By Viv Quarry www.vivquarry.com Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.. He is trying to give up... You live next door... Introduction to the present perfect When do I use the p
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Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense
1. He _ (live) in London for two years and then _ (go) to
Edinburgh
2. When I left school I _ (cut) my hair and _ (wear) it short ever
since
3. My brother _ (write) several plays. He _ (just/finish) his second tragedy
4. I _ (not see) him for three years, I wonder where he is
5. He _ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give up
6. I _ (do) this sort of work when I _ (be) an apprentice
7. I _ (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp
8. _ you _ (see) the moon last night?
9. The clock isn't slow, it _ (stop)
10. A: Who _ (you/vote) for in the last election?
B: I _ (vote) for Mr. Pitt
A: He _ (not/be) elected, _ (be) he?
B: No, he _ (lose) his deposit
11. A: _ (you/like) your last job?
B: I _ (like) it at first but then I _ (quarrel) with my employer and he _ (dismiss) me
A: How long _ you there?
B: I _ there for two weeks
12. A: _ (Mary/feed) the cat?
B: Yes, she _ (feed) him before lunch
A: What _ (she/give) him?
B: She _ (give) him some fish
13. A: I _ (not see) your aunt recently
B: No, she _ (not be) out of the house since she _ (buy) her colour
Trang 214. A: How _ (you/get) that scar?
B: I _ (got) it in a car accident a year ago
15. She _ (say) she'd ring me this morning, but it's now 12.30 and
she _ (not/ring) yet
16. It _ (rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match
_ (be) postponed
17. A: Why _ (you/make) such a horrible noise?
B: I _ (lose) my key and I _ (try) to wake up my wife by throwing stones at her window
A: You _ (throw) stones at the wrong window. You live next door
18. He _ (not/stop) since he arrived
19. He _ (ride), that's why he's wearing a riding hat
20. A: How long _ (you/drive)?
B: I _ (drive) for ten years
21. _ (you/lock) the house before you left?
22. I can't go out because I _ (not/finish) my homework yet
23. A: Where _ (you/be or go)
B: I _ (be or go) to the dentist
A: _ (he/take) out your bad tooth?
B: Yes, he _
A: _ (it/hurt)?
24. I _ (ride) all the horses in this stable
25. A: What _ (you/do)?
B: We _ (pick) apples
A: How many _ (you/pick)?
B: We _ (pick) ten basketfuls
26. The car _ (make) a very funny noise ever since it _ (run out) of petrol
27. Originally, horses used in bull fights _ (not/wear) any protection, but for some time now they _ (wear) special padding
Trang 329. A: _ (you/ever/try) to give up smoking?
B: Yes, I _ (try) last year, but then I _ (find) that I was getting fat so I _ (start) again
30. A: _ (be) the plumber here yet?
B: Yes, but he _ (only/stay) for an hour
A: What _ (he/do) in that time
B: He _ (turn off) the water and _ (empty) the tank
Introduction to the present perfect
When do I use the perfect tenses?
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