PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

I. Match the examples with the rules:

___I've lost my keys (so I can't get into my
house).
___She's drunk three cups of coffee today.
___I've been to Paris.
___ I have lived in Italy for three years.
___ This is the second time I’ve read this
novel.
___ Julie has gone to Mexico.
___ I have never jumped with a parachute!
1. The person we're talking about visited the
place and came back
2. An action that began in the past and
continues up to now
3. With expressions ‘the first time, the
second time’ etc
4. The person went to the place and is at the
place now
5. Experiences “up to now”
6. A finished action with a result in the
present (focus on result)
7. With an unfinished time word

II. FORM. Complete the table:

+ S … …
today this week this month
recently lately for an hour
…
- haven’t/ … … for a long time since
… How long…?
? … V3

II-a. Look at the pictures on the screen and make sentences using markers in the box above.

1 For and since

a) ……………. a second b) ……………….. a year
III. Fill in the
gaps using ‘for’ c) ……………. nine o’clock d) ……………….. last Spring
or ‘since’ e) ……………. was at school f) ……………….. Christmas

g) ……………. a long time h) ……………….. a few minutes

i) ……………. many years j) ……………….. my birthday

k) ……………. five months l) ……………….. World War two

IV. Choose the correct time expression used with the present perfect tense:

1. They have lived in that house (since/for) ten years.

2. She has gone to the bank (at last/finally).
3. Franklin hasn't arrived in Boston (so far/lately)
4. We have worked at this company (since/for) 2008.
5. Jason hasn't telephoned me (since/for) two weeks.
6. How (long/much) have you known Susan?
7. They've studied the past simple tense (recently/so far).
8. Our mothers have been friends (since/ever since).
9. The President has traveled to more than twenty countries (since/for) he was elected.
10.Thomas hasn't had time to read the book (since/ever since).
11.(That is/That was the second time) she's been to that park.
12.My daughter's finished her homework (a few minutes ago/recently).

V. Open the brackets using Present Perfect tense:

1. How long ______ (he/live) in New Jersey?

2. Peter ______ (not play) baseball since 1987.
3. I ______ (speak) Russian for twenty years.
4. We _____ (not see) Tom since Christmas.
5. ________ (Alan/fly) in an airplane before?
6. Shannon _____ (not/go) to lunch this afternoon.
7. Our class _____ (take) a field trip three times this year.
8. Where _____ (they/move) to?
9. Jennifer _____ (ask) that question four times today.
10.You _____ (not eat) lunch, have you?
11.Jason _____ (want) to move to New York since he was five years old.
12.How long _____ (they/know) Peter?
13.Alexandra _____ (work) for IBM since 2002.
14.Jeff _____ (buy) a few books this week.
15. Sally ______ (not read) that book so far.