GRAMMAR PRACTICE – UNIT 4

1 Write a suitable sentence using the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE :

1. Ann’s hair was dirty. Now it’s clean. (wash) ……... Ann has washed her
hair…………
2. Tom was 80 kg. Now he’s 70. (lose weight) ……………………………………………..
3. Bill played football yesterday. Now he can’t walk; his leg is in plaster. (break)
………………………………………………………………………
4. My sister is looking for her pen. (lose) ……………………………………………………
5. Mary is on holiday in France. (go) ………………………………………………………..
6. Mr. Hill was in Canada last week. He’s back in London now. (be) ………………………
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7. Look! Mrs. Smith has got a lot of packages. (buy) ……………………………………….
8. I can’t eat anything now. (eat too much) ………………………………………………….
9. Mrs. Jenkins is very tired. (clean / house) …………………………………………………
10. Tony needs a holiday. (work / hard / this year) ……………………………………………

2 Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE after BECAUSE:

Example: She can’t go to the party. (catch a cold)
She can’t go to the party because she has caught a cold.

1. He can’t walk very fast. (hurt / leg)

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2. I can’t get in. (lose / key)
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3. I know this story very well. (see the film)
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4. I can’t post the letter. (not put / stamp / on it)
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5. He can’t stand up. (eat too much)
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6. They can’t go on holiday. (not save / money)
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7. I know him. (meet him before)
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8. We don’t know how he is. (not hear from him)
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9. He won’t take a cigarette. (give up smoking)
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10. She can’t get in. (he / lock the door)
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3 Follow the example and do the same using ALREADY:

Example: Bring the milk in, please.
- I have ALREADY brought it in.

1. You must find the tickets soon. ………………………………………………………...

2. Turn the radio down, please. …………………………………………………………
 3.Tidy your room. ………………………………………………………..
4.Could you post the letters, please? …………………………………………………………
5.Why don’t you see a doctor? ………………………………………………………...
6.You have a bad cough. I think you should stop smoking.
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7. Why don’t you clean your shoes? …I HAVE ALREADY CLEANED THEM..
8. Brush your teeth, will you? I HAVE ALREADY BRUSHED MY TEETH…..
9. We have guests today. Shall we make a cake?
…I HAVE ALREADY MADE THE CAKE……………..
10. We should invite Mary to the party. …I HAVE ALREADY INVITED HER……

4 Follow the example and do the same using YET:

Example: She has been in the shop. (buy anything)
- She has been in the shop but she hasn’t bought anything YET.

1. I’ve written to them three times BUT THEY HAVEN’T REPLIED YET. (not reply)
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2. I’ve asked you again and again, BUT YOU HAVEN’T DONE IT YET. (not do it)
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3. I lent him $10 last month, BUT HE HASN’T GIVEN IT BACK YET. (not give it back)
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4. He lost his pen a week ago. (not find it)
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5. He borrowed my book last year. (not give it back)
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6. She went to New York six months ago. (not return)
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7. She gave me $2 a week ago. (not return it)
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8. I finished reading my library books a long time ago. (not change them)
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9. She went to the bus-stop half an hour ago. (the bus / not come)
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10. He’s still studying that lesson. (not learn it)
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5 Fill in the blanks with ALREADY or YET:

1. He hasn’t called us ……………………………….
2. They have ………………………………… sent the letter.
3. John has ……………………………… bought the tickets for the football match.
4. We have ……………………………….. been to Mexico three times.
5. You haven’t visited Tokyo ………………………………….
6. Has John bought a new car ………………………………….. ?
7. The plane has …………………………… left.
8. Has she done it …………………………….. ? No, not …………………………. .
9. A: Haven’t they arrived ……………………………….?
B: Oh, yes. They have ………………………………… arrived.
 10. Hurry up! The class has ……………………………… started.
11. Be careful! They have ………………………………… painted the door.
12. Haven’t you read the book ……………………………….?

6 Follow the example and do the same using JUST:

Example: he / go out
- What has he JUST done?
- He has JUST gone out.
1. She / leave the room
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2. they / watch the news

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3. I / finish homework
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4. he / put on the jacket

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5. she / catch a fish

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6. he / call a taxi
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7. you / write a letter

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8. the girl / burn the cake

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9. the teacher / walk out

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10. the dog / see the cat

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11. Jane / turn the TV off

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12. the boys / eat dinner

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7 Put in the words in brackets into the gaps. Use the Present Perfect.

1. I ____________________ in a restaurant before. (never/work)

2. _______________________________the school bus? (Robin/miss/ever)
3. They _________________ each other ______ a long time now. (know/for)
4. _________ you ________ your hair______ ? (dye/yet)
 5. She _______________ India twice. (visit)
6. My parents__________________ me a lot__________ I lost my job.
(help/since)
7. He _________________ his teeth ________. (not/brush/yet)
8. We ____________________ the apple tree. (already/plant)
9. Tom __________________ a lot __________ I last saw him. (grow up/since)
10. Ken and Fred________________ to go to the party ________. (not/decide/yet)

8 Put in the phrases in brackets into the gaps. Use the Past Simple or the Present
Perfect.

1. They ____________________ (learn) all the new words. They needn't worry
about the test.
2. Three people ____________________ (visit) him in hospital last Friday.
3. Martin _____________________ (cycle) for 50 miles on scenic routes three
weeks ago.
4. We ______________________ (never/try) chicken Tandoori before.
5. _____________ you ______________ (find) a job yet?
6. Emily and Molly ____________________ (know) each other for more than 10
years now.
7. First he __________________ (listen) to the announcement, then he
__________________ (go) to a café for a drink.
8. She ____________________ (be) late four times this week.
9. What's that lovely smell in here? - Jasmin ____________________ (bake) a
delicious cake.
10. The Titanic _________________ (hit) an iceberg in 1912 and
__________________ (sink) within three hours.

9 Put the verbs in the correct tense. Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PRESENT PERFECT:
1. ……………………….. Tim ………………………. (finish) his work yet?
2. ……………………….. he ………………………… (finish) it yesterday?
3. They ……………………………………. (just / go) out.
4. They ……………………………… (go) out a minute ago.
5. …………………… Ann …………………………. (study) yesterday afternoon?
6. …………………… you …………………………. (send) the letters yet?
7. …………………… she ………………………….. (call) him a week ago?
8. They ………………………………………. (not / see) the film yet.
9. The train ……………………………………………… (just / arrive).
10. ………………………. you ……………………………. (ever / be) in a TV studio?
11. …………………… you and Tom ………………………… (enjoy) the party last night?
12. …………………… you ………………………………. (not / finish) school last year?
13. I ………………………………………. (lose) my dictionary. I can’t find it anywhere.
14. His hair looks short. He ………………………………………….. (have) a haircut.
15. When ………………………………………………. (he / give up) smoking?
16. Jane …………………………………….. (buy) her car two weeks ago.
17. My bicycle isn’t here. Somebody ……………………………………………. (take) it.
18. Why ……………………………………… (Jim / not want) to play tennis last Friday?
 19. The car looks clean. ……………………….. you ……………………….. (wash) it?
20. When we were on holiday, the weather …………………………… (be) terrible.

10 Ask questions with HOW LONG:

Example: I am married.
- HOW LONG have you been married?

1. I know Bob. ………………………………………………….

2. Sue and Alan are married. ………………………………………………….
3. George is unemployed. …………………………………………………
4. Those books are here. …………………………………………………
5. Mary is at the airport. ………………………………………………….
6. My sister is ill. …………………………………………………
7. She has got a bad cold. ………………………………………………….
8. Jan has long hair. …………………………………………………
9. I have a yacht. …………………………………………………
10.They are in the restaurant. ………………………………………………….
11.My parents are in London. …………………………………………………
12.The cat is under the table. …………………………………………………

11 Rewrite the following sentences twice, using SINCE and FOR:

Example: I haven’t seen you. (Christmas / 3 days)
a) I haven’t seen you SINCE Christmas.
b) I haven’t seen you FOR 3 days.

1. We’ve been here. (an hour / 4 o’clock)

a) …………………………………………………………………………
b) …………………………………………………………………………
2. She hasn’t spoken to me. (2 weeks / last week)
a) …………………………………………………………………………
b) …………………………………………………………………………
3. They’ve lived in this street. (1970 / a long time)
a) …………………………………………………………………………
b) …………………………………………………………………………
4. I haven’t had time to do it. (last Monday / a few days)
a) …………………………………………………………………………
b) …………………………………………………………………………
5. We haven’t bought a new one. (ages / many years)
a) …………………………………………………………………………
b) …………………………………………………………………………