PRESENET PERFECT EXCERCISES

EXERCISES (PRESENT PERFECT)

(A) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT FORM OF THE VERB IN PARENTHESIS.

1. I _____________________(speak) to him about it several times.

2. She _____________________(see) that movie twice.

3. Harry_____________________(make) and__________________(lose) several fortunes.

4. Mr. Brown_________________(go) to South America to work.

5. I’m afraid that I___________________(lose) my car keys.

6. We ____________________(learn) many new words in the course.

7. I_________________never______________(be) to Paris.

8. I _________________(hear) that story before.

9. They__________________(visit) us many times.

10. It____________________(rain) a lot this year.

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(B) SUPPLY EITHER THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE OR THE PRESENT PERFECT FORM AS REQUIRED.

11. I_________________(go) to bed late last night, I________________(do) this many times lately because of my work.

12. Mr. Johnson____________________(go) to Chicago last week.

13. I________________________(read) that book last summer.

14. I________________________(be) in Norway twice.

15. Mr. Dale____________________(have) little experience in teaching adults.

16. When I was young, I often ________________________(go) fishing with my father.

17. The First World War _____________________(begin) in 1914 and________________ (end) in 1918.

( C) CHANGE THE SENTENCES TO INTRODUCE since IN PLACE OF for. THEN MAKE WHATEVER OTHER CHANGES ARE NECESSARY.

18. She has been sick for three days. _________________________________

19. We have lived here for two years. _________________________________

20. Sue has worked for that firm for six months. _________________________________

21. I haven’t seen him for several days. _________________________________

22. I haven’t smoked a cigarette for 2 years. _________________________________

23. He has been in the hospital for a month. _________________________________

(C) CHANGE THE SENTENCES TO INTRODUCE for IN PLACE OF since. THEN MAKE WHATEVER OTHER CHANGES ARE NECESSARY.

24. He has been absent since Sunday. _________________________________

25. We haven’t seen them since February. _________________________________

26. We have lived in the same house since 1980. _________________________________

27. They have been friends since High School. _________________________________

28. It has been cold since yesterday. _________________________________

29. I haven’t seen her since last week. _________________________________

30. The dog hasn’t eaten anything since Monday. _________________________________

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