Put the verbs in the present perfect tense:

1.I(work)................... with him since 1970.

2.She( study)................... English for three years now.

3.I ( not see ).................... you for ages.

4.They ( live)................... there for the whole life.

5.You (meet)................. him since we said goodbye?

6. The village (grow)............................ in to a small town for 10 years.

7. I (work) ......................with him since 1970.

8. She (study)............................. English for 3 years now.

9. I (not see) .........................................you for ages.

10. They (live)............................ there for the whole life.

11. Where .......you (be)......................... since 1999?

12. We (not get) .......................................in touch with him for years

I. Complete each sentence with Since or For and use verbs in present perfect tense

1.She ( be ) has been sick since .Wednesday.

2.John ( work)has worked  in that company for 6 years.

3.Lan ( be ) has been  in the hospital.....for.... almost a month.

4.They ( send) have send  him any money since........ last month.

5.She (not eat ) ) hasn’t eaten  anything..for......two days.

6.They (be ) have been friends ....since.... high school.

7.We (live ) have lived  with our parents ........for...25 years.

8.His father ( go ) has gone  to Hai Phong ..since........ yesterday.

9. I (work)………….. here for three years.

10. ………… you ever …………..(be) in New York?

11. You (not/do) ………….your project yet, I suppose.

12. I (just/ see)………. Andrew and he says he ……..already (do)………. about half of the plan.

13. I ………..just (decide)……… to start working next week.

14. He (be)…………. at his computer for seven hours.

15. She (not/ have) ……………any fun a long time.

16. My father (not/ play)……….. any sport since last year.

17. I’d better have a shower. I (not/ have)………. one since Thursday.

18. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/ see)…………. each other for five years.

19. I…… just (realize)…………... that there are only four weeks to the end of term.

20. The train drivers (go)……… on strike and they stopped working at twelve o’clock.

21. How long…….. (you/ know)………. each other?

22. ……….(You/ take)………… many photographs?

23. (She/ eat)………………. at the Royal Hotel yet?

24. He (live) ………….here all his life..

25. Is this the second time he (lose)……………. his job?

26. How many bottles………… the milkman (leave) ………….? He (leave) ……….. six.

27. I (buy)…………. a new carpet. Come and look at it.

28. She (write)………….. three poems about her fatherland.

29. We (finish) ……………………three English courses.

30. School (not, start)……………..yet

II. Complete the sentences by using Present Perfect tense

1. Nick’s father……………………………… (work) in London since 2000.

2. She ………………………………. (drink) orange juice for breakfast for 3 years.

3. We …………………………………… (run) to the railway station for 15 minutes.

4. He ………………………………………… (take) this course since last month. 5. Karen ………………………………… (read) a newspaper on the train for 10 minutes.

6. His mother………………………………(come) back home since five o’clock. 7. They ……………………………………… (clean) up beaches since six o’clock. 8. Kate ……………………………………………. me an e-mail since yesterday. (not, send)

9. Dave and Pat ……………………………………………. the museum for ages. (not, visit).

10. Marcus ……………………………………………. an accident. (not, have)

11. We ……………………………………………. the shopping for our grandmother yet. (not, do).

12. My friends ……………………………………………. smoking. (not, give up) 13. …………….. it ……………………… into a famous place of interest for ages? (grow)

14. ………………he ………………………………… in this school for ten years? (teach)

15. ………………….. you ………………………. my bike? (to clean)

16. ………………….. Emily ………………………her room? (to paint)

17. ………………….. Lisa ………………… to the concert? (to get)

18. ………………….. your uncle ………………………smoking? (to give up)

Put the verbs in parentheses into the present perfect tense :

1. He ( practice ) ...... the piano since 8 o'clock

2. I ( not him ) ....... this movie since last week

3. Jorge ( read ) ....... the newspaper for an hour

4. ... Maria ( learn ) .......... English since grade 6 ?

5. He ( swim ) ...... for half an hour

6. How long ........ Mr.Johnson ( work ) ..... here ? - For 35 years

7. We ( begin ) ... to study for the test since this morning

Put the verb in brackets in the Present Perfect Tence:

1. Nam ( study ) _____ since last May.

2. ( you / ever be ) _____ to Da Lat ?

3. His father ( just / sell ) ______ his old house.

4. Nurses ( look ) _____ after patients in hospital since last night.

5. ( you / ever / see ) _____ a ghost ? - No, _____

6. They ( live ) _____ in that house for ten years.

7. I ( work ) _____ with him since 1998

8. She ( study ) _____ English rof 3 years now.

9. I ( not see ) _____ my form teacher for two weeks.

10. They ( live ) _____ there for the whole life.

VI Compiete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verds in brackts

1. Mr Tan______(teach) in this school for over ten years.

2. You_______(not stop) talkin since you got here!

3. She______(not see) Nathan since he left the town.

4. I______(already/finish) my homework. It was easy!

5. We______(not meet) that girl since 1975.

6. My sister_______(be) to Australia there times

7. My sister_____(work) in Ho Chi Minh City for ten year

8. I and my friends______(learn)English for three years.

II. Rewrite the following sentences as direction in the parenthesis

1. 1. I began to work for the company 2 years ago. (Past simple à Present perfect)

à__________________________________________________________

2. 2. She started to study English 3 years ago. (Past simple à Present perfect)

à__________________________________________________________________.

3. 3. He began to learn to drive when he was 18. (Past simple à Present perfect)

à________________________________________________________________.

4. 4. They started to read books two hours ago. (Past simple à Present perfect)

à________________________________________________________________.

5. Mr. Smith grew a lot of tulips but he doesn't any more. (used to) 

E_________________________________________________________________

6. I went to the church when I was a child. (used to)

à________________________________________________________________

7. 7. Since we've lived in the countryside. We've been much happier. (used to)

à________________________________________________________________

8. 8. She has promised herself to be on time to work everyday. That is a good idea. (Relative Clause)

à_______________________________________________________________

9. 9. I don’t go to the church every Sunday any longer (used to)

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10. Mrs. Laura  taught the mute in a special school but she doesn't do it any more (usedto) 

E_________________________________________________________________

11. Mr. Michael grew tulips but he doesn't any more. (used to)

à_______________________________________________________________

12. I prefer listening to classical music now, although when I was young I couldn't stand it. (used to)

à_______________________________________________________________

13. My sister looked so fat when she returned from Paris. (used to)

à________________________________________________________________

14. Someone has told me to wait outside. (Passive voice)

à_______________________________________________________________

15. Nobody has invited her to the party. (Passive voice)

à________________________________________________________________

16. No one has sent us any tickets. (Passive voice)

à________________________________________________________________

17. Has someone decorated my bedroom? (Passive voice)

à________________________________________________________________

18. I began to play the piano when I was a primary student. (Past simple à Present perfect)à______________________________________________________________

19. Linda started to write for Tuoi Tre newspaper in 1996. (Past simple à Present perfect)

à_______________________________________________________________

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VIII.      Present perfect Tense:

1.       She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..

2.       We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….

3.       It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..

4.       This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………

5.       I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..

6.       She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..

7.       The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..

8.       I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..

9.       Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………

10.   When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………

11.   I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..

12.   The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.

à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..

13.   They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.

à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….

14.   John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.

à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………

15.   My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.

à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..

16.   How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?

à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………

17.   My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.

à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..

18.   When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?

à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..

19.   My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.

à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………

20.   My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.

à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………

21.   Jane’s grandma hasn’t planted trees in the garden for 5 months.

à Jane’s grandma stopped ……………………………………………………………………...

22.   I have never met a more warm-hearted person than my mother is.

à My mother is …………………………………………………………………………………

23.   I have never seen such a bad film as that one in the cinema.

à That is the …………………………………………………………………………………..

24.   We haven’t seen Mary since we left the university.

à We last ……………………………………………………………………………………….

25.   The last time I went swimming was when I was in Spain.

à I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………..