EXERCÍCIOS: MODAL VERBS E PRESENT PERFECT

1) Supply the Present Perfect Tense form 2. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have lived in India
of the verbs in parentheses for 70 years. Complete the questions with
the words in the box. Choose the correct
a) I ________________________ (speak) to word in the box. Choose the correct word
him about it several times. in the answers.
b) We __________________________
(finish) all our homework. watched / ridden / flown / used /lived
c) He ___________________________
(visit) us many times.
d) She 0- Have they ever lived in Europe?
_______________________________ No, they hasn’t / haven’t.
(return) my book at last. 1- Has Mrs. Foster ever
e) I am afraid that I __________________ an elephant?
_______________________ (lose) my car Yes, she has / have.
keys.
f) We _____________________(be) in 2- Has Mr. Henry ever
Mexico many times. ________________ a mobile
g) I ___________________________ phone?
No, he hasn’t / haven’t.
(study) this same exercise before.
h) We ____________________________ 3- Have Mr. and Mrs. Foster ever
(learn) many new words in this course. _______________ a sunset in the
i) I ____________________ (tell) John Himalayas?
what you said. Yes, they has / have.
j) Mr. Smith
4- Have they ever ________________
___________________________ (go) to
in a plane?
South America to work. No, they hasn’t / haven’t.

3) Rewrite the sentences using the Present Perfect Tense.

a) Jane went to São Paulo last holiday.

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b) We brought the tickets for the games yesterday.

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c) I saw Drake last week.

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d) You wrote that letter two hours ago.

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e) Andrew drove to San Francisco last summer.

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4) Use SINCE or FOR to the sentences below.

a) I haven´t had anything to eat ____________ hours.

b) It has rained _____________ than two weeks.
c) She hasn´t seen her hometown _________ 2000.
d) Meggy hasn´t been so happy__________ her first wedding.
e) They haven´t eaten any meat ___________ they were 10 years old.

5) Match the sentences with the degrees of probability.

1. ( ) She must be very rich A. a possibility

2. ( ) I must do my homework B. permission
3. ( ) May I make a suggestion? C. a logical deduction
4. ( ) I think that’s Jane but I might be wrong D. a personal obligation
5. ( ) I can’t sleep because of the noise E. advice
6. ( ) You should see a doctor F. an inability

6) Choose the correct alternative.

1. You’re late! You _____________ been here an hour ago.

a. must have
b. should have
c. should had

2. If you’re going to work in France, you __________ learn French.

a aren’t allowed to
b. can’t
c. need to

3. I didn’t decide immediately because I ____________ think about it.

a. needed to
b. needed
c. should have

4. We ____________ talk in the exam.

a didn’t have to
b weren’t allowed to
c shouldn’t have