Present perfect revision

A little practice for your English grammar skill. I have uploaded a file with man exercises around the present perfect and a little past simple. Just to help you gain more skills and get a high score on your schools English test

The Present Perfect Exercise 1: Put the verb into correct tenses

1 There is no more cheese I (eat)……… it all, I’m afraid

2 The bill isn’t right They (make)………… a mistake

3 Don’t you want to see this programme? It ………….(start)

4 It’ll soon get warm in here I (turn)……… the heating on

5 ………They (pay)…… money for your mother?

6 Someone (take)……… my bicycle

7 Wait for few minutes, please! I (finish)……… my dinner

8 ………You ever (eat)………… Sushi?

9 She (not/come)……… here for a long time

10 I (work………… ) here for three years

11 ………… You ever ………… (be) to New York?

12 You (not/do) ………….your project yet, I suppose

13 I just (see)……… Andrew and he says he …… already (do)……… about half of the plan

14 I ……… just (decide)……… to start working next week

15 He (be)………… at his computer for seven hours

16 She (not/have) ………any fun a long time.

17 My father (not/ play)……… any sport since last year

18 I’d better have a shower I (not/have)……… one since Thursday

19 I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see)………… each other for five years

20 I…… just (realize)………… that there are only four weeks to the end of term

21 The train drivers (go)……… on strike and they stopped working at twelve o’clock

22 How long…… (you/know)……… each other?

23 ……….(You/ take)………… many photographs?

24 (She/ eat)……… at the Royal Hotel yet?

25 He (live) ………….here all his life

26 Is this the second time he (lose)……… his job?

27 How many bottles………… the milkman (leave) ………….? He (leave) ……… six

28 I (buy)………… a new carpet Come and look at it

29 She (write)………… three poems about her fatherland

30 We (finish) ………three English courses

Exercise 2: Change the sentence from past simple -> present perfect and vice versa

1) This is the first time he went abroad This is the first time + S + Ved/2

Have/has + Ved/3

 S + have/has + not + V3/ED before

=> He hasn't 2) She started driving 1 month ago S + started + Ving +<time> + ago.

Began + Ving + when + S + Ved/2  S + has/have + Ved/V3 + for + <time>

Since + S + Ved/V2

=> She has

3) We began eating when it started to rain

=> We have

4) I last had my hair cut when I left her S + last + V2/ed + when S + Ved/2

The last time + S + Ved/2 was + <time> ago

• S + have/has + not Ved/V3+ since + S + Ved/2

• for + <time>

=> I haven't

5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago

=> She hasn't

6) It is a long time since we last met It is +<time> + since + S + last + Ved/2

 S + has/have + not + V3/Ved + since/for <time>

=> We haven't 7) When did you have it?

=> How long ? 8) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal

=> I haven't 9) I haven't seen him for 8 days

=> The last 10) I haven't taken a bath since Monday

=> It is

Exercise 3:

1) We (study) a very hard lesson the day before yesterday

2) We (study) almost every lesson in this book

so far

3) We (never, watch) that television program 4) We (watch) an interesting program on television last night 5) My wife and I (travel) by air many times in the past 6) My wife and I (travel) to Mexico by air last summer

7) I ( read) that novel by Hemingway sevaral times before

8) I (read) that novel again during my last vacation.

9) I (have) a little trouble with my car last week

10) However, I (have) no trouble with my car since then

11) I (have ) ……… this toy since my birthday

12) We (live )……….in HN for ten years now and like it a lot

13) The last time I (go) ………to HN was in May

14) When my parents were on holiday I ( stay)……… with my aunt for a week 15) I (not see ) my son for ages He (not visit ) ……… me since May 16) Tom ( be) ……….to HN twice He loves it very much

17) My sister (work ) ………for an enterprise for two years That was after college

18) I (move)……… to HN in 2001 I (be ) ………….there a long time now 19) It was so cold today that I (wear)……… a sweater at school

20) So far this month there (be )……… three robberies in this street

21) When I was young I (meet )………… him three times

22) In the past few years ,it (become )………… more and more difficult to get into university

23) I (feel )………better since I ( live) ……….here

24) Since I (be ) ………in this city I ( not see)……… him

Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer

1 When the school?

A) have you join B) did you joined

C) did you join D) have you ever joined

2 _ in England?

A) Did you ever worked B) Have you ever worked

C) Worked you D) Didn't you have worked

3 That's the best speech _

B) I never heard B) I didn't hear

C) I used to hear D) I've ever heard

4 He's the most difficult housemate _ A) I never dealt with B) I never had to deal with

C) I've ever had to deal with D) I've never had to deal with

5 to him last week

A) I spoke B) I've already spoken

C) I didn't spoke D) I speaked

6 _a contract last year and it is still valid

A) We have signed B) We signed

C) We haven't signed D) We have sign

7 from a business trip to France

A) I come back B) I have came back

C) I never came back D) I've just come back

8 Prices in 1995 but then _ in 1996 A) rised _ falled B) rose _ fell

C) have risen _ have fallen D) rose _ have fallen

9 You to a word

A) listened _ I haven't said B) didn't listen _ I say

C) listened _ saying D) haven't listened _ I've said back

10 I can't believe that the news yet A) you haven't read B) you didn't read

C) you don't read D) you read not

Exercise 5: Put the verb into present perfect

1 I (work) today

2 We (buy) a new lamp

3 We (not/ plan) our holiday yet

4 Where (be/ you)?

5 He (write) five letters.

6 She (not/ see) him for a long time

7 (be/ you) at school?

8 School (not/ start) yet

9 (speak/ he) to his boss?

10 No, he (have/ not) the time yet

Exercises 6:

1) I my Maths homework yesterday (to do)

2) Susan to England by plane? (to go)

3) They a farm two weeks ago (to visit)

4) Jenny and Peggy their brother (not/to help)

5) The children at home last weekend (not/to be)

6) When you this wonderful skirt? (to design)

7) My mother into the van (not/to crash)

8) The boys the mudguards of their bicycles (to take off) 9) you your aunt last week? (to phone)

10) He milk at school (not/to drink)

11) The police two people early this morning (to arrest)

12) She to Japan but now she back (to go - to come)

13) Dan two tablets this year (already/to buy)

14) How many games so far this season? (your team/to win)

15) the CN Tower when you in Toronto? (you/to visit - to stay)

16) your homework yet? – Yes, I it an hour ago (you/to do - to finish)

17) There an accident in High Street, so we have to use King Street to get to your school (to be)

18) I Peter since I last Tuesday (not/to see - to arrive)

19) Frank his bike last May So he it for 4 months (to get - to have)

20) I'm sorry, I earlier, but I a lot lately (not/to write - to work)

21) Peter football yesterday ( to play)

22) They the car It looks new again ( to wash)

23) Last year we to Italy (to travel)

24) John and Peggy the book Now they can watch the film ( to read)

25) I my friend two days ago (to meet)

26) We of another country before ( to think)

27) She a new car in 2011 ( to own)

28) I'm sorry, but I my homework ( not , to finish)

29) it the game of chess? (to be)

30) The girls their lunch yet ( to eat, not )

31) I my keys, so I can't open that door (to lose)

32) Columbus in the New World in 1492 (to arrive)

33) Nina her leg She is still in hospital (to break)

34) He here all his life (to live)

35) Colin for Brazil this morning (to leave)

36) Last winter Robin with his father in the Alps for three days (to stay) 37) Ellen with her left hand (always/to write)

38) She a language course in Paris last summer (to do)

39) anyone yet? (to phone)

40) I Paul today, but I him last Sunday ( meet, see)