Jumat, 01 Maret 2013

THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE



Present Perfect - Statements - Exercise

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect.

Example: I _____________ my father's car. (to wash)

Answer: I have washed my father's car.

1) Karen me an e-mail. (to send)
2) Dave and Pat the museum. (to visit)
3) I at the pet shop. (to be)
4) They already their rucksacks. (to pack)
5) Marcus an accident. (to have)
6) We the shopping for our grandmother. (to do)
7) I just my bike. (to clean)
8) Emily her room. (to paint)
9) Lisa and Colin to a concert. (to go)
10) My friends smoking. (to give up)


Regular verbs – Phrases




Simple Present
Simple Past
Present Perfect
she has washed
I plan
he worried
we needed
she smoked
he suffered
they have swapped
we have controlled
they preferred
she cried

Simple Present Perfect - Sentences - Exercise 2

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect. Mind the signal words (if given).

Example: I ______________ a new T-shirt. (just/to buy)

Answer: I have just bought a new T-shirt.

1) The students a flight to Vienna. (to book)
2) The cat a mouse. (just/to catch)
3) Jack and Brian this picture. (to draw)
4) He his friends. (already/to invite)
5) Julia a table with three columns. (to make)
6) My friends the Geography test. (to pass)
7) I the rabbits. (just/to feed)
8) The baby hedgehogs the water.They are sleeping now.
    (to   drink)
9) The teacher the keys, so he can't open the door. (to lose)
10) We the worksheets. (already/to download)

Sentences and questions in the Present Perfect - Exercise

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Present Perfect. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

Example: ____ you ______ the car yet? (to clean)

Answer: Have you cleaned the car yet?

1) Emma this film on TV. (not/to see)
2) How often she the office? (to phone)
3) the Millers yet? (to arrive)
4) John on a trip through Alaska. (not/to go)
5) they ever to New York? (to be)
6) Andy his sister's bike. (not/to repair)
7) What you in the kitchen? (to drop)
8) I a new laptop. (to buy)
9) Toby his blue pen? (to find)
10) The students their homework. (not/to forget)