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Exercise1. Add a sentence. Use the Present Perfect.
1. Emma's computer is working now. (she / repair / it)
2. It's cooler in here now. (I / open / the window)
3.The visitors are here at last, (they / arrive)
4. Mark's car isn't blocking us in now. (he / move / it)
5. We haven't got any new videos, (we / watch / all these)
Exercise2. Trevor and Laura are decorating their house. Put in the verbs. Use the Present Perfect.
Laura: How is the painting going? Have you finished? (you / finish)
Trevor: No, I haven't. Painting the ceiling is really difficult, you know.
(1)... (I / not / do) very much. And it looks just the same as before. This new paint (2)... (not / make) any difference.
Laura: (3)... (you / not / put) enough on.
Trevor: (4)... (I / hurt) my back. It feels bad.
Laura: Oh, you and your back. You mean (5)… (you / have) enough of decorating. Well, I'll do it. Where (6)... (you / put) the brush?
Trevor: I don't know. (7)... (it / disappear).(8)… (I / look) for it, but I can't find it.
Laura: You're hopeless, aren't you? How much (9)… (you / do) in here? Nothing! (10)... (I / paint) two doors.
Trevor: (11)… (I / clean) all this old paint around the window. It looks much better now, doesn't it?
Laura: (12)… (we / make) some progress, I suppose. Now, where (13)... (that brush /go)? Oh, (14)… (you / leave) it on the ladder, look.
Exercise3. Write replies using the Present Perfect and just.
Use these past participles: checked, eaten, made, remembered, rung, tidied
We must find out the address. ~ It's all right, I've just remembered it.
1. The children's room looks neat. ~ Yes, they've...
2. Is Daniel making some coffee? ~ It's ready.
3. What happened to that chocolate? ~ Sorry,....,...
4. Has Rachel got all the answers right? ~ Yes,...
5. Have you told your sister? ~ Yes, I've...
Exercise4.
А.Complete the dialogue. Use the Present Perfect with just, already and yet.
Vicky: You haven t done your project yet (you / not do / your project / yet), 1 suppose.
Rachel: No, I haven't. (1)... (I / not / start / it / yet).
Vicky: (2)…(I /just / see / Andrew), and he says (3)… (he / already / do) about half of it.
Rachel: Well, he works too hard.
Vicky: (4)… (I / not / finish / my plan / yet).
Rachel: (5)…(you / already / begin) to worry about it, haven't you? Take it easy. There's plenty of time.
Vicky: (6)… (we / already / spend) too long thinking about it.(7)… (I / not / do / any real work / yet) and (8)… (I / just / realize) that there are only four weeks to the end of term.
Rachel: OK. (9)… (I / just / decide) to start next week. Well, maybe.
В.Andrew is a very hard-working student. It's midnight and he is still working at his computer. Write sentences with the Present Perfect and for or since.
be / at his computer / six hours. He's been at his computer for six hours.
1. not / have / any fun / a long time...............................................................
2. have / a cold / a week …………………………………………………….
3. not / see / his friends / ages ……………………………………………....
4. not / do / any sport / last year …………………………………………….
5. be / busy with his studies / months............................................…………
Exercise5. Complete the sentences. Put in for or since
A
You ought to wash the car. You haven't washed it for ages.
I'd better have a shower. I haven't had one since Thursday.
1. I think I'll ring my girlfriend. I haven't... the weekend.
2.We're going to see some old friends. We haven't... five years.
3.Let's watch a video, shall we? We haven't... quite a while.
4. We could have a barbecue. We haven't... last summer.
5. Shall we play tennis? We haven't… our holiday.
B
Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using for or since.
1.We've been fishing... two hours.
2. I've been working in this office... a month.
3. They've been living in France... 1970.
4. He has been in prison... a year.
5. I've known that... a long time.
6. That man has been standing there... six o'clock.
7. She has driven the same car... 1975.
8. Things have changed... I was a girl.
9. The kettle has been boiling... a quarter of an hour.
10. The central heating has been on... October.
11. That trunk has been in the hall... a year.
12. He has been very ill... the last month.
13. I've been using this machine... twelve years.
14. We've been waiting... half an hour.
15. Mr Pitt has been in hospital... his accident.
16. He hasn't spoken to me... the last committee meeting.
17. I have been very patient with you... several years.
18. They have been on strike... November.
19. The strike has lasted... six months.
20. It has been very foggy... early morning.
21. They have been quarrelling ever... they got married.
22. I've been awake... four o'clock.
23. I've been awake... a long time.
24. We've had no gas... the strike began.
25. I've earned my own living... I left school.
26. Nobody has seen him... last week.
27. The police have been looking for me... four days.
28. I haven't worn low-heeled shoes... I was at school.
29. He had a bad fall last week and... then he hasn't left the house.
30. He has been under water... half an hour.
31. That tree has been there... 2,000 years.
32. He has been Minister of Education... 1983.
33. I've been trying to open this door... forty-five minutes.
34. He hasn't eaten anything... twenty-four hours.
35. We've had terrible weather... the last month.
36. Nobody has come to see us... we bought these bloodhounds.
Exercise6. Gone to or been to? Complete the conversation. Put in gone or been.
Emma: Hi. Where's Rachel?
Vicky: She's gone to the supermarket to get something for a meal.
Emma: But I've got some chicken for tonight. I've just (1)… to a supermarket on
my way home, that new place near the station.
Natasha: I haven't (2). …to that one yet.
Vicky: Where's Jessica? Isn't she here?
Emma: No, she's (3)… to London. She'll be back tomorrow.
Exercise7. First time, second time, etc
What would you say in these situations? Use time and the Present Perfect.
You are watching a cricket match. You have never seen one before.
This is the first time I've seen a cricket match.
1. You have lost your bank card. It has happened once before.This is
2. The washing-machine has broken down. This has happened twice before.
3. You are in England for the first time in your life.
4. You are staying in a hotel where you once stayed before.
5. You have missed the bus. You've done the same thing about four times before.
Exercise8. Today, this week, etc
