ENGLISH 3 FINAL ACTIVITIES

PRESENT PERFECT.

We use PRESENT PERFECT when we talk about a time from the past until now, for example, a
person’s life.

Have you ever been to Japan?

PAST NOW

• Have you been to France? (in your life) No, I haven’t.

• we’ve been to Canada, but we haven’t been to Alaska.
• Mary has had many different jobs and has lived in many places.
• How many times has Brazil won the World Cup?
• Have you read this book? Yes, I’ve read it twice. (twice = two times)

Present perfect + ever (in questions) and never.

▪ Has Amy ever been to Australia? Yes, once. (once=one time)

▪ Have you ever played golf? Yes, I play golf a lot.
▪ My mother has never traveled by plane.
▪ I’ve ridden a horse.

a) Put the verbs in past participle.

cost bring find

make be drink
swim fly have
understand sing come
eat drive wake

b) Put the verbs in the present perfect.

1.- I’ve seen (I / see) that woman before, but I can’t remember where.

2.- Have you ever played (you / ever / play) golf? Yes, Iplay golf a lot.

3.- _________________________________ (you / ever / write) a poem? Yes, in high school.

4.- Does Emma know Sam? No, __________________________(she / never / meet) him.

5.- Ann and Eli have lots of books, and _____________________________ (they / read) all of them
6.- ________________________________ (I / never / be) to Australia, but ___________________
(my brother / be ) there twice.

7.- Joe’s favorite film is Howard and Belinda. ___________________________ (she /see) it five
time, but ____________________________________ (I / never /see) it.

How long have you…?

Compare is and has been:

She is in New York now

is = present
since Monday
She has been in New York
for three days

Monday now Thursday

Has been = present perfect

Compare:

Simple present Present perfect

Dan and Kate are married. They have been married for five years.
(not They are married for five years)
Are you married? How long have you been married?
(not How long are you married?)
I have a car How long have you had your car?
I’ve had it since April.

a) Complete these sentences.

1.- Susan is in New York. She has been there since Monday.

2.- I know Isabel. I have known her for a long time.

3.- Nancy and Seth are married. They ____________________________married since 1997.

4.- Bill is sick. He ________________________ sick for the last few days.

5.- We live on Main Street. We ___________________________ there for ten years.

6.- Chris works in a bank. She _______________________in a bank for five years.

7.- Andy has a headache. He _______________________a headache since he got up this morning.
For, and since.
We use For and since to say how long.
for three days.

Rachel is in Brazil. She has been there

Since Monday

We use for + a period of time (three days / We use since + the start of the period
two years, etc). (Monday / 9 o’clock, etc.)

for three days Monday since Monday

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Past now Past now

for since
Three days Ten minutes Monday Wednesday
An hour Two hours 9 o’clock 12:30
A week Four weeks July 4th My birthday
A month Six months January I was ten years old
Five years A long time 1995 we arrived.

Richard has been in Canada for six months. Richard has been in Canada since January . =
(not since six months) (from January to now)

We’ve been waiting for two hours. (not since We’ve been waiting since 9 o’clock (= from 9
two hours) o’clock to now)

a. Write for or since.

1.- Rachel has been in Brazil since Monday.

2.- Rachel has been in Brazil for three days.

3.- My aunt has lived in Australia _____________________ 15 years.

4.- Jenifer is in her office. She has been there _______________7 o’clock.

5.- Mexico has been an independent country ______________1821.

6.- The bus s late. We’ve been waiting ______________ 20 minutes.

7.- Nobody lives in those houses. They have been empty _________________ many years.

8.- Luis has been sick ____________ a long time. He has been in the hospital __________October