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PRESENT PERFECT

Miss Irene

1 Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence.

1 Did you see / Take you seen my bag anywhere? I can't discover it.

ii Larry is writing/ has been writing/ has written his novel for the final two years.

three From the minute he got upwardly this forenoon Gary asked / has asked / has been request dizzy questions!

4 Have you given / Did you requite Helen my bulletin when you have seen / saw her ?

5 Sorry, could you say that again? I didn't mind / haven't listened / haven't been listening to you lot.

6 The police think that they found / have found your wallet, so call this number.

7 Did you two meet / Take yous two met before? Eric, this is Amanda.

8 Did yous meet / Have y'all met anyone interesting at the party?

2 Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.

ane I'g sorry virtually not coming final calendar week. I (have) ....had........a cold and so I (stay)..................... at dwelling.

2 Wait a minute! I (take).......................... an idea. Let'due south get and encounter Roger. The last fourth dimension nosotros (see).......................him was years ago.

3 It'southward squeamish to be back. This is the second time I (visit)............................this country.

4 I'm phoning virtually your bicycle for sale, which I (see)..............................in thelocal paper,

(you sell) ............................................ it? Or is it still available?

v This identify is in a terrible mess! What on earth (you practice)...................................... ?

six And now for an particular of local news. Hampshire law (discover)..........................the dangerous snake which (get)............................. missing before in the calendar week.

7 This tooth (hurt)........................... a lot lately. And so I (make)..................... an date with the dentist for next Tuesday.

8 I cant give you the written report I (promise)............................ for today because I (not finish)............................ it.

3 Underline the most suitable time expression.

ane I haven't seen Gerry for / since a long time. How is he?

2 Information technology's ages ago / since I last went to a football match.

3 I've written to Deborah terminal week / recently .

four What take you been doing today / yesterday?

five Accept you eaten Italian food before / already ?

6 I've been living hither in / since the end of last year.

7 Actually I had dinner with Sue concluding night / lately .

8 I've been trying to make it touch with David for ages /for the last time .

9 Terry hasn't been to Edinburgh since / when we went there together.

10 I can't remember how long/ when I've had this watch.

iv Complete the 2d judgement so that it has a like meaning to the start judgement, using the discussion given. Practice not alter the give-and-take given. You must utilize between two and five words, including the word given.

Students

1 Steve started learning the violin a month ago.

learning

Steve has been learning the violin for a calendar month.

2 I haven't been to an Indian restaurant for ages,

since

It'due south ages..................................................................................... an Indian eating house.

3 When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident,

become

Since hearing the results.........................................................................more than confident.

4 The last time Nancy came here was in 1986.

since

Nancy hasn't...................................................................................................... 1986.

v This is my showtime visit to Nippon,

time

This is the first................................................................................................ to Nippon.

6 How long have Helen and Robert been married?

get

When.................................................................................................................. married?

7 Jack bought those trousers last month, and has been wearing them always since,

for

Jack has.......................................................................................................... a calendar month.

8 It's a long fourth dimension since our last conversation,

spoken

We................................................................................................................... long. time.

9 Thanks, only I had something to eat earlier,

already

Thanks, only I've........................................................................................................ consume.

x This is my get-go game of h2o-polo.

played

I.............................................................................................................................. before.

v Put each verb in brackets into either the by simple, the present perfect simple, or the nowadays perfect continuous.

It was announced in London this morning that the British Oil Corporation

(1) has discovered (detect) oil under the sea near the Welsh declension. The company, which (two).................................................... (drill) for oil in the expanse since 2007,(3)....................................... (detect) minor amounts of oil near Swansea last calendar month, and since then (4)............................................ (notice) larger amounts under the seabed nearby. Last yr the authorities (5).................................................. (lend) over £50,000,000 to BOC, and (6)............................................... (give) permission for the visitor to build an oil refinery andother facilities in Southward Wales. The reaction of local people to todays news (7).....................................(be) mixed and then far. Local MPs (8)....................... (already welcome) the news, pointing out that the oil industry will bring badly needed jobs to the area. But local residents are worried about the danger of pollution. 'Nobody (ix).................................................... (ask) us all the same what we want,' said Ann Griffiths, leader of the Proceed Out The Oil Entrada. 'Await what (ten)................................... (happen) when they (11)..................................... (discover). Oil in Scotland in the 1960s. The oil companies (12).................................................... (go) rich, not the local people. BOC (thirteen)................................................. (not tell) us the truth nigh what this is going to mean for our people.' A BOC spokesman afterwards (xiv)..........................................(refuse) to comment. Meanwhile local campaigners (15)...................................(ask) the government to hold an enquiry.

half-dozen Put each verb in brackets into either the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.

ane Someone (eat) has eaten all the cakes. I'll accept to purchase some more.

ii What (you buy)............................. your sister for her birthday?

iii My throat is really sore. I (sing)............................. all evening.

4 Brenda (acquire)................................ Russian, but she finds information technology difficult.

5 How many people (you invite)........................ to your party?

6 Those two cats (sit)............................................ on that branch for the last 60 minutes.

vii It (rain)..............................all day! Why deceit it stop?

8 Susan (wear).................................. twelve different dresses in the past week!

9 I (do)............................................... everything you asked. What should I do now?

10 Graham and Pauline (try)........................ to notice a house for ages, but they cant find one they tin can afford.

7 Choose the best answer for each space.

Dear Andy and Sally

Just a quick e-mail to explain what we take done (i) c nosotros were last in contact. The piece of work on the kitchen has gone well and so far, although nosotros (2)................................. building the exterior wall of the kitchen extension yet. If you remember, I e-mailed you final calendar week and explained that my stonemason was off sick. He (three)................................ his back playing football, and had to spend a couple of days in bed. Anyway, I'grand glad to say that he has now recovered. He (4)........................ back to work yesterday, and he (5)................ on the wall. It (6)........................ almost of the time here, so it has been hard to do whatsoever outside piece of work in any case. We have at present finished most of the plumbing and the electrics inside, and we have likewise replaced the new kitchen window with a larger one, as we (7)...................... before yous left. We (8)............... fitting the kitchen yet. If you lot retrieve, you wanted to make some changes to the blueprint, but I (9).................. any detailed instructions from you withal. Did you get the e-post I sent on 15th July? I tried phoning y'all on your mobile yesterday, and I left yous a message, merely nosotros need to talk about this. I hope you (10)........................... a good time in Republic of ireland.

Tony Galt

Galt Edifice Services

one A when � before � since D after

2 A didn't finish � haven't finished � have finished D finished

3 A injure � has been hurting � was hurt D has injure

4 A has come � came � has been coming D was coming

five A has now worked � has now been working � is now working D now works

6 A was raining � has been raining � rains D rained

seven A have been discussing � discussed � have discussed D discuss

8 A didn't offset � aren't starting � don't start D oasis't started

ix A haven't received � am not receiving � don't receive D didn't receive

x A accept � had � been having D to have

ANSWERS

1.Have yous seen. ii.has been writing. three.has been asking. four. Did yous give, saw. 5. haven't been listening. 6. have establish. 7. Have you ii met. viii. Did you encounter. 1.had, stayed. 2. take/ accept had, saw. iii. have visited. 4. saw, Have you sold. five. accept you been doing. half dozen. have found, went. seven. has been hurting, accept made. 8. promised, haven't finished. 1. for. two since. three recently. 4 today. 5 before. 6 since. 7 concluding night. 8 for ages. 9 since. 10 how long. i has been learning. 2 since I went to. three Mary has become. 4 been here since. 5 time I have been. 6 did Helen and Robert go. 7 been wearing those trousers for. 8 haven't spoken for a . 9 already had something to. 10 haven't played h2o-polo/ have never played h2o-polo. 1 has discovered. two has been drilling. 3 found. 4 has discovered. five lent. 6 gave. vii has been. 8 take already welcomed. 9 has asked. 10 happened. 11 found. 12 got. thirteen hasn't told. fourteen refused. 15 have asked. i has eaten. 2 accept you bought. 3 have been singing. iv has been learning. 5 take you invited. half-dozen have been sitting. 7 has been raining. 8 has worn. 9 have done. ten take been trying. oneC. 2B. 3A. 4B. 5C. 6B. 7B. 8D. 9A. 10B.

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