Exercises

(English Grammar)

Complete the exercise that are below. Include a presentation to your report.

A. Complete each sentence using the present perfect form of the verb in
parentheses.
Example I (live) have lived in this apartment for 2 years.
   1. She (practice) ____________________ the guitar since she was 5.
   2. Jennifer (take) ____________________ English classes for a long time.
   3. David (work) ____________________ in the tourism business for 5 years.
   4. Pete and Dave (own) ____________________ a supermarket since 2000.
   5. I (help) ____________________ my mom with the housework since I was fifteen.
   6. Carlos (see) ____________________ movies since he was a child.

B. Match the past participle forms to the verbs. Write the letters in the spaces in
blank.

1. Eat ______                        a. Spoken

2. Travel ______                    b. Drunk
3. Speak______                    c. Liked
4. Buy______                        d. Eaten
5. Drink______                      e. Traveled
6. Like______                        f. Bought

 C. Complete the sentences. Use for or since.

1. I have worked in this company______ 1999.
2. She’s traveled to Europe______ she was a child.
3. My brother has had his laptop ______ 10 days.
4. They have loved their home ______ they moved.
5. We’ve loved each other ______ the first time we saw each other.

 D. Writing. Think about exciting experiences that you have done. Use the present
perfect and or any form of the past. Write about 2 or 3 of those experiences.

E. Write a conversation. Use the information given below.

Imagine that you've lost all memory of the past and cannot remember when exactly
anything happened. Your grandchild comes to visit you in the nursing home and asks
you many questions. Write a conversation between you and your grandchild.
(Create this dialogue)