Adventures Starter Tests

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Simple

1. Underline the correct word:

This street has become/ became very busy.

1. He’s/ He’ve met the President of the USA.

2. I haven’t ate/ eaten Indian food.
3. Diana and Martin hasn’t/ haven’t stopped studying Science.
4. She’s spend/ spent all her money.
5. The Yellow Oak Forrest is/ has disappeared.
6. Have you see/ seen any films by Federico Fellini?
7. We didn’t/ haven’t finished our History homework.

2. Complete the paragraph. Use the present perfect simple form of the verbs.

When I was a child, I lived in a small town in Ireland. Recently, I’ve come (come) back
and I (1) ……………………………… (find) a lot of changes. Hundreds of new people
(2) ………………………………… (move) into the town, and I (3) ……………………..
(not see) many of my old friends. The old cinema (4) ……………………………
(become) a supermarket and a lot of trees (5) ………………………………. (disappear).
But one thing (6) ……………………………….. (not change) – the beach is still clean
and beautiful.

3. Look at the table and write questions and answers. Use the present perfect.

Andy Kate Hugo

eat Japanese food V X V
walk in the mountains V X X
see a tiger X V V

Andy/ eat/ Japanese food?

A: Has Andy eaten Japanese food?
B: Yes, he has.

1. Kate/ eat/ Japanese food?

A:
B:

2. Hugo and Kate/ walk/ in the mountains?

A:
B:

3. Hugo/ see/ a tiger?

A:
B:

4. Andy and Hugo/ eat/ Japanese food?

A:
B:

Ever and never

4. Write the sentences in the correct order.

ever/ you/ Have/ to Italy?/ been

Have you ever been to Italy?

1. seen/ you. Have/ an elephant?/ ever

……………………………………….

2. studied/ never/ has/ Spanish./ Julian

……………………………………….

3. you/ Have/ those people?/ spoken to/ ever

………………………………………………

4. never/ have/ My parents/ on/ an airplane./ been

……………………………………………………

For and since

5. Write sentences. Use for or since and the present perfect form of the verb.

David bought his watch two years ago.

(have/ his watch/ for) David has had his watch for two years.

1. It’s 8 o’clock. She arrived here three hours ago.

(be/ here/ since) ………………………………….

2. Alex is 17. He first discovered the Internet two years ago.

(use/ the internet/ since) …………………………………….

3. She met Pat when she was 11. Now she’s 16.
(know/ Pat/ for) ………………………………..

4. They moved to Germany in December. Now it’s August.

(live/ in Germany/ for) …………………………………….

5. It’s 2001. We learnt to speak English four years ago.

(speak/ English/ since) ……………………………………

Just

6. Use the present perfect and just.

1. (They/ eat/ dinner)

They’ve just eaten dinner.

2. (He/ break/ a glass)

………………………………………………………………

3. (She/ go/ the hairdresser’s)

………………………………………………………………

4. (They/ say/ goodbye)

……………………………………………………………….

5. (She/ have/ a baby)

……………………………………………………………….

6. (He/ hurt/ his foot)