SECOND WEEK 10-12 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE /Miscellany EXERCISES

   PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

WEEK 10

TASK#1 

A.  Write the simple past and past participle of the following verbs.

 

simple form   1. work	simple past   worked	past participle   worked
2. do
3. eat
4. call
5. begin
6. give
7. answer
8. see
9. have
10. go
11. study
12. teach
13. make
14. talk

 

B.   Complete the chart below with the correct form of the verb.

 

 

simple form	simple past	past participle
	knew
		met
	was/were
fly
	wrote
		read
live
	fell
feel
		taken
	drove

TASK #2

Present Perfect Tense

 

Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the present prefect tense.

 

take    /    work    /    find    /    see    /    speak    /    know    /    begin

do    /    learn    /    eat    /    have    /    write    /    give    /    live    /    buy        /    be

 

 1. I met Barbara when we were in elementary school. We each other for over twenty years.

2.  We                                           many new words since we started this course.

 

3.  That’s a wonderful movie. I                                            it three times.

 

4.  Mr. and Mrs. Tonner                                          married for 10 years.

5.  You are late! The class                                already .

 

6.  Robert is my neighbor. He                                      next door to me for five years.

 

7.  Mary                                       several letters to her parents since she left home. 

8.  We                                                 in that restaurant several times.

9.  Our teacher                                          us a lot of help with the homework assignment.

10.  She                                            to her landlord many times about the broken window.

11.We have a new camera. We                  some beautiful pictures of the

grandchildren.

12.  They                                         all their homework already.

13.    Mrs. Baxter                                                   all her groceries for the week. 

14.Tommy____________________________ a bad cold for two weeks.

15.   Frank                                            for that company for many years.

16.  After three months of looking, she                                    a beautiful apartment to rent.

TASK#3

Present Perfect Tense - Negative

 

A.  Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the negative form of the present prefect tense.

 

fix    /    begin    /    arrive    /    be    /    see    /    stop    /    speak    /    buy        /    read      /    visit

 

1.   Mathew is waiting on the corner for his girlfriend, but she yet.

2.   My brother lives in a different country. I ____________ him for two years.

3.   Ellie and Bill got a divorce five years ago. They_______ to each other since then.

4.   It is only 8:45. The class                                           yet.

5.   It started to snow last night and it still ______________ .

6.   She has finally decided which car she wants, but she____________ it yet.

7.   I heard that the movie at the Roxy Theater is great , but I_________ it yet.

8.   I bought a newspaper today, but I still                                            it.

9.   He took his car to the service station yesterday, but they    _____ it yet.

 10.The Andersons moved out of New York ten years ago and they        ______________ back to the city since then.

 

B.  Match the questions on the left with the correct answer on the right.

 

1.     Has he finished university yet?                  A) No, he hasn’t. He’s still talking.

2.     Have you eaten breakfast yet?                    B) No, I haven’t. My wife’s still reading it.

3.     Have they gotten married yet?                   C) No, he hasn’t graduated yet.

4.     Has the president finished speaking yet?    D) No it hasn’t. The teacher isn’t here yet.

5.     Has Mary watered the plants yet?              E) No, they haven’t finished yet.

6.     Has the doctor seen you yet?                      F) No, they haven’t. They’re still engaged.

7.     Has the sun come out yet?                         G) No, she hasn’t. They are still dry.

8.     Have they finished their homework yet?    H) No, I haven’t. I’ll eat in a few minutes.

9.     Has the class begun yet?                            I) No, he hasn’t. He is with another patient.

10.     Have you read the paper yet?                   J) No, it hasn’t. It’s still raining.

TASK# 4

Record an audio by practicing the Yes/No questions and short answers in the Present Perfect Tense.