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THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
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The "Recent" Past
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MEANINGS of the PRESENT PEFECT TENSE
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FORMS of the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
EXERCISE 3:
Past Participles. Put the correct verb form in each blank.
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be become break buy come
drive feel find forget have know
make meet put read sleep
take teach tell wake up spend
READING 1
EXERCISE 4: Write the correct form of the verb in the Present Perfect Tense on the line. Use the
negative when necessary.
Roberta Stack is making a lot of progress in her career as a concert pianist. This year she
(give) .................. more than thirty concerts in the U. S. and twenty other countries around the world.
She (travel) .................... to almost every country in Europe and Africa, but she still
(visit) .......................... any countries in Asia. She wants to do an Asian tour next year, if possible. Right
now she is busy working on her newest album. She (finish) .......................... recording all of it yet, but
she has to stop working on the album soon, because she (accept) .......................... an offer to compose
music for a movie.
EXERCISE 5: READING 2 Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions.
TOM BUSH, NURSE PRACTTIONER
I left school three years ago and tried different jobs. I didn't enjoy any of them. But then I decided
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what I wanted to do -become a male nurse in a hospital. I've been at nursing college for two years now, and I've
just taken my final exams. At the interview they asked me 'Have you ever been in hospital?' and I said 'No, I've
never been ill myself, but I've visited lots of sick people.' They asked 'Do you really want to do this sort of
work?' and I told them 'Of course. I want to help people.' And that's the real reason I want to do this job. I really
enjoy it.
1. What does Tom think about his work?
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2. Has the writer ever visited a hospital? Why?
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EXERCISE 6: READING 3
IN the NEWS
.. .And now some late news which has just come in. The government has announced that
the President has resigned. He has refused to speak to the press until tomorrow, but we
understand he has decided to spend more time with his wife. We have received no
details of when the President is going to leave from his house. His Press Officer said 'I
haven't spoken to him yet, so I don't know any more than you do.
Diana has always wanted to be an engineer. When she was at school, her teachers laughed at
her and gave her no help. Since she left school, she has written letters to all the engineering
firms in her home town. Many have not even replied. Last July, she eventually got an interview
with a local company. The interview lasted twenty-five minutes. The main question was 'How
do you feel about working with men?' A boy from her old school also had an interview. His interview lasted
forty-five minutes and he got the job.
Your questions 1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Your questions 2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Your questions 2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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8. Have you ever seen a house breaker breaking into a house? When?
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9. Have your English teachers ever organized a picnic for you? (-)
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10. Have you ever watched a lion eating an animal in its cage? When?
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11. Have you ever won any money on the National Lottery? When?
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12. Has your father ever taken you to the theatre? When?
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13. Has your deskmate ever made you get angry? When?
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14. Have you ever got the best point from the quizzes in English?(+ / many)
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15. Has your father ever bought an expensive present on your birthday? When?
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16. Have you ever beaten someone? (-)
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SINCE- FOR
SINCE:
Examples:
1. We've been waiting here since two o'clock.
2. I haven't played football since I left university.
3. The factory has been here since the 1970s.
4. I left school in 1995, and since then I've lived in London.
FOR
Examples:
1. He has been here for five minutes, but he left.
2. My father has been at work for seven hours.
3. Our manager has been on holiday for eight days
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EXERCISE 10a: Use “since” and “for”
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(since) __________________________________________________
(for) ____________________________________________________
EXERCISE 13:
PRESENT PERFECT INTERVIEW (SINCE/FOR)
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………...?
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2. How long/you/study English?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...?
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3. How long/you/know/your grammar teacher?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...?
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4. How long/you/speak/your language?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
A. Write the answers again, and use “for”. Begin with “he” or “she”. Write complete sentences.
1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
6. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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ALREADY: earlier than the time expected, in a short time or before the present time;
the idea of ALREADY: Something happened before now, before this time.
"Do you want to come to the Van Gogh exhibition with me?" "No, I've already seen it."
The company already owns three national newspapers.
A test for the disease already exists, but the new test will be quicker and cheaper.
As I have already mentioned, I doubt that we will able to raise all the money we need.
"Would you mind giving the bath a quick clean?" "I've already done it."
JUST: now or (almost) at the same time, or very soon, or very recently
I've just recently seen Mary.
I have just been introduced by one of your own men here
I have just received these books from Handan.
They have just moved into a new house.
I have just found a virus on my computer that I cannot find any information about it.
The has just left, sorry.
EXERCISE 14:
The Present Perfect Tense with SINCE, FOR, JUST, ALREADY, YET.
A- Change the sentences.
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2. The street cleaners have just stopped working. (yet)
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3. I've already telephoned him. (yet)
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4. She has just left home. (?)
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5. I haven't done my homework yet. (already)
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6. They have just had lunch. (yet)
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EXERCISE 15:
Fill in the blanks with JUST, YET, SINCE, and FOR.
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22. a) My penfriend hasn't written to me_______ a long time.
b) It's a long time_______ I saw her.
23. a) It's ages_______ he left his job.
b) My mother has_______ left home.
24. a) My father has worked for that firm_______ 1967.
b) My cat hasn't eaten anything_______ the weekend.
25. a) Has your uncle found his stolen car_______?
b) They have lived in Ankara_______ their first child was born.
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EXERCISE16: SIMPLE PAST vs. PRESENT PERFECT
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2. My friend ______________ (live) in Seattle since 1990.
3. My teacher in my country was British. I _________________ (study) with her for 1 year.
4. Now my teacher is American. I _________________ (study) with her since the beginning of the quarter.
5. My father __________________ (work) hard all of his life. (he is dead.)
6. My father __________________ (work) hard all of his life. (He is alive.)
7. My friend works at Microsoft now, but before that, she ____________________ (have) a job with Boeing.
8. Since January, I _________________ (have) a great job. I feel very lucky.
9. My parents ____________________ (like) my girlfriend since they met her.
Last week, I _____________ (meet) my friend at a Restaurant. We _____________ (have) many things to talk
about. He is married now. He __________________ (be) married for 2 years. Since 1990, he
_______________ (work) for a travel agency. He ____________ (travel)around the world two times and he is
going to go again next year. I _____________ (meet/never) his wife. He___________________ (say) she likes to travel,
too.
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6. My father _____________(be) a great skier for all of his life. His father _______________ (be) a champion skier for many
years, but he _____________ (die) last year.
USEFUL LINKS
THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE - EXERCISES
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?03
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/exercise1.swf
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file09/grammar09_a01/
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/exercise3.swf
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/exercise4.swf
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/exercise5.swf
http://perso.orange.fr/raud.dugal/intermediate/preterit/exercise1.htm
http://www.longman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/materials/documents/EDCC3_FEG4b.doc
THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE – PAST SİMPLE
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper
THE PAST PERFECT TENSE – THEORY + EXERCİSES
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentperfect/menu.php
http://gocsm.net/sevas/esl/reviewlesson/presperf3a.html
THE PAST PERFECT TENSE – THEORY
http://www.learn-english-today.com/free-english-lessons/free-english-lesson_contents/present_perfect_lesson.html
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/recursos_informaticos/andared02/the_happy/tenses/form/perfectform.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pres_perf.htm
http://www.1-language.com/englishcoursenew/unit52_grammar.htm
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THE PRESENT PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST
1. I (know) ______Carl since I (be) ______ a little child.
a. have known, have been
b. have known, was
c. knew, have been
d. knew, was
e. -
2. ______ you (see) ______ Annemie today ? I (see) ______her this morning but I
(not see) ______her since.
a. Did you see... I saw ... I didn't see...
b. Did you see... I have seen ... I haven't seen...
c. Have you seen ... I have seen... I didn't see ...
d. Have you seen ... I saw ... I haven't seen ...
e. Have you seen ... I have seen ... I haven't seen ...
3. Since last year traffic (double) _____. It (increase) ______ from 25 cars per
minute in 1997 to 50 now.
a. doubled, increased
b. doubled, has increased
c. has doubled, increased
d. has doubled, has increased
e. is doubling, increased
4. Helen (work) ______ so hard today that she (have) ______no time to play her
weekly game of tennis.
a. worked, had
b. worked, has had
c. has worked, has had
d. has worked, had
e. had worked, had
5. We (spend) ______most of the time working on the project. April 1997 (be)
______work, no play!
a. have spend, was
b. have spent, was
c. have spent, has been
d. spent, was
d. spent, has been
6. The sun was shining. We quickly (check) ___all the locks and (drive) ___ off.
a. checked, have driven
b. have checked, drove
c. have checked, have driven
d. have checked, has driven
e. checked, drove
7. My late grandfather never (see)___ the sea. (late: dead)
a. never saw
b. has never seen
c. sees
d. saw never
e. ----
8. My uncle George never (see) ___ the sea. I (hear) ___ him make plans last
week though.
a. never saw, heard
b. never saw, have heard
c. has never seen, heard
d. has never seen, have heard
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e. has never seen, has heard
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