do, go, take,

past perfect - had REGULARES

present perfect - has/ have watched --- i have watched
played ---- i have played
IRREGULARES
sing --- sang --- i have sung

do --- did --- done Present Perfect Mixed Exercise 1

go --- went ---- gone

Make the present perfect: positive, negative or question. i, you, we, they ---- have + past participle
..... have i, you, we, they have + verb?

he, she, it ------ has + past participle

1. (you / keep a pet for three years) .... has he, she it + verb?
You have kept a pet for three years
_____________________________________________________________________
2. (you / come here before?)
have you come here before?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. (it / rain all day?)
has it rained all day?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. (who / we / forget to invite?)
who have we forgotten to invite?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. (we / not / hear that song already)
watch - watched - i have watched
we have not/ haven't heard that song already
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6. (he / not / forget his books)
he hasn't forgotten his books forget = olvidar
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7. (she / steal all the chocolate!) study = studied
She has stolen all the chocolate! robar = steal/ stole/ stolen
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8. (I / explain it well?)
Have I explained it well? explain = explicar
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9. (who / he / meet recently?) meet= met/ met
who has he met recently?
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10. (how / we / finish already?)
already = ya, todavia
how have we finished already?
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11. (he / study Latin)
he has studied latin
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12. (I / know him for three months)
i have known him for three months know= conocer --- know - knew - known
_____________________________________________________________________
13. (where / you / study Arabic?)
where have you studied arabic?
_____________________________________________________________________
14. (what countries / they / visit in Europe?)
what countries have they visited europe?
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who - quien
why - por qué
what - qué
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HA PASADO RECIEN - SUS VONSCE

Past Simple and Present Perfect

since - desde - past participle
in - en - past simple
Choose the past simple or the present perfect. from 2005 to 2008 - past simple

lost
1. Last night I __________________ (lose) my keys – I had to call my flatmate to let
me in. lose - lost - lost i, we, she, they, you, he, it + verb
have lost
2. I __________________ (lose) my keys – can you help me look for them?
have visited
3. I __________________ (visit) Paris three times.
visited
4. Last year I __________________ (visit) Paris.
knew
5. I __________________ (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died
when I was eight.
6. I have known
__________________ (know) Julie for three years – we still meet once a month.
have played
7. I __________________ (play) hockey since I was a child – I'm pretty good!
played
8. She __________________ didn't like
(play) hockey at school, but she __________________
(not / like) it.
have missed
9. Sorry, I __________________ (miss) the bus, so I'm going to be late. si o si continua
missed
10. I __________________ missed
(miss) the bus, and then I __________________ (miss) the
aeroplane as well! esto ya pasó
went
11. Last month I __________________ (go) to Scotland.
has gone
12. I'm sorry, John isn't here now. He __________________ (go) to the shops. go/went/ gone
finished
13. We __________________ (finish) this room last week.
have finished
14. I __________________ (finish) my exams finally – I'm so happy!
saw
15. Yesterday, I __________________ (see) all my friends. It was great. see/ saw/ seen
have seen
16. I __________________ (see) Julie three times this week!
has lived
17. She __________________ (live) in London since 1994.
lived
18. She __________________ (live) in London when she was a child. live vivir (lift) - life vida (laif)
have drunk
19. I __________________ (drink) three cups of coffee this morning.
drank
20. I __________________ (drink) seven cups of coffee yesterday.

drink - drank - drunk

sing - sang - sung

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Choose the present perfect or past simple.

have seen
1. I _________________ (see) three police cars this morning (it's still morning).
arrived
2. After he _________________ unpacked
(arrive) home, he _________________ (unpack) and
went
_________________ (go) to bed early.
3. A: What's wrong?
aprender: prepositions, irregular verb
broke
B: I _________________ (break) a glass! traduccion de verbos
knew
4. My grandparents only _________________ (know) each other for a few months
got
before they _________________ (get) married. get / got / have-has got
have been
5. I _________________ (be) in London for three years. I love it here.
saw
6. We _________________ (see) Julie last night.
was
7. He _________________ became
(be) a teacher before he _________________ (become) a
musician.
walked
8. When the boss _________________ knew
(walk) into the room, we _________________
(know) someone was going to get fired.
broke
9. The children _________________ (break) a window in the school last week.
saw
10. He _________________ (see) that film last year.
has broken
11. Lucy _________________ (break) her leg, so she can't come skiing.
he-she-it-was
has arrived
12. Julie _________________ (arrive)! Come and say hello! we, they, you, i-were
were
13. They _________________ arrived
(be) cold when they _________________ (arrive) home.
broke
14. Jack _________________ fell
(break) his arm when he _________________ (fall) off a
horse in 2005. break-broke-broken fall-fell-fallen
present:
have known
15. I _________________ (know) about the problem for months, but I - question do they go to the park?
- answer, affirmation
haven't found
_________________ (not / find) a solution yet. they go to the park
did you arrive
16. A: When _________________ (you / arrive)?
does she WATCH movies?
she,he,it she WATCHES movies
B: At 10pm last night.
has been
17. She _________________ (be) a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it. i am
i was
have you known
18. How long _________________ (you / know) Jill? I know you see her often. i have been
past stimple:
have seen
19. I _________________ (see) the sea before. - questions: did she BREAK her leg?- verbo no cambia
- answer: she BROKE her leg - positivo
20. A: Hello
have arrived
B: Hi Mum, it's me. I just wanted to say I _________________ (arrive) safely and
everything is fine. arrived

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 PRESENT PERFECT - FOR AND SINCE

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S For and Since Practice

A. Write for or since next to each time expression.

1. ................ two hours 11. ................ Christmas

2. ................ a long time 12. ................ that day

3. ................ this morning 13. ................ six months

4. ................ nine o'clock 14. ................ five weeks

5. ................ one month 15. ................ July

6. ................ last night 16. ................ we got married

7. ................ 2001 17. ................ 30 minutes a day

8. ................ half an hour 18. ................ my sister called

9. ................ I was a child 19. ................ yesterday

10. ................ 20 minutes 20. ................ a moment

B. Match the for and since sentence halves together.

1. I've lived in my ......... a. winter.

2. I haven't seen my sister for ......... b. to the cinema since last month.

3. I've studied English since I ......... c. for ten years.

4. I've had this bag since last ......... d. was 7 years old.

5. I haven't been ......... e. house since I was a child.

6. I have worn glasses ......... f. two months.

C. Complete the sentences with for or since.

1. I haven't had an ice cream ................. last summer.

2. I've listened to rock music ................. a long time.

3. We've been busy ................. this morning.

4. I've drunk coffee ................. I was a teenager.

5. She has been in Paris ................. two weeks.

6. I've been working out ................. an hour a day.

7. I've loved you ever ................. I met you.

8. I haven't seen you ................. ages.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S For and Since Practice

D. Change the sentences from for to since, or vice-versa.

For example: I haven't eaten for one day. I haven't eaten since yesterday.

1. I've had this shirt since August.

..................................................................................................................................

2. I haven't spoken to my father since last night.

..................................................................................................................................

3. I've lived in my house for a year.

..................................................................................................................................

4. I've played the piano since I was a child.

..................................................................................................................................

5. I've studied English for two years.

..................................................................................................................................

6. I've been awake since 8:00 a.m.

..................................................................................................................................

7. I've watched this TV show for four years.

..................................................................................................................................

8. I've had my car since January.

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E. Answer the questions using for or since in each response.

1. How long have you lived in your town or city?

..................................................................................................................................

2. How long have you had your phone?

..................................................................................................................................

3. How long have you studied English?

..................................................................................................................................

4. How long have you known your best friend?

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Name:
Test: 1 Result: __/17 Date: __/__/20__

Since then she has been like another woman.

1. ________

for
2. I have held the position ________ three years.

Since the war has been a farmer.

3. ________

4. We have been on the water ________ three weeks.

5. I have known that ________ a long time.

6. I've sat with her ________ hours.

7. It has been so ________ several days.

8. He has been in my service ________ years.

9. You've been our friend ________ three years.

10. ________ that day he has changed entirely.

11. I have had it ________ three years.

12. I haven't seen him ________ the last week.

13. I have not walked ________ five months.

14. I have not seen any one ________ days.

15. I have not seen her ________ last evening.

16. I haven't seen you ________ two weeks.

17. I have thought of you ever ________ this morning.

18. ________ then I have believed in fate.

19. But it has been ________ the last time.

20. We have not seen him ________ his escape.

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Exercise 5. Complete the dialogues in the present perfect. _______________

A ............................................. Kim yet? (see)

B Not yet. But I am going to see her on Friday.

A Has Karl ever been to England?

B No, never. But he .................................. to Scotland twice. (already go)

A How many foreign languages have you learned?

B Unfortunately, I .................................................. any foreign languages so far. (not study)

A ....................................... the email from me? (get)

B I'm afraid I haven't received any email from you since last week.

A Why is Mary crying? What ............................................. to her? (happen)

B Poor Mary. Her mum has been ill for a long time.

A Where .............................................. so long? (be)

B I'm sorry, I missed the bus.

A Look. The sun ............................................... (disappear)

B It's fascinating. It has been covered by the moon.

A Have you called your grandma?

B Oh, no! I ........................................................... her yet. (not telephone)

A It's quite cold in here, isn't it?

B Is it? I ........................................................ the window. (just open)

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 Present Perfect Tense:
How long have/has S. + PP ; S. have/has + PP for/since…

Dialogue 1 – At dinner
Rachel: I heard Kate plans to quit her job next month.

Ian: Really? How long has she worked there?

Rachel: She has worked there for 5 years.

Ian: That’s a very long time! Why does she want to quit?

Rachel: She can’t stand her new manager.

Dialogue 2 – At a Movie Theater

Brandon: Where is Marlena?! The movie is about to start!

Fin: Yeah. How long have we waited for her?

Brandon: We have waited for her for 40 minutes. It feels like 40 hours.

Fin: Let me give her a call.

Dialogue 3 - At a Class Reunion

Deena: Taylor! Is that you? I haven’t seen you for a long time!

Taylor: Hello Deena! What a small world!

Deena: I know! How long has it been since we graduated?

Taylor: We graduated high school in 2006. So it has been over 10 years since we last met!

Deena: Now I feel super old. But it’s good to see you! We should catch up!

Dialogue 4 – In the Mountains

Paul: It feels so good to go hiking in the morning! I haven’t gone hiking for a long time.

Tara: I agree. The air is so fresh!

Paul: I’m getting hungry. How long have we been here?

Tara: Me, too. We have been here since 7 am. My stomach is grumbling.

Paul: What? It has been 4 hours since we came here! Let’s go grab a bite!

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How long have/has S. + PP ; S. have/has + PP for/since…

EXERCISE: Answer the following questions with for or since:

Q1: How long have you learned English?

Q2: How long have you had your current smartphone?

Q3: How long have you known your best friend?

Q4: How long have you worked at your job? If you’re a student, how long have you

been at your school?

Q5: How long have you lived in this city?

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3 Complete the text with the correct Present Prefect

form of the verbs from the box.
happen change (x2) leave go be understand

GRAMMAR
The ‘coming of age’ movie
Present Perfect with just / already / yet FILM REVIEW is very popular and there
➡ (see page 107)
American
have been many of these
films over the years. One of
1 Complete the sentences with just / already or yet.
1 We haven’t talked about marriage ____ , we’ve ____
Graffiti the first, made in 1973, was
American Graffiti, directed
started going out together! by George Lucas.
The story follows four friends who live in a small town in
2 Please don’t make a mess, your mother has ____ America. It is set in 1962. In the film, two of the friends
finished tidying up and she’s exhausted. 1
___________ just ___________ school and they are
3 I’ve ____ heard the news so I came straight here, are spending their last night at home before going to college.
you OK? One of the friends, Curt, is unsure about going and doesn’t
want to leave home. ‘Why leave home to find a home?’
4 The school doesn’t need a whiteboard, they’ve ____ he asks. Later in the film, Curt sees John, an older boy
got one. They bought it two years ago. who left school several years before and 2___________
5 This film is boring, I’ve ____ seen it. never ___________ to college. He 3___________ always
___________ a hero to Curt’s generation with his fast
6 Do you like this top? I’ve ____ bought it.
car and good looks but Curt 4___________ already
7 You can take the newspaper, James has ____ read it. ___________ that there is much more to life than what
John has and that the world 5___________ already
8 A Are we too late for the show?
___________ since he left school.
B No, you’re not. It’s ____ started.
One interesting thing that Lucas did, and which no other
9 Don’t take my plate away! I haven’t finished ____ . film director did before was, at the end of the film, to
10 Joanna has ____ left so if you hurry you can catch up show us what 6___________ to the characters since they
with her. left college, as if they were real people. Curt, the real hero
of the film, moved away from home to Canada. John,
2 For each set of prompts write three sentences in the the rebel, died in a car crash in 1964. Terry, an innocent
Present Perfect with a just, b already and c yet. character, died in Vietnam, a metaphor for how the simple,
innocent life of America in the 1950s 7___________ forever
Students start / school project
due to such events as the Vietnam war.
a The students have just started the school project.
b The students have already started the school project.
c The students haven’t started the school project yet. Present Perfect Simple
1 My brother / buy new car and Continuous ➡ (see page 107-108)
a ________________________________________
b ________________________________________ 4 Complete the sentences with the correct Present
c ________________________________________ Prefect form of the words in brackets.
2 Holidays / finish 1 I’d like to borrow a different book.
a ________________________________________ I ______________ (read) this one.
b ________________________________________ 2 We ______________(cycle) along the river Rhine for
c ________________________________________ a week now and we’re getting tired!
3 I / do / this exercise 3 Cathy left when she saw that Jim was there. They
a ________________________________________ ______________ (speak) to each other for over a
b ________________________________________ year.
c ________________________________________ 4 My mum ______________ (shop) all day and
she______________ (still/not/buy) any Christmas
presents.
5 A Where have you been all morning?
B I ______________ (read) a great book.
I ______________ (read) 250 pages so far.
6 Dan’s usually a good student but he ______________
(make) a lot of silly mistakes recently.

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__________ to hear if I’ve got the job since then.
I 2__________ nervous about the interview as soon as
Not so bad!
I got the letter telling me about it. I 3__________ lots of
My first day at an English school today and I’ve
interviews in my life but I always 4__________ nervous. 1
_______ waiting impatiently to start this blog. I
To make things worse, while I 5__________ to the place hope some of you back home are reading this!
where the interview was, a car 6__________ past and We arrived 2_______ England last week - I can’t
believe I’ve only been here 3_______ Saturday.
splashed me. When I arrived, I sat in reception and tried
It feels as if I’ve been here 4_______ ages!
to dry my trousers. I sat there for about five minutes, I didn’t have 5_______ worry about which
talking angrily to myself, when I noticed the interviewer school to choose. In England you go to the
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school nearest your house. 6_______ you know
__________ me. He was very nice and friendly but it that houses near a good school can cost 50%
wasn’t the best interview I 8__________ . Next time more than houses two streets away nearer to
I have an interview, I’ll take a taxi. a poor school? Strange, eh? Of course, I did
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_______ have a school uniform so I 8_______
to get one. We went into the town centre a
couple of days ago to buy it. Black jacket,
black trousers, white shirt and red and yellow
a had c have had
tie. I’ll post a photo of it as soon as I can.
b has had d was having
School 9_______ at 9 o’clock in Britain so this
1 a wait c was waiting morning 10_______ nice and relaxed because
b have been waiting d have waited I’m used to starting school at 8 o’clock. Things
got less relaxed when I arrived.
2 a have been c was At 9 o’clock people 11_______ running all over
b been d am the place but, 5 minutes later, the corridors
3 a have had c had had were deserted – they all disappeared. Luckily a
b had d was having teacher found me and took me to my class.
Lessons weren’t much different from back
4 a have got c got home – but all in English. I’ve 12_______
b get d was getting spoken English for years, but my accent is
5 a had walked c walked American, so I have 13_______ trying to learn
b was walking d have been walking a British accent. Did the other kids laugh at my
accent? No. In my class (twenty-six students)
6 a had driven c drove there are fifteen who have a first language that
b has driven d was driving isn’t English! I have 14_______ heard so many
7 a watched c has watched different accents!
b was watching d watches I’ll write more tomorrow if I get some
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letters so that the meaning is the same as in the
original sentences.
I have never seen such a good film. (HAVE)
It’s the best film I have ever seen .
1 The last time he was here was three years ago.
(BEEN)
He ____________________ three years.
2 This is the first time she has ever eaten Indian food.
(NEVER)
She ____________________ before.
3 We started working here in 1998. (BEEN)
We ____________________ 1998.
4 They started walking at 9, it’s 12 now and they are
still walking. (FOR)
They ____________________ 3 hours.
5 The last time I saw John was on my birthday. (SINCE)
I ____________________ my birthday.

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ALREADY, YET, AND JUST

A: Follow the example and do the same using ALREADY:

Example: Bring the milk in, please.

- I have ALREADY brought it in.

1. You must find the tickets soon. ………………………………………………………...

2. Turn the radio down, please. …………………………………………………………

3. Tidy your room. ………………………………………………………..

4. Could you post the letters, please? …………………………………………………………

5. Why don’t you see a doctor? ………………………………………………………...

B: Follow the example and do the same using YET:

Example: She has been in the shop. (buy anything)

- She has been in the shop but she hasn’t bought anything YET.

1. I’ve written to them three times. (not reply)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

2. I’ve asked you again and again. (not do it)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

3. I lent him $10 last month. (not give it back)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

4. He lost his pen a week ago. (not find it)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

5. He borrowed my book last year. (not give it back)

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C: Fill in the blanks with ALREADY or YET:

1. He hasn’t called us ……………………………… .

2. They have ………………………………… sent the letter.

3. John has ……………………………… bought the tickets for the football match.

4. We have ……………………………….. been to Mexico three times.

5. You haven’t visited Tokyo ………………………………… .

D: Follow the example and do the same using JUST:

Example: he / go out

- What has he JUST done?

- He has JUST gone out.

1. She / leave the room

………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. they / watch the news

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I / finish homework

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. he / put on the jacket

………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. she / catch a fish

……………………………………………………………………………………………

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E: Complete the sentences with ‘ever / never’

1. Have you __________ eaten lobster?

2. I have ___________ been to France.

3. I think I have __________ really known you.

4. That’s the smallest car I have __________ ridden in.

5. If you __________ have questions, please don't hesitate to contact me personally.

6. She is probably the most fascinating woman I have ____________ met.

7. If you have __________ felt or known real love, you know it is well worth the wait.

8. Have your children ____________ had Turkish Delight or chocolate-covered pistachios?

9. You have no right to say what the greatest movie is if you have ___________ seen “Citizen Kane.”

10. _________ have I suggested that a test should replace a teacher!

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