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02 Prs Perfect Simple Past Since For 2007oqdrx2tk
02 Prs Perfect Simple Past Since For 2007oqdrx2tk
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finish
stop
wait
finished
stopped
waited
finished
stopped
waited
IRREGULAR VERBS
see
make
put
saw
made
put
seen
made
put
EXERCISE3:
Past
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Participles.Putthecorrectverbformineachblank.
be become
drivefeel
makemeet
taketeach
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breakbuy
findforget
putread
tellwakeup
come
haveknow
sleep
spend
Haveyou.................yourchildrentothenewswimmingpool?
Itwasaterribleaccidenthislegwas............inthreeplaces.
Iamsorry,butIve............yoursurname.
Hashe............yourparentsyet?
Ive............likethissinceIfirstmetyou.
Areyoualone,orhasjhn............too?
ItSaBritishcar,butsomeofthepartswere............inSpain.
ItssoniceandquitehereIhavent............sowellsinceIwasachild!
Haveyou............thismorningsnewspaper?
Notmuchwas............aboutnuclearpoweruntilthiscentury.
Hassheever............ontheleftsideoftheroadbefore?
WhenIwasinthearm,wewere............byabellringat6.30.
Thatyoughboythatwasmissingwas............bythepolicethismorning.
Sincetihsstampswas............onmypassports,Ivenever............anytroublegettinginoroutof
England.
Idontknowwhenhestartedworkinghere,buthes............hereforalongtime.
Doyouknowhowmuchmoneyis............onmedicineinEnglandeveryyear?
IsEnglish............inprimaryschoolsinyourcountry?
Ive............mostofmyfriends,butJeandoesntknowyet.
Theweatherhas............rathercoldoverthelastfewdays.
Haveyou............everthingyouneedfordinner,orwouldyoulikemetopicksomethingupon
mywayhome?
READING1
EXERCISE4:WritethecorrectformoftheverbinthePresentPerfectTenseontheline.Usethe
negativewhennecessary.
Roberta Stack is making a lot of progress in her career as a concert pianist. This year she (give)
.................. more than thirty concerts in the U. S. and twenty other countries around the world. She
(travel)....................toalmosteverycountryinEuropeandAfrica,butshestill(visit)..........................
any countries in Asia. She wants to do an Asian tour next year, if possible. Right now she is busy
workingonhernewestalbum.She(finish)..........................recordingallofityet,butshehastostop
working on the album soon, because she (accept) .......................... an offer to compose music for a
movie.
EXERCISE 5: READING 2
Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions.
EXERCISE 6: READING 3
IN the NEWS
.. .Andnowsomelatenewswhichhasjustcomein.Thegovernmenthasannouncedthat
thePresidenthasresigned.Hehasrefusedtospeaktothepressuntiltomorrow,butwe
understand he has decided to spend more time with his wife. We have received no
detailsofwhenthePresidentisgoingtoleavefrom hishouse.HisPressOfficersaidI
haventspokentohimyet,soIdontknowanymorethanyoudo.
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Dianahasalwayswantedtobeanengineer.Whenshewasatschool,herteacherslaughedat
her and gave her no help. Since she left school, she has written letters to all the engineering
firmsinherhometown.Manyhavenotevenreplied.LastJuly,sheeventuallygotaninterview
withalocalcompany.Theinterviewlastedtwentyfiveminutes.ThemainquestionwasHow
do you feel about working with men? A boy from her old school also had an interview. His interview lasted
fortyfiveminutesandhegotthejob.
Your questions 1.
Your questions 2.
Your questions 2.
7. Has your mother ever cooked "fried fish with mayonnaise" for you?(-)
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8. Have you ever seen a house breaker breaking into a house? When?
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9. Have your English teachers ever organized a picnic for you? (-)
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10. Have you ever watched a lion eating an animal in its cage? When?
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11. Have you ever won any money on the National Lottery? When?
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12. Has your father ever taken you to the theatre? When?
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13. Has your deskmate ever made you get angry? When?
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14. Have you ever got the best point from the quizzes in English?(+ / many)
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15. Has your father ever bought an expensive present on your birthday? When?
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16. Have you ever beaten someone? (-)
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SINCE- FOR
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eresincetwooclock.
2. IhaventplayedfootballsinceIleftuniversity.
3. Thefactoryhasbeenheresincethe1970s.
4. Ileftschoolin1995,andsincethenIvelivedinLondon.
FOR
Examples:
1. Hehasbeenhereforfiveminutes,butheleft.
2. Myfatherhasbeenatworkforsevenhours.
3. Ourmanagerhasbeenonholidayforeightdays
EXERCISE10a:Usesinceandfor
1. ________twomonths
2. ________September
3. ________1988
4. ________lastyear
5. ________twoyears
6. ________lastFriday
7. ________9:30
8. ________threedays
9. ________thefirstofJanuary
10. ________thebeginningoftheterm
11. ________thesemester
12. ________thefirstdayofJanuary
13. ________almostfourmonths
14. ________fifteenminutes
15. ________thesemesterstarted
16. ________acoupleofhours
17. ________yesterday
18. ________aboutfiveweeks
(since) __________________________________________________
(for) ____________________________________________________
4. I needed a new apartment in December, and I need one now.
(since) __________________________________________________
(for) ____________________________________________________
5. My grandfather was sick last year, and he is still sick.
(since) __________________________________________________
(for) ____________________________________________________
6. I knew him in 1990, and I still know him.
(since) _________________________________________________
(for) ___________________________________________________
7. He wore jeans on Tuesday, and hes wearing jeans now (Saturday)
(since) __________________________________________________
(for) ____________________________________________________
EXERCISE 13:
PRESENT PERFECT INTERVIEW (SINCE/FOR)
Ask and answer . Use SINCE in your answers
1. How long/you/live/in Istanbul?
...?
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2. How long/you/study English?
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3. How long/you/know/your grammar teacher?
...?
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4. How long/you/speak/your language?
...?
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A. Write the answers again, and use for. Begin with he or she. Write complete sentences.
1. ...
2. ...
3. ...
4. ...
5. ...
6. ...
until now, still; until the present time; The idea of YET: Something did not happened before now,
but it may happen in the future. Example:
I expected the mail an hour ago, but it hasnt come yet. (Yet is used in negative and question sentences.)
Examples:
I haven't spoken to her yet!
Haven't you eaten your lunch yet?
He hasn't finished yet.
I got the book a month ago and I haven't yet had a chance to read it.
"Are you ready?" "Not yet - wait a moment."
"Is the cake cooked?" "Not (quite) yet - give it five more minutes."
"Have you finished your homework?" "Not yet."
Has the new washing machine arrived yet?
Have they said anything about the money yet?
I haven't been to the new exhibit yet, but I hope to this weekend.
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ALREADY:
earlier than the time expected, in a short time or before the present time;
the idea of ALREADY: Something happened before now, before this time.
"Do you want to come to the Van Gogh exhibition with me?" "No, I've already seen it."
The company already owns three national newspapers.
A test for the disease already exists, but the new test will be quicker and cheaper.
As I have already mentioned, I doubt that we will able to raise all the money we need.
"Would you mind giving the bath a quick clean?" "I've already done it."
JUST: now or (almost) at the same time, or very soon, or very recently
I've just recently seen Mary.
I have just been introduced by one of your own men here
I have just received these books from Handan.
They have just moved into a new house.
I have just found a virus on my computer that I cannot find any information about it.
The has just left, sorry.
EXERCISE 14:
The Present Perfect Tense with SINCE, FOR, JUST, ALREADY, YET.
A- Change the sentences.
1. My father has been abroad for a long time. (-)
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2. The street cleaners have just stopped working. (yet)
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3. I've already telephoned him. (yet)
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4. She has just left home. (?)
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5. I haven't done my homework yet. (already)
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6. They have just had lunch. (yet)
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B- Answer the questions.
7. What kind of dictionary have you bought?
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8. Has your mother cooked dinner yet? (already)
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9. Have you finished your homework yet? (just)
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10. What has your uncle done? (see a UFO)
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11. What has Julia bought? (an enormous yacht)
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12. Have your parents gone to Australia to work? (+)
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13. What have you done since 5 o'clock? (draw a map)
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14. Have you ever traveled by plane? (+ / once)
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EXERCISE 15:
Fill in the blanks with JUST, YET, SINCE, and FOR.
15. a) He has_______ done the washing up.
b) I have been ill_______ a week.
16. a) Tim hasn't called me_______.
b) She has_______ signed the contract.
17. a) The plane has_______ left the airport.
b) I haven't smoked a cigarette_______ two days.
18. a) He has been in the teachers' room_______ almost an hour.
b) We havent been to the theatre_______ a year.
19. a) It hasn't rained in Turkiye_______ June.
b) She has worked as a secretary_______ ten years.
20. a) I haven't seen my aunt_______ last year.
b) I haven't had lunch_______.
21. a) I haven't met her_______ ages.
b) He hasn't posted the letter_______.
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1. I _____________________ (move) to Seattle in January. I _____________________ (live) here for 3 months now. I
_____________________ (live) in Canada from 1978 to 1980.
2. My friend ______________ (live) in Seattle since 1990.
3. My teacher in my country was British. I _________________ (study) with her for 1 year.
4. Now my teacher is American. I _________________ (study) with her since the beginning of the quarter.
5. My father __________________ (work) hard all of his life. (he is dead.)
6. My father __________________ (work) hard all of his life. (He is alive.)
7. My friend works at Microsoft now, but before that, she ____________________ (have) a job with Boeing.
8. Since January, I _________________ (have) a great job. I feel very lucky.
9. My parents ____________________ (like) my girlfriend since they met her.
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5. This vacation, my family is going skiing. For the last three vacations, we
_____________ (go) skiing together. My mother _______________________ (be) a great skier when she was younger but
now she doesnt enjoy it so much.
6. My father _____________(be) a great skier for all of his life. His father _______________ (be) a champion skier for
many years, but he _____________ (die) last year.
USEFUL LINKS
THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE - EXERCISES
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?03
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/exercise1.swf
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file09/grammar09_a01/
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/exercise3.swf
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/exercise4.swf
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/exercise5.swf
http://perso.orange.fr/raud.dugal/intermediate/preterit/exercise1.htm
http://www.longman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/materials/documents/EDCC3_FEG4b.doc
THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE PAST SMPLE
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper
THE PAST PERFECT TENSE THEORY + EXERCSES
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/menu.php
http://gocsm.net/sevas/esl/reviewlesson/presperf3a.html
THE PAST PERFECT TENSE THEORY
http://www.learn-english-today.com/free-english-lessons/free-english-lesson_contents/present_perfect_lesson.html
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/recursos_informaticos/andared02/the_happy/tenses/form/perfectform.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pres_perf.htm
http://www.1-language.com/englishcoursenew/unit52_grammar.htm
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