Present Perfect Tense

1.Put the correct form of the verbs using Present Perfect Tense:

play ____________ go ____________ wash ____________ teach ____________ drive ____________

carry ____________ fly ____________ start ____________ help ____________ kiss ____________
watch ____________ tidy ____________ like ____________ enjoy ____________ cry ____________
mix ____________ have ____________ do ____________ eat ______________ break____________
sit _____________ spend ___________ be ___________ go _____________ begin __________
take ___________ leave ____________ see _________ drive _____________ eat_____________
build __________ grow _____________ speak_________ go_____________ fight_____________
read __________ forgive ___________ feel _________ cut_________________ pay_____________
write_____________ say _____________
2. Complete the following sentences using present perfect tense.

1.They _______________________________(plan) this for a while.

2. The sun_______________________________ (rise).

3. I _______________________________ (never/miss) the bus.

4.She_______________________________(not decide) where to go on holiday.

5.He ______________________________ (already/meet) your family.

6. I _______________________________ (not / work) have not worked today.

7.We_______________________________ (buy) a new lamp.

8.We_______________________________(not / plan) our holiday yet.

9. Where _______________________________ (be / you) ?

10. He_______________________________ (write) five letters.

11. She _______________________________ (not / see) him for a long time.

12. ______________________________ (be / you) at school?

13. School_______________________________(not / start) yet.

14. ______________________________ (speak / he) to his boss?

15. No, he _______________________________(have / not) the time yet.

3. Put the sentences in different forms:

1. John has got up at 11 a.m.

Interrogative:
Negative:

2. They haven’t watched TV yesterday.

Positive:
Interrogative:

3. She has gone to the park three times last Saturdays.

Interrogative:
Negative:

4. has your brother played video games last evening?

Positive:
Negative:

Complete with for or since:

1. Sally’s been at work _____ 8.30 this morning.

2. My brother‘s lived in London _____ five years now.

3. I’ve studied English _____ seven years.

4. We’ve lived in this house _____ I was eleven

Present Perfect or Past Simple:

a)

I _____________________ (do) lots of horrible jobs in my life, but the worst job I
_____________________ (ever/have) was selling hot dogs. I _____________________ (start) the job
two years ago and I _____________________ (must) sell the hot dogs from little trolleys in London
Green Park. The hot dogs and onions _____________________ (smell) disgusting, the customers
_____________________ (be) rude and the boss was a bad man who _____________________ (shout)
at us all the time. Luckily, the police _____________________ (arrest) him and that
_____________________ (be) the end of the job. I _____________________ (never/be) so happy in my
whole life!
b)
1. I ____________________ (have) a problem with my computer yesterday.
2. We _________________ (already see) that movie, but I will go with you again if you want me to.
3. We ____________________ (be) in John’s room when the storm __________________ (begin).
4. I ____________________ (not begin) my homework yet.
5. He ____________________ (not sleep) for three nights, even though he
____________________ (go) to bed early yesterday evening.
6. My uncle ____________________ (never forget) my birthday.
7. They ____________________ (travel) around the world last summer.
8. They ____________________ (decide) this at a meeting a few days ago.
9. ____________________ (You ever be) to Paris?
10. I know Manchester well. I _________________ (live) there for three years when I was a student.
11. Jim does not have much money so he ____________________ (not buy) a car yet.
12. We ____________________ (have) a good time at the party last weekend.
13. Look at that. Someone ____________________ (break) my bike.
14. Emmi ____________________ (just finish) packing her bags.
15. The plane ____________________ (land) ten minutes ago.
16. I ____________________ (do) all the housework. Everything is clean now.
17. When ____________________ (Columbus discover) the New World?
18. We ____________________ (not visit) him since last weekend.
19. She feels great. She ____________________ (lose) five pounds since Christmas.
20. The last time I ____________________ (play) tennis was four years ago.