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Present Perfect

Present Perfect Tense - Past Participles

A. Write the simple past and past participle of the following verbs.

simple form simple past past participle

1. work worked worked

2. do did done
3. eat ate eaten
4. call called called
5. begin began begun
6. give gave given
7. answer answered answered
8. see saw seen
9. have had had
10. go went gone
11. study studied studied
12. teach taught taught
13. make made made
14. talk talked talked

B. Complete the chart below with the correct form of the verb.

simple form simple past past participle

Know Knew Known
Meet Met Met
Be Was/were Been
Fly Flew Flown
Write Wrote Written
Read Read Read
Live Lived Lived
Fall Fell Fallen
Feel Felt Felt
Take Took Taken
Drive Drove Driven

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Present Perfect Tense

Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the
present prefect tense.

take / work / find / see / speak / know / begin

do / learn / eat / have / write / give / live / buy / be

1. I met Barbara when we were in elementary school. We have known each other for over
twenty years.
2. We have learned many new words since we started this course.
3. That’s a wonderful movie. I have seen it three times.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Tonner have been married for 10 years.
5. You are late! The class has already begun.
6. Robert is my neighbor. He has lived next door to me for five years.
7. Mary has written several letters to her parents since she left home.
8. We have been in that restaurant several times.
9. Our teacher has given us a lot of help with the homework assignment.
10. She has spoken to her landlord many times about the broken window.
11. We have a new camera. We have taken some beautiful pictures of the
grandchildren.
12. They have done all their homework already.
13. Mrs. Baxter has bought all her groceries for the week.
14. Tommy has had a bad cold for two weeks.
15. Frank has worked for that company for many years.
16. After three months of looking, she has found a beautiful apartment to rent.

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Present Perfect Tense - Negative

A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the
negative form of the present prefect tense.

fix / begin / arrive / be / see / stop / speak / buy / read / visit

1. Mathew is waiting on the corner for his girlfriend, but she hasn’t arrived yet.
2. My brother lives in a different country. I haven’t seen him for two years.
3. Ellie and Bill got a divorce five years ago. They haven’t spoken to each other since then.
4. It is only 8:45. The class hasn’t begun yet.
5. It started to snow last night and it still hasn’t stopped.
6. She has finally decided which car she wants, but she hasn’t bought it yet.
7. I heard that the movie at the Roxy Theater is great, but I haven’t seen it yet.
8. I bought a newspaper today, but I still haven’t read it.
9. He took his car to the service station yesterday, but they haven’t fixed it yet.
10. The Andersons moved out of New York ten years ago and they haven’t come backto the
city since then.

B. Match the questions on the left with the correct answer on the right.

1. Has he finished university yet? C) No, he hasn’t. He’s still talking.

2. Have you eaten breakfast yet? H) No, I haven’t. My wife’s still reading it.
3. Have they gotten married yet? F) No, he hasn’t graduated yet.
4. Has the president finished speaking yet? A) No it hasn’t. The teacher isn’t here yet.
5. Has Mary watered the plants yet? G) No, they haven’t finished yet.
6. Has the doctor seen you yet? I) No, they haven’t. They’re still engaged.
7. Has the sun come out yet? J) No, she hasn’t. They are still dry.
8. Have they finished their homework yet? E) No, I haven’t. I’ll eat in a few minutes.
9. Has the class begun yet? D) No, he hasn’t. He is with another patient.
10. Have you read the paper yet? B) No, it hasn’t. It’s still raining.

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Present Perfect Tense with Ever and Never

Practice using the present perfect tense by asking questions beginning with “Have you ever…?”. Use the
words provided to make your questions.

Ex. you /ever/ be/ to France - Have you ever been to France?
Then answer each question using either a positive or negative reply.
Ex. Have you ever been to France?
Yes, I have. I’ve been there several times. or Yes, I have. I was there last year. or No, I haven’t.

1. the teacher/ ever/ be/ late for class Have you ever been late for class?

2. the pilot/ ever/ fly/ in a helicopter Has the pilot ever flown in a helicopter?

3. your father/ ever/ make/ dinner for your mother Has your father ever made dinner for your mother?

4. you/ ever/ find/ a lot of money on the street Have you ever found a lot of money on the street?

5. the children/ ever/ go camping/ in the forest Have the children ever gone champing in the forest?

6. the baseball team/ ever/ win a championship game Has the baseball team ever won a championship game?

7. the actress/ever/ forget her lines Has the actress ever forgotten her lines?

8. the policeman/ever/ shoot anyone Has the policeman ever shot anyone?

9. the politicians/ever/ break their promises Have the politicians ever broken their promises?

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Present Perfect – Scrambled Sentences

Put the words below in the correct order to make grammatically correct sentences. (Each sentence is in
the present perfect tense.)

Ex. finished they yet homework their haven’t They haven’t finished their homework yet.

1. week I flu had the since have last

I have had the flu since las week

2. time divorced she for been long a has

She has bee divorced for a long time.

3. been week absent all school from has he

He has been absent from school all week.

4. this city apartment lived since I in this have I moved to

I have lived in this city since I moved to this apartment.

5. lesson already that has teacher taught the

The teacher has ready taught that lesson.

6. Edith child since glasses was a worn has she

Since she was a child, Edith has worn glasses.

7. since she at broke work hasn’t her been leg she

She hasn’t been at work since she broke her leg.

8. new very happy the their children puppy they have since got been

They have been very happy since they got the new puppy.

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Present Perfect Tense – Questions with How Long

Practice using Since and For

Read the following sentences and write a ‘how long’ question for each one.

Ex. I live in Toronto. How long have you lived in Toronto? I have lived in Toronto for twenty years. or
I have lived in Toronto since I was a child. or I have lived in Toronto since 1988.

1. Jane works at a travel agency. How long has jane worked at the travel agency?

2. Bill wears glasses. How long has Bill worn glasses?

3. Mark and Sharon are married. How long have Mark and Sharon been married?

4. I know Ben very well. How long have you known Ben?

5. Margaret has a bad cold. How long has Margaret had a bad cold?

6. John owns a Toyota. How long has John owned a Toyota?

7. The teacher is in the classroom now. How long has the teacher been in the classroom?

8. Daniel and Sara are on vacation in Europe now. How long have Daniel and Sara been on vacation in Europe?

9. Andrea speaks French very well. How long has Andrea spoken French very well?

10. Kerry believes in ghosts. How long has Kerry believed in ghosts?

11. The boss is angry at his secretary. How long has the boss been angry at his secretary?

12. The fridge is empty. How long has the fridge been empty?

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