1. His shoes were dirty. Now they are clean. He ____________________.
2. The door was open. Now it is not. She _________________________.
3. They watched TV. Now they are in bed. ________________________.
4. It was raining heavily. Now the sun is shining. The rain ____________.
5. His hair was dirty. Now it is clean. ____________________________.
6. The picture was on the wall. Now it is on the floor. The picture ___________________________.
7. Mike is looking for his key. He can’t find it. ____________________.
8. Margaret can’t walk and her leg is in plaster. ____________________.
9. Maria’s English wasn’t very good. Now it is better. ________________ _____________________.
10. Tim didn’t have a beard last month. Now he has a beard. __________ _____________________.
11. This morning I was expecting a letter. Now I have it. _____________ _____________________.
12. Last week the bus fare was 80 pence. Now it is 90. _______________ _____________________.
2 Complete the sentences with a suitable verb in the Present Perfect:
1. Can I have a look at your newspaper? – Yes, I __________________ with it.
2. I ____________________ some new shoes. Do you want to see them?
3. Where is Liz? – She is not here. She ______________________ out.
4. I am looking for Paula. ______________ you __________ her?
5. Look! Somebody _____________________ that window.
6. Does Lisa know that you’re going away? – Yes, I _______________ her.
7. I can’t find my umbrella. Somebody _________________________ it.
8. Where are my glasses? – I don’t know. I ________________________ them.
9. I’m looking for Sarah. Where ____________ she _____________?
10. I know that woman, but I ___________________________ her name.
11. Sue is having a party tonight. She ___________________________ a lot of people.
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12. What are you going to do? ________________ you ______________?
13. Does Bill know about the meeting tomorrow? – I don’t think so. I ________________________ him.
14. Do you want this magazine? – No, I _________________________ it, thanks.
3 Use these prompts to make true sentences about yourself:
1. I have had my … for …
2. I’ve been a … for
3. I have lived in … for…
4. I have known … for…
5. My grandparents have been married for …
6. My father has worked as a … for…
7. My teacher has been a teacher of … for …
4 Complete the sentences. Use the verb in brackets + just, already, yet.
1. Would you like something to eat? – No, thanks. I ________________ lunch. (just/have)
2. Do you know where Julia is? – Yes, I __________________. (just/see)
3. What time is David leaving? – He __________________ (already/leave)
4. What’s in the newspaper today? – I don’t know. I ________________ _____________. (not read yet)
5. Is Ann coming to the cinema with us? – No, she __________________ ____________. (already/see)
6. Are your friends here yet? – Yes, they _____________________. (just/arrive)
7. What does Tim think about your plan? – I _____________________. (not tell yet)
8. Can I speak to Joe? – I’m afraid he ____________________________ (just/go out)
9. Wait a minute, don’t take my plate away! I ___________________________. (not/finish eating/yet)
10. Shall I phone to reserve a table? – No, I ________________________ it. (already/do)
11. She is still looking for a job. She _____________________________. (not/find a job/yet)
12. Is Ann still at the bank? – No, she ____________________________. (just/come back)
5 Make questions:
1. (ever/ride/horse?) __________________________________________
2. (ever/be/ California?) _______________________________________
3. (ever/run/marathon?) _______________________________________
4. (ever/speak/famous person?) _________________________________
5. (always/live/in this town?) ___________________________________
6. (most beautiful place/ever/visit?) ______________________________
6 Complete the answers. Some sentences are positive and some are negative:
1. What’s George’s sister like? – I’ve no idea. I _________________ her.
2. How is Amy these days? – I don’t know. I ____________________ her recently.
3. Are you hungry? – Yes, I _______________________ much today.
4. Can you play chess? – Yes, but ________________________ for ages.
5. Did you enjoy your holiday? – Yes, it’s the best holiday _______________________ for a long time.
6. What’s that book like? – I don’t know. I _______________________ it.
7. Is Brussels an interesting place? – I’ve no idea. ___________________ _______________ there.
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8. The car broke down again yesterday. – Not again! That’s the second time ___________________________________ this week.
9. Who’s that woman by the door? – I don’t know. __________________ ________________ before.
7 Complete these sentences using today/this year/this term, etc.
1. I saw Tom yesterday but ___________________________ today.
2. I read a newspaper yesterday but ______________________________.
3. Last year the company made a profit but this year _________________ ______________________.
4. Tracey worked hard at school last term but ______________________.
5. It snowed a lot last winter but _________________________________.
6. Our football team won a lot of games last season but we ____________.
8 Read the situations and write the sentences with “this is the first time I…”
· Jack is driving a car but he is very nervous and not sure what to do.
You ask: Have ___________________________________________
He says: No, this is ________________________________________
· Len is playing tennis. He is not very good and he doesn’t know the rules.
You ask: _________________________________________________
He says: _________________________________________________
· Sue is riding a horse. She doesn’t look very confident or comfortable.
You ask: ________________________________________________
She says: ________________________________________________
· Maria is in London. She has just arrived and it is all new for her.
You ask: ________________________________________________
She says: ________________________________________________
9 Put just, already, yet or never in the right place in B’s sentences:
A: What’s the difference between Great Britain and the UK? B: I’ve told you twice!
A: Why are you looking so happy? B: I’ve heard that my cousin is coming to stay!
A: Do you like Thai food? B: I don’t know. I’ve tried it.
A: Is Ernesto here? B: No, he hasn’t arrived.
A: Would you like to go and see X-men tonight? B: Not really, I’ve seen it twice.