GUIDE 1

ACTIVITY

1. Read this newspaper article and complete the tasks below.

 There are five examples of the present perfect in the article. The first
one is underlined. Underline four more.

2. Write the simple past and past participle of the following verbs.

simple form simple past past participle

1. work worked worked

2. do
3. eat
4. call
5. begin
6. give
7. answer
8. see
9. have
10. go
11. study
12. teach
13. make
14. talk

3. Complete the chart below with the correct form of the verb.

simple form simple past past participle

knew
met
was/were
fly
wrote
read
live
fell
feel
taken
drove

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form:

 The weather (be) awful in the past few days.

 We (wash) the dishes. They’re clean now.

 The airplane (land) . The pilot is just getting out.

 We (not have) a party for ages.

 It (not rain) yet today.

5. Fill in the blanks.

1. I finished the job.

 have
 has
 am
2. Have you your lunch?
 eat
 ate
 eaten

3. She yet.
 has not return
 is not returned
 has not returned

4. I such a mess.
 never saw
 have never seen
 have never saw

5. he brought his violin?

 Is
 Has
 Have

6. Have you ever to Australia?

 be
 being
 been

7. I all the plays of Shakespeare.

 read
 am read
 have read

8. My parents me.
 has never hurt
 have never hurt
 have never hurted

9. He always wanted to be a soldier.

 is
 has
 have

10. She to anybody.

 never apologized
 has never apologized
 have never apologized