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a Exercise 36 “Present Tense Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present perfect tense or present perfect progressive tense. Simple Present Perfect Tense: GO a Example: Charles (taste) has tasted guacamole before. Example: Edie (not, call) has not called her parents yet. SS Example: We (already, finish) have already finished our homework. Example: (He, eat) Has he eaten dinner yet? Present Perfect Progressive Tense: Example: He (wait) has been waiting on the bus for an hour. Example: She (not, do) has not been doing very well in school lately. Example: (They, swim) Have they been swimming in the lake? 4) We (already, bake) the cake. Now, we just have to decorate it with icing. Would you like to help? 2) Have you ever been to Italy? | (see) pictures of the town of Assisi. Some: day, | would like to travel there to see its beautiful churches. 3) The voters (elect) anew governor. She (make) her acceptance speech for the past thirty minutes. | hope she will finish soon! 4) The package | sent to Pablo (not, arrive) yet. He (call) the Post Office every day. | don't know what happened to it. 5) The fishermen (not, catch) many fish today. A strong wind (blow) all day, and they are having trouble with their nets. 6) (Edward, receive) the money yet? | sent it to him last week. 7) Mahmoud and Rickie are dirty. They (play) outside alll day. It is time for them to come in and take a bath. 8) (You, hear) the news? There was a terrible earthquake in Haiti! The residents need a lot of help. 9) Igor (want) to visit Paris for years. He (save) his money for a plane ticket. He (almost, save) enough. Jill knew that her friend Sasha (feel) Sad lately. Sasha's mother (die) two months before, and the two friends (not, have) a chance te talk since it happened. ‘Sasha arrived at Jill's house at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. vill (call) « her friend on Friday to invite her to over for coffee and cookies. Glancing at the mess in the kitchen, Sasha guessed that Jill (bake) «9 Cookies all day. ‘The women talked for a couple of hours. They (always, enjoy) « ach other's company in the past, and were happy to be together again. Sasha recalled some of the things that she (find) mas she (sort) _sthrough her mother's belongings. “It seems that, for some time before Mom died, she (make) .» three scrapbooks,” said Sasha. "The last one (never, be) ___ v=, completed." “What did they contain?" asked Jill. "One contained all of the awards | (win) em before | grade," answered Sasha, "along with pictures of my friends and me. | knew that mom (always, take) allots of pictures, but I didn't know how many. ‘The second was a collection of memorabilia from my high school years.” “And the third?" prompted Jil. ‘Sasha paused and smiled before answering, "Mom and | (often, go) e» 0N Walks together to gather wildflawers before | became a teenager," Sasha replied. "Before she died, she (make) oo a scrapbook to hold all of the flowers we (collect) oo." reached sixth ‘Name. seiiney Date. a Exercise 17 Future Tense Fillin the spaces with the correct form ofthe verb in parentheses in future perfect progressive tense_ Note: The future perfect progressive tense is used to describe future actions which will happen before a specific future time. To form this tense, we use “will have been’ with the present participle (ing form) of the verb. Example: The Vice President (travel) will have been traveling overseas for three weeks when he returns. Example: By July, Gina (run) have been running her new business for a year. 1) This spring, the twins (attend) ap culinary school for two years. 2) By 2012, our city (recover) from the hurricane for ten years. 3) When it closes next week, the fumiture store (do) business since 1910. 4) By tomorrow moming, it (snow) without stopping! 5) Aunt Jane (cook) breakfast for about an hour when we get up. 6) As of the end of the year, our company (lead) the market in sales for over a decade. 7) When Mr. Ramirez retires, he (teach) for 34 years. 8) Friends of the bride (decorate) hall before the reception begins. 9) By the end of the year, our church's attendance (increase) by at least 10 percent per year for the past 20 years. 10 The harpist needs a break. After this piece, she (play) for two hours straight. 11) Mankind (print) around 600 years by the year 2039. for four days the banquet books by machine for

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