Exercise Present Perfect

1. Create a general question

1. The ceremony has biegun

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2. I have lived in Torun for 28 years.

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3. Lucy has owned her own car since 1975.

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4. My parents have been married for 25 years.

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5. We have been angry at each other for a week.

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2. Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets in Present Perfect Tense

1. They______________London this month. (leave)

2. He________________a lot of English papers. (bring)

3. She________________me about it. (tell)

4. I__________________a long letter from father this week. (get)

5. She (just)________________ she will speak to you in a minute. (come)

6. I_______________________to Radio City. (be)

7. I think the director_______________the town. (leave)

8. I_______________my office. (paint)

9. We________________her since she arrived to our city. (know)

10. My little daughter_______________ her finger with a knife. (cut)

3. Choose since or for

1. We haven't met___________Christmas.

2. We haven't been in the opera_____________over year.

3. I haven't spoken German____________the end of the war

4. You have kept me waiting___________half an hour!

5. It is about two years__________we last had news of him

6. Nothing has been changed here_________the Middle Ages

7. There hasn't been any war in this country__________over a century

8. It hasn't snowed here________six month

9. My daughter hasn't written to me___________my birthday.

10. We haven't seen our cousin________ages.

4. Translate

1. Nigdy nie widziałem ducha

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2. Skończyłaś już ?

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3. Byłem w Paryżu dwa razy.

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4. Mój syn nie zjadł jeszcze śniadania.

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5. Tata z mamą umyli samochód

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5. Write the participle form of the following verbs

1. go-____________

2. be- ___________

3. do-___________

4. sing-__________

5. buy -__________

6. make -_________

7. have -__________

8. drink -__________

9. catch -__________

10. sit- _____________

11. shout -_____________

12. spend -_____________

13. eat- _____________

14. cut -_____________

15. hit -_____________

16. keep -_____________

17. find - _____________

18. grow -_____________

19. lose -_____________

20. run -_____________

21. see -_____________

22. swim -_____________

6. Complete the table in present perfect simple.

Positive	Negative	Question
He has written a letter
	They have not stopped
		Have we danced?
She has worked.
	Andy has not slept.
He has swum.
		Have you phoned?
	She has not slept.
Tina has cried.
	They have not run.
We have chatted.
	The lesson has not started.
		Have we won?
She has turned around.
	They have not arrived.

7. Write sentences in present perfect simple

1. they / ask / a question

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2. he / speak / English

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3. I / be / in my room

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4. we / not / wash / the car

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5. Annie / not / forget / her homework

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6. Phil / not / miss / the bus

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7. they / not / plant / a tree

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8. Vanessa / catch / the ball

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9. we / sell / our old car

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10. the train / leave / the station

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11. we / reach / our goal

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12. our team / lose / the match

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13. she / underline / the word

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14. they / not / discover / the treasure

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15. Ron / not / talk / about the problem

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8. Write questions in present perfect simple

1. they / finish / their homework

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2. Sue / kiss / Ben

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3. the waiter / bring / the tea

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4. Marilyn / pay / the bill

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5. you / ever / write / a poem

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6. you / correct / my mistakes

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7. you / practise / your English

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8. she / tidy up / her room

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9. the boss / sign / the letter

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10. Mary / shut / the door

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11. you / knock / at /the door

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12. the teacher / mark / the tests

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13. she / buy / a new computer

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14. they / rescue / the girl

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15. Brad / wear / a blue shirt

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9. Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence

1. They have talked about art at school.

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2. Jane has got a letter.

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3. Oliver has cooked dinner

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4. Caron has read seven pages

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5. You have heard the song 100 times

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6. Tony has built a house

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7. Avril has crossed the street at the traffic lights.

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8. They have never been to Australia.

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9. Rupert has dialled the number

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10. Betty has spent 200 euros at the shopping mall

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11. They have seen him at the library.

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12. Robby Robber has robbed another bank

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13. Bill has ordered three desserts.

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14. Clara has repeated the sentence five times.

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15. Jane has asked a question.

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10. Make a negative

1. He has broken his leg.

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2. I have seen you twice.

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3. They have lived here for ages.

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4. I have done my homework this week. ­­­­­

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5. Bob has won the trip around Europe.

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6. Sue has prepared all the things for you.

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7. Mike and Jerry have studied a lot today.

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8. We have received a letter from him.

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9. Our company has produced these cars since 1978.

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10. He has drunk whisky for two weeks.

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11. I have seen such a big monkey before.

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12. This little girl has eaten the whole bar of chocolate!

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13. My father has written a few good novels.

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14. I have been there this week.

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15. My uncle Bob has washed his car today.

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11. Put the verb in the correct form

1. I _____________WAIT here for her.

2. He _____________NOT/HAVE a holiday for nine years.

3. I _____________JUST/RING the bell.

4. He _____________ NOT/WRITE a novel for the last two years.

5. I _____________NOT/FIND a wife yet.

6. The dog _____________ JUST/BITE a little boy's finger.

7. Rabbits _____________ JUST/EAT all vegetables in my garden!

8. I _____________ ALREADY/WATCH the film 'War and Peace'.

9. I _____________ NOT/SEE Jim since we worked together in London.

10. Diana _____________ NOT/FINISH her course yet.

11. I _____________ NEVER/LIVE in London but I hope to go there soon.

12. She_____________ HAVE TO work since her husband died.

13. He _____________ ALWAYS/WANT to meet your wife.

14. They _____________ NEVER/WORK for BBC.

15. John _____________ NEVER/STUDY at Oxford.

16. Mary and Tim _____________ ALWAYS/BE together.

17. This letter_____________ NEVER/COME.

18. My wife _____________ JUST/BUY a new dress.

19. The shop___________ ALREADY/CLOSE.

20. Jim__________ ALWAYS/BE scared of a dentist!

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