A. Complete the blanks with ‘has / have’.
1. I ________ never come to school by subway.
2. Midori _______ just returned from a week in Cancun.
3. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson _______ never taught Portuguese.
4. Jake _______ brought a sandwich for lunch every day this week.
5. _______ you ever eaten spinach?
6. _______ Christine and Joe ever drunk beer?
7. _______ Julia tidied her room ?
8. _______ the kid eaten their ice-cream yet?
B. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses in the Present Perfect Tense.
1. I ______________ (be) lonely lately.
2. Joe ____________ (travel) a lot this year.
3. People in our company ____________ (work) a lot these days.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Jones ________________ (not write) any letters since a week.
5. Anna ______________ (put) on weight recently.
6. We ______________ (dance) a lot for hours.
7. She ________________ (answer) all the questions quickly.
8. Lena and Tim _______already______ (go) to cinema.
9. The kids _____________ (watch) the cartoons on TV for an hour.
10. My mom ________________ (not make) a cake for her guests yet.
11. Gary _______________ (break) his arm and he is still in hospital.
12. My brother _______ just ________ (learn) to play chess.
13. He ______________ (lose) his keys, he doesn’t know how to get into his house.
14. Mr. Thompson ______just _________ (leave) the office, he’s out.
15. My grandma _________________ (not return) from the market.
16. My sister ________________ (leave) for school.
17. My parents _________________ (send) invitations to all our relatives.
18. I _____________ (study) English for three years.
19.We ________________ (not learn) Russian at our school.
20. __________ Sam and George ___________ (visit) this museum?
21. _________ that girl ____________ (plant) that flower?
22. I ______________________ (not be) to the mountains for a year.
23. How long ____________ you _________________ (not talk) to your friends in U.K.?
24. A: ________you ___________(see) this film?
B: Yes, I have. I _________________ (watch) it with my family.
25. I ______________ (not have) a great weekend.
26. Lucy _______________ (not play) her violin since 2013.
27. Mr. Brown : Hello, is Mr. Thompson there?
The secretary : No, he ___________ (go) out, but he’ll be back soon.
28. Richard ________just_________ (send) an e-mail to me, but I______________(not reply) yet.
29. Our English teacher ________________ (not teach) the 8 th unit yet.
30. Kate ______________ (grow) the puppies for two years so eagerly that she can’t leave them to anyone.
31. The detective _______already____________ (arrest) the murderer,but he _____________(not confess)
any of his guilt yet.
32. The burglar ______just________ (get) into the Wilsons’ garden,but the dog ___________(not bark) yet.
33. My dial phone ______never__________ (ring) so far.
34. I _______________ (buy) seven toys for my little brother up to now.
35. Tom :_________Laura and Jenny _________ (swim) with the dolphins too?
The mother : Oh yes. But your dad ________________ (pay) much for that.
36. Gary ________________ (not read) any books recently.
37. The little girl _____________ (feed) the birds affectionately in the park.
38. Jessie’s aunt ______just_______ (tell) so funny stories that I can’t stop laughing.
39. Ann’s mom _____________(not iron) her school uniform yet.
40. Meggy’s dad ________already__________ (repaired) her bicycle, she can ride with us tomorrow.
C. Disagree with the news substituting the words in bold for the ones in parentheses.
Ex.: A: Peter has broken his right leg. (left)
B: Wrong. He hasn’t broken his right leg. He has broken his left leg.
1. A: Meg has learned French. (English)
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2. A: Mr. and Mrs. Brown have lost US$ 2,000 this year. (US$ 1,000)
B: .........................................................................................................................................................
3. A: Fiona has read some detective stories recently. (love)
B:..........................................................................................................................................................
4. A: Sam and Ted have written some letters lately. (postcards)
B:..........................................................................................................................................................
5. A: Richard has just seen Henry. (Paul)
B: .........................................................................................................................................................
D.Answer the questions.
1) Have you ever been to Spain? (-) ……………………………………………………………………
2) Has your mom made a chocolate cake for you and your sister? (+) ……………………………………………………………………
3) Have the kids seen an elephant before? (-) ……………………………………………………………………
4) Have you ever lost you keys? (+) ……………………………………………………………………
5) Has Tim slept on the sand? (-) ……………………………………………………………………
6) Have you ever met a whale? (-) …………………………………………………………………….
7) Has she read an interestin book so far? (+) ……………………………………………………………………..
8) Have you looked after a baby before? (-) ……………………………………………………………………….
9) Has she cooked meal before? (+) ………………………………………………………………………..
10) Have the boys played in the water up to now? (+) ………………………………………………………………………..
E. Write questions with the words given.Answer them according to the signs:
√(Yes) - X(No).
Model:
1. Anne – lose – wallet. (√)
Has Anne ever lost her wallet?
Yes, she has.
2. Bob and Tim – see – rhino. (χ)
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3. you – eat – American food. (√)
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4. Liz and Sylvia – burn – themselves. (χ)
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5. Joe – spend – day – park. (√)
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F. Answer the questions using the words in parentheses.
Ex.: A: Where is my key, Tom? (put in your drawer)
B: I’ve put it in your drawer.
1. A: Where’s your notebook? (leave it at home)
B: ……………………….........................................................................................................................................................................
2. A: Why are Jim and Kate so late? (miss the bus)
B: ……………….................................................................................................................................................................................
3. A: Why are Pat and Bob so tired? (study hard)
B: ……………....................................................................................................................................................................................
4. A: What’s the matter with you? (fall in love with Ricky)
B: …………………..............................................................................................................................................................................
5. A: What’s the matter with Joe? (eat a lot)
B: …………………..............................................................................................................................................................................
6. A: Where’s your bike? (sell it)
B: …………………..............................................................................................................................................................................
7. A: Why is Sheila so happy? (receive a letter from Frank)
B: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
G. Look at the chart and answer the questions. Use ‘already / never’.
1. Has Angela ever broken a bone? χ
2. Has Ronald ever had pork chops? √
3. Have Oliver and Meg ever eaten Chinese food? √
4. Has James ever taken a taxi? √
5. Have Willy and Pam ever spoken Japanese? χ
6. Have Victor and Jessica ever got up late? √
7. Has Vicky ever cut herself with a knife? √
8. Has Patricia ever drunk watermelon juice? χ
Model:
1. No, she hasn’t. She has never broken a bone.
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I. Using the Present Perfect, place ‘just’ correctly :
1) Tim ________________ (just/see) a ghost in the attic window!
2) I ________________ (just/buy) a new sports car.
3)The doctor ________________ (just/finish) operating on Gary.
4) ________________(you/just/eat) dinner?
5) The twins _______________ (just/break) a vase while playing football in the house.
6) _________________ (he/just/bake) some fresh bread?
J. Decide if you should use ‘already / yet’ – then place the adverb correctly in the sentences.
1) Jonathon has ______ looked at his email ______ .
2) Sue hasn’t _______ arrive on the plane from Madrid _____.
3) They have ______ booked a trip to Cancun ______.
4) Have you ______ invited your friends to the concert_____?
5) I’ve ________ dialled 911 _______. The Police will arrive soon.
6) Has the school _______ called the fire station_______? No, they haven’t ________ called them ________.
7) Melanie has ________ booked tickets to the tennis match _______.
For / Since?
K. Complete the sentences with ‘since / for’.
1. Frank said, “I haven’t seen you __________ three years”. a) ________ two minutes
2. Sheila hasn’t read any books __________ January.
b) ________ a few hours
3. Edward has known Marjorie __________ two years.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson haven’t run _________ March. c) ________ six months
5. This girl hasn’t said a word ________ three hours. d) ________ nine o’clock
6. The telephone has rung ________ two minutes.
e) ________ Halloween
7. The cat hasn’t eaten anything _________ Sunday.
f) ________ I was in school
g) ________ thirty seconds
h) ________ a long time
i) ________ a century
j) ________ my birthday
k) ________ last Spring
l) ________ many years
m) ________ the accident
Write eight activities that you have done and you haven’t done recently.
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