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Present Perfect 2
Present Perfect 2
SOME VERBS
Infinitive Participle Infinitve Participle
To Sing Have Sung To Ride Have Ridden
To Eat Have Eaten To Sell Have Sold
To Run Have Run To Buy Have Bought
To Go Have Gone To Be Have Been
To Get Have Gotten To Find Have Found
To Take Have Taken To Meet Have Met
To Make Have Made To Choose Have Chosen
To Have Have Had To Spend Have Spent
To Write Have Written To Leave Have Left
To Read Have Read To Give Have Given
To Understand Have Understood To Begin Have Begun
To Cut Have Cut To Teach Have Taught
To Sleep Have Slept To Feel Have Felt
To Tell Have Told To Fall Have Fallen
To Fly Have Flown To Sit Have Sat
To Think Have Thought To Send Have Sent
To Break Have Broken To Put Have Put
To Drive Have Driven To Bring Have Brought
To Pay Have Paid To Build Have Built
To Swim Have Swum To Ring Have Rung
BINGO
II. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the missing past participles.
I have ______________
climbed highest mountain
I have _____________
run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
run
I have ________________
I have ________________
crawled
scaled
I have ________________ these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you
found
But I still haven't _____________ what I'm looking for (2X)
kissed
I have _______________ honey lips
______________
felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire
I have ______________
spoke with the tongue of angels
I have _______________
held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
found
But I still haven't ______________ what I'm looking for (2X)
I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colours will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well yes I'm still running
You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Of my shame
You know I believed it
found
But I still haven't ______________ what I'm looking for ...
Exercises
A. Complete the questions with the participles of the verbs in the box. Then, answer the them:
be - eat - find - fly - meet - ride
’ve Wanted
’ve Left
’ve Worked
and Since
C. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
D. Read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense
to say how long the situation has been happening.
Ex. The baby is crying. She started to cry twenty minutes ago. The baby has been crying for twenty
minutes.
E. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the
verb in the present perfect progressive tense.
talk / lift/ feel / rain / deliver /cry / read / drive / study / watch
3. You should take your umbrella when you go out. It ________________________ all day.
9. Andrea is planning to call the doctor. She ____________________ sick for several days.
10. Claire’s eyes are all red. She _____________________________________ all morning.
F. Match the situations on the left with the causes on the right.
E. 1. Mary’s eyes are very red. A. She’s been leaning on the blackboard
_____ 2. The streets are wet. B. She’s been exercising all month.
_____ 3. The children aren’t hungry now. C. She’s been dancing for hours.
_____ 4. He’s out of breath. D. It’s been raining for hours.
_____ 5. Carol’s pants are dirty. E. She’s been crying all night.
_____ 6. Both boys have black eyes. F. He’s been running for an hour.
_____ 7. The teacher’s sweater is covered in chalk. G. She’s been working in the garden.
_____ 8. Andrew coughs all the time. H. They’ve been eating cookies all day
_____ 9. Lily’s feet are sore. I. He’s been smoking for years.
_____ 10. Donna feels great. J. They’ve been fighting.
G. Read the information in the chart below and then write two sentences about each person,
one with the simple present perfect and one with the present perfect progressive tense.
Ex. Doris has been writing e-mails for three hours. or (Doris has been writing e-mails since 1:00.)
She has written twenty e-mails so far.
1. has been living in this city for less than two years. _______________________________
2. has been having trouble sleeping lately. _______________________________
4. has been taking music lessons for several years. _______________________________
5. has been playing soccer since he was a young child. _______________________________
6. has been studying English for a very short time. _______________________________
7. has been planning a special trip for a long time. _______________________________
8. has been dating the same person for more than six months. ___________________________
9. has been sitting in the same seat everyday since this course began. _____________________
10. has been reading a book this week. ______________________________