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Perfect Group

Present Perfect Tense

1. Supply present perfect of the verbs in brackets.

1. Up to now I’ve visited twenty countries. (to visit)

2. He ………. six letters so far. (to type)

3. ………. couscous? (you / ever / to eat)

4. They ………. like this before. (never / to quarrel)

5. I ………. to Marco since 1989. (not / to write)

6. We ………. there since we were young. (not / to be)

7. I saw her in May, but ………. her since. (not / to see)

8. She ………. the same car for fifteen years. (to drive)

9. I ………. them for many years. (to know)

10. She ………. in that shop for ages. (not / to be)

11. They ……… a new car. (to buy)

12. He ………. all over the world. (to travel)

13. ………. your promise? (you / to forget)

14. I ………. an elephant. (to ride)

15. She ………. in from Rome. (just / to fly)

2. Make up a question and negation of the following words in brackets.

Model: (you / ever / be / to Italy?) – Have you ever been to Italy?

When did you last smoke? (for two years) – I haven’t smoked for two years.

1. (you / ever / be / to South America?) ………………………………………………………

2. (you / read / any English books?) ………………………………………………………….

3. (how many times / you / be / in love?) …………………………………………………….

4. (you ever / speak / to a famous person?) …………………………………………………..

5. (you ever / catch fish / in this pond?) ……………………………………………………...

6. When did it last rain? (for ages) It ………………………………………………. for ages.

7. When did you last play tennis? (for a long time) ………………………………………….

8. When did you last go to Spain? (never) ……………………………………………………

9. When did she last write to you? (since last summer) ……………………………………...

10. When did you last eat caviar? (never) ……………………………………………………..

3. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

to break, to buy, to finish, to do, to go (2), to lose, to paint, to read, to take

1. ‘Are they still having dinner?’ ‘No, they have finished.’

2. I .......... some new shoes. Do you want to see them?

3. ‘Is Tom there?’ ‘No, he ……… to work.’

4. ‘ ………. you ………. the shopping?’ ‘No, I’m going to do it later.’

5. ‘Where’s your key?’ ‘I don’t know. I ……….. it.’

6. Look! Somebody ………. that window.

7. Your house looks different. ………. you ………. it?

8. I can’t find my umbrella. Somebody ………. it.

9. I’m looking for Sarah. Where ………. she ……….?

10. ‘Do you want the newspaper?’ ‘No, thanks. I ………. it.’

4. Read the situation and write a suitable sentence or complete it using Present Perfect.

Model: Tom is looking for his key. He can’t find it. (to lose) – He has lost his key.

1. Ann’s hair was dirty. Now it is clean. (to wash) …………………………………………..

2. Tom was 80 kilograms. Now he weighs 70. (to lose weight) ……………………………...

3. The car has just stopped because there isn’t any more petrol in the tank. (to run out of petrol) ………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Yesterday Bill was playing football. Now he can’t walk and his leg is in plaster. (to break) ………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Ron is phoning Jill again. He has already phoned her twice this evening. It’s the third time he ……………………………………………………………………………………...

6. You’re late again. You’ve already been late once this week. It’s the second ………………………………………………………………………………….. this week.

7. The car has broken down. It has already broken down twice this month. It’s the ……………………………………………………………………………………………...

8. Ann has just finished drinking a cup of tea. She has already had four cups this morning. It’s the fifth ………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Put the verb in the Present Perfect (I have done) / Past Simple (I did).

1. My friend is a writer. He has written (to write) many books.

2. We didn’t have (not / to have) a holiday last year.

3. Did you see (you / to see) Alan last week?

4. I ………. (to play) tennis yesterday afternoon.

5. What time ………. (you / to go) to bed last night?

6. ………. (you / ever / to be) to the United States?

7. My hair is clean. I ………. (to wash) it.

8. I ………. (to wash) my hair before breakfast this morning.

9. When I was a child, I ……… (not / to like) sport.

10. Kathy loves traveling. She ………. (to visit) many countries.

11. John works in a bookshop. He ………. (to work) there for three years.

12. Last year we ………. (to go) to Finland for a holiday. We ………. (to stay) there for three months.

6. Open the brackets using Past Indefinite (I did) / Present Perfect (I have done).

1. A: Did you like the movie “Star Wars?” B: I don’t know. I (see, never) that movie. 2. Sam (arrive) in San Diego a week ago. 3. My best friend and I (know) each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week. 4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he’ll be as famous as Hemingway. 5. I (have, not) this much fun since I (be) a kid. 6. Things (change) a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start) working here three years ago, the company (have, only) six employees. Since then, we (expand) to include more than 2000 full-time workers. 7. I (tell) him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander) off into the forest and (be) bitten by a snake. 8. Listen Donna, I don’t care if you (miss) the bus this morning. You (be) late to work too many times. You are fired! 9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never) the ocean. He should come with us to Miami. 10. How sad! George (dream) of going to California before he died, but he didn't make it. He (see, never) the ocean.11. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be) very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours. 12. Johnny, I can’t believe how much you (change) since the last time I (see) you. You (grow) at least a foot! 13. This tree (be) planted by the settlers who (found) our city over four hundred years ago. 14. This mountain (be, never) climbed by anyone. Several mountaineers (try) to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever). The climb is extremely difficult and many people (die) trying to reach the summit.

Revision Test on Present Perfect

Choose the right option.

1. He ________ there when he was a child.

a) has lived b) lived

2. I _______ her since last year.

a) haven’t seen b) didn't see

3. They ______ a few minutes ago.

a) left b) have left

4. She _______ unemployed since she left school.

a) has not been b) was not

5. They _______ the contract last week.

a) finalized b) have finalized

6. The film ________ yet.

a) hasn’t started b) didn’t start

7. She _______ ill since Thursday.

a) was b) has been

8. I ________ the project last night.

a) have finished b) finished

9. Look – someone ________ their handbag in the room.

a) left b) has left

10. ___________ to Rome?

a) Did you ever go b) Have you ever been

11. I can’t get into my house because I _________ my keys.

a) lost b) have lost

12. Nobody __________ the phone when it rang.

a) answered b) has answered

13. I ________ up smoking last year.

a) gave b) have given

14. You can’t see her because she _________ home.

a) has gone b) went

15. __________ to the United States?

a) Did you ever go b) Have you ever been