Present Perfect 2

1. When ________________ the school? a)

have you joined

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 ______________ a)

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 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) 9. You

rose

have fallen

____________

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

10. I can't believe that ________________ the news. a)

you haven't read

b)

you didn't read

c)

you don't read

d)

you read not

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).

1. I (not / 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.

Loch Ness Loch Ness is a lake between the Scottish towns of Inverness and Fort Augustus. The word loch is Scottish for lake. Loch Ness is about 37 km long and extremely deep, the deepest part is 226 m. Loch Ness is famous for its friendly monster, Nessie. Most people think that this is only a legend, but every year tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness and hope that they will see the monster.

Grammar Exercise on the Text Write the verbs in present perfect simple.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Tourists from all over the world (be)_________________________to Loch Ness. Most of them (see / not)_________________________Nessie, however. Only very few people say that the Loch Ness Monster (appear)____________________in front of them. Even scientists (come)_________________________to Loch Ness to find the monster. And the boss of the Guinness brewery (promise)_______________________to pay 500,000 Pounds to the person who catches Nessie.

Write down in your copybook questions in present perfect simple.

1. you / answer / the question 2. Jenny / lock / the door 3. Walter / call / us 4. you / see / the picture 5. your parents / get / the letter 6. it / rain / a lot 7. how often / we / sing / the song 8. Maureen / watch / the film 9. how many books / Bob / read 10. ever / you / be / to London Write down in your copybook negative sentences in present perfect simple. The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their household chores:

1. Sarah / not / wash the dishes 2. Anita / not / clean the kitchen 3. Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants 4. Joey / not / make his bed 5. David / not / buy milk 6. Lisa / not / be to the baker's 7. Aran and Jack / not / do their homework 8. Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms 9. Alex / not / feed the hamster 10. Hazel / not / empty the bin

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. I have been in the garden.________________________________________________________ 2. My sister has cooked dinner. _____________________________________________________ 3. Sue has read the book twice. -____________________________________________________ 4. My computer has crashed. -______________________________________________________ 5. Jeane has been on holiday for eight days. ___________________________________________ 6. Fred has done his homework. _____________________________________________________ 7. Gavin has stopped at the corner. __________________________________________________ 8. Sarah has bought five books. ______________________________________________________ 9. Jason has talked to his teacher. ____________________________________________________ 10. Catherine has cleaned the house because she is having a party tonight. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. I (just / finish) _________________________my homework. 2. Mary (already / write)_________________________five letters. 3. Tom (move) _________________________to this town in 1994. 4. My friend (be) _________________________in Canada two years ago. 5. I (not / be)_________________________to Canada so far. 6. But I (already / travel)_________________________to London a couple of times. 7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go)_________________________to the cinema. 8. I can't take any pictures because I (not / buy)_________________________a new film yet. 9. (they / spend)_________________________their holiday in New Zealand last summer? 10. (you / ever / see)_________________________a whale? Complete the table in present perfect simple.

positive

negative

question

He has written a letter.

They have not stopped.

Have we danced?

She has worked.

Andy has not slept.

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence. They have talked about art at school. Jane has got a letter. Oliver has cooked dinner. Caron has read seven pages. You have heard the song 100 times. -