.________ an
eagle?
Have you ever seen Have you ever see Has you seen Has
you ever see
2. My car ________ down again.
have broke have
broken has broke has broken
3.-The books ________ on that shelf for fifteen years.
have be have been has
be has been
4.-She ________ three pieces of pizza already.
have ate have eaten has ate has eaten
5.-Someone ________
my video player!
have stole have stolen has stole has stolen
6.-She ________ hard this semester.
have worked have work has worked has work
7.-I ________
snowboarding.
have never try have never tried has never try has never tried
8.-We ________ across the Pacific three times.
have sailed have sail has sailed has sail
9.-They
________ a brand new sports car.
have just bought have just buy has just bought has just buy
10.- I ________ since I left my house this
morning.
have rode have ridden has rode has ridden
8.-Read and choose the
best answers of each option
1.- They _____(see - not ) that movie yet.
a.- don’t seen b)
haven’t seen c) hasn’t seen d) haven’t seed
2. Hanna Gabriel_______ (win)
World Boxing
a.- have won b)
has won c) hasn’t won d) have win
3.- Diego _______( study) English
since
2000.
a.- has studied b) hasn’t studied c) have studied d) doesn’t study
4.- My wife _________ (graduate -
not) from UCR.
a.- haven’t graduated b) have graduated c) hasn’t graduated d) has graduated
5.- My mom and my dad _________
(be) married for 25
years.
a.- haven’t been b) have been c) have bed d) have are
6.- It _______(work) for 5 days
a.- has worked b) hasn’t worked c) have worked d) haven’t worked
7.- I _____________ (not - come)
here before.
a.- have not come b) hasn’t came c) haven’t comed d) come haven’t
8.- I __ (not- think) about the
consequences.
a.- haven’t thought b) haven’t thinked c) hasn’t thought d) have thought
9.- Costa Rica ____ (have -
not) an army since 1948.
a.-
haven’t had b) hasn’t have c) haven’t haved d) hasn’t had
10.- Hanzel ___ (read) these books
twice
a.- has read b)
hasn’t read c) have read d) has readed
Q1 - Which is
correct? I just have done
it. I have just done
it.
Q2 - Which is correct? I have already finished I already have finished.
Q3 - Which is correct? I have been recently ill I have been ill recently.
Q4 - Which is correct? I haven't done yet it. I haven't done it yet.
Q5 - Which is correct? Never I have been there. Never have I been there.
Q6 - Which is correct? Have you ever done it? Have ever you done it?
Q7 - Which is correct? Have you seen lately her? Have you seen her lately?
Q8 - Which is correct? I have seen today her. I have seen her today.
Q9 - Which is correct? Has it been yet done? Has it been done yet?
Q10 - Which is correct? I haven't spoken to her recently. I
haven't spoken to recently
10.-Find the correct form for Present Perfect
1.- She can´t come to the cinema with us, she ____ her homework yet.
a.) Haven´t done b.)
hasn´t done c.)didn´t
done
2.- My brother is a great tennis player. He _________ a match so far!
a.) has never lost b.) have never lost c.)did never lost
3.- Do you like the new James Bond movie? – Oh yeah I ______it .
a.) saw already b.)have already seen c.)has
already seen
4.- You can´t wear your favorite blouse, you ________it yet!
a.) haven´t washed b.)
did washed c.)hasn´t washed
5.- Do you know where Wendy is? - No, I_____ her today.
a.) hasn´t seen b.) haven´t seen c.)didn´t
see
6.- My parents live in Washington, Dad______ his job there
a.) already get b.) already has got c.)has already got
7.- Have you finished your presentation? - No, I _____.
a.) Haven´t finished b.)
haven´t c.) hasn´t.
11.-MAKE THE PRESENT PERFECT - IT COULD BE POSITIVE,
NEGATIVE OR QUESTION.
1.- we / forget to invite/?
2.- Ryan / write / the e- mails.
3.- she / call her mother)?
4.- we / finish /? / yet.
5.- he / hurt his leg
6.- they / visit/many countries / in Europe
7.- we / not / lose our tickets.
8.- you / study Arabic/ not
9.- he / take a taxi)?
10.- she / leave her phone in a taxi/ not
11.- I / know him /for three months)
12.- he / study Latin/ not .
13.- I / explain it well/? .
14.- she / steal /all the chocolate
15.- he / not / forget/ his books
16.- we / not / hear /that song /yet)
17.- it / rain all day/? .
18.- you / come/ here before/? .
19.- you / keep /a pet /for three years
20.- I / go / to the library/ today .
12.-Write the present
perfect in the spaces of the following
story.
Gavin's Sick Days
Gavin__________ (call) in sick to
work on Monday. His boss was frustrated
and said, "You__________ (call) in
sick four times this month."Gavin replied, "I'm sorry. I ___________ (catch) a cold from my son. He started daycare last month and he__________
(be) sick since then. I am a good employee and last year I didn’t
take one sick day."Gavin's boss said, "It's true. You __________ (be) a good employee. You___________ (always do) your work on time and you
___________ (bring) the company a lot of business since you___________ (start) working for us."Gavin said, "Last week I showed Tina all the
projects I have been working on. She said
she can help me. She____________ (work) on many similar projects since she was
hired."Gavin boss replied, "Okay.
Get lots of rest and we'll see you tomorrow."
13.-Write the present
perfect in the spaces of the following
story.
STEFFI GRAF
She
is 1.75 metres tall and weighs 59 kilos. In her tennis career she _______________(WIN)
889 games and lost only 113. Her prize money_______________(BE) over
$20.000.000. She is Steffi Graf, one of the world’s great tennis players..
She won her first important game in Paris when she was eighteen. Since
then, she ______________(WIN) more than 20 important competitions. Her best
year was 1988 when she won the five main international championships in
England, France, the USA, Australia and at the Olympic Games.
She is a strong,
athletic player , she _______________(HAVE) a lot of injuries, so now she _______________(STOP)
playing in the major international competitions.
14.-Complete the
Biography:
ANGELINE AND BRAD
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born in
Oklahoma on December 18, 1963.
He_______ (be PRESENT SIMPLE) an American actor and film
producer. Some people___________ (say PRESENT SIMPLE)
he___________ (be PRESENT SIMPLE) one of the
world's__________ attractive men.
Pitt_____________ (receive PRESENT PERFECT) two Academy
Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations. He gained recognition as the cowboy hitchhiker
in the movie Thelma & Louise in 1991. He____________ (have
PRESENT PERFECT) his biggest commercial
successes with Troy and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Pitt was
married to actress Jennifer Aniston for five years. Since 2009, he___________ (live
PRESENT PERFECT) with actress Angelina Jolie.
This relationship ____________ (attract PRESENT PERFECT) worldwide media
attention. He and Jolie ____________ (adopt PRESENT PERFECT) three children,
Maddox, Zahara, and Pax. They___________
also__________ (give PRESENT PERFECT) birth to three
biological children, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.. Since beginning his relationship with Jolie,
he_____________ (become PRESENT PERFECT) increasingly
involved in social issues, both in the United States and internationally.
SINCE /FOR
15.-COMPLETE
THE STATEMENTS WITH
SINCE / FOR
1.- I haven't phoned home___________ Christmas.
2.- We've been here ____________ nine o'clock.
3.- I have worked for International House_________ more than eight years.
4.- I have studied non-stop____________ 9.15.
5.- She hasn't had a day off ______________ 1999.
6.- Johan has been in England ______________ more than two weeks now.
7.- I haven't been to the cinema_______________ ages.
8.- I have had a driving license
___________ I was eighteen.
9.- Peter has been my best friend
_____________ we were nine.
10.-
_______then, I haven't been able to sleep well
11.- I
learnt German ___________ two years while I was at school
12.- I
haven't had such fun ___________ the last time we met
13.- The
film has been on at cinemas everywhere ___________July
14.- I
hadn't heard from them ________ages
15.- He
hasn't worked __________he was made redundant
16.-
She hasn't been here _____________ a month
17.-
_________ 1989, no one has lived here
18.-
It's the first time I've been here ___________he accident
19.- It
was the first time I'd tried doing it __________ I was at university
20.-
She's been on holiday _________ the last three weeks
21.-
He's been off sick______ two weeks
22.-
It's the first time I've eaten snails ____ I was in France on holiday
23.- I
haven't heard from them ______ I sent them the letter
24.-
These windows haven't been cleaned _____ months
25.- I
haven't been able to get a good night's sleep _____ our daughter was born
26.- It is the first time I've had such a bad
fever_____ I was a child16.-COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS WITH SINCE / FOR
1.- This house needs
cleaning. We haven't cleaned it _______
months.
2.- I
don't see my family very often. I haven't seen them __________ Christmas.
3.- Where were you? I've been
waiting___________ two hours.
4.- Louise has been learning
Greek____________ she was fifteen.
5.- My parents have had the same
car__________ ages.
6.- Helen has lived in Madrid___________ last summer.
7.- I'm fed up with this rain. It's rained_________ hours.
8.- I've
studied Chinese_________ two years and
I still can't have a sensible
conversation.
ALREADY - YET
17.- Write sentences with ALREADY and Yet
I .
(+/already/to listen to music)
she
. (-/not/to go swimming/yet)
we.
(+/already/to take some photos)
they
. (+/already/to help Jane in the kitchen)
I .
(+/already/to play my guitar)
You
. (+/already/to go out with my friends)
She
. (-/not/to wash my shirts/yet)
I .
(+/already/to make my bed)
He .
(+/already/to do the washing-up)
I .
(-/not/to speak to my maths teacher
1.
She has not_________- started working on the project.
yet
already
2. I
have ________ sent the payment.
already
yet
3.
As ____________I haven’t had time to talk to her.
yet
already
4. I
have ___ finished.
already
yet
5.
He was tired, ___. he didn’t give up.
yet
already
6.
The invitees have _____ turned up.
yet
already
7. I
was surprised that they had______________ finished the job.
already
yet
8. I
was surprised that she had ___________to start working on that project.
yet
already
9.
The government has _____________to approve the project.
yet
already
10.
I have_______________had enough.
yet
already
19.- Choose whether each of the following sentences requires ALREADY, YET, or whether either word can be used (depending on the context of course).
ex: Have you already seen her?
1. She hasn't called __________.
yet
already
yet or already
2. Have you spoken to her __________?
yet or already
yet
already
3. I've see that movie twice __________.
yet
yet or already
already
4. I __________ asked you not to come home so late.
yet
already
yet or already
5. Have they found the cat __________?
yet
already
yet or already
6. I haven't had a chance to look at your test __________.
yet
already
yet or already
7. I've visited there several times __________.
already
yet
yet or already
8. They haven't solved the case __________.
already
yet or already
yet
9. Have you eaten at that restaurant __________?
yet
already
yet or already
10. Have you __________ eaten at that restaurant?
already
yet
yet or already
