have been

1. I have been here for two hours.

have been

Put the verbs in the present perfect tense:

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

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

3.I ( not see )............haven't seen........ you for ages.

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

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

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

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

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

9. I (not see) ................haven't seen.........................you for ages.

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

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

12. We (not get) .................haven't got......................in touch with him for years

1. have worked

2. has studied

3. haven't saw

4. have lived

5. Have you met

6. has grown

7. 

1 have visited

2 have they lived - moved

3 has read

4 haven't begun

5 has been

6 called

7 moved

8 have been

9 did you meet

10 spent

11 Have you ever been - haven't been

12 heard

1. have visited

2. have they lived

3. moved

4. has read

5. has been

6. did/call

7. moved

8. has been

9. did you meet

10. spent

11. have you ever been/haven't been

12. heard

1. have done

2. has written / hasn't finished

3. left / have never met

4. have - had

5. did / do - Did you play

6. bought / hasn't worn 

7. has taught / graduated 

8. Have you heard - has been - have read

9. got / were / went

10. earned / has already spent

1 received

2 have lived

3 has worked

4 has done

5 Did they put

6 has studied

7 have been

8 has been

9 came''

10 has learnt

Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple or present perfect.

1. I (receive) RECEIVED  a letter just a few minutes ago.

2. They (live) HAVE LIVED in London since 1980.

3. Linda is working in this department. She (work) HAS WORKED here for two years.

4. Up to present, John (do) HAS DONE good work in the class.

5. (they/ put) DID THEY PUT their book on my desk last night?

6. He (study) HAS STUDIED English at this school for six weeks up to now.

7. Nobody lives in those houses. They (be) HAVE BEEN empty for many years.

8. Cindy is in her office. She (be) HAS BEEN  there since 7 o’clock.

9. My sister (come) CAME to see me last night.

10. My friend George is learning Japanese. He (learn) HAS LEARNED it for six months

1.   I .......have done.. (do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now.

2.   He .....has written..... (write) a novel for two years, but he ............hasn't finished...... (not finish) it yet.

3.   My brother ....left..... (leave) home 10 years ago. I ......have never met.. (never/ meet) him again since then.

4.   I like your car. How long .......have... you ........had..... (have) it?

5.   What ......did........ you   .........do.... (do) last weekend? .....Did you play...... (play) golf?

6.   Mai ......bought... (buy) a new dress last week, but she ........hasn't worn.. (not wear) it yet.

7.   Mr. Quang ......has taught.... (teach) Math in this school since he ..........graduated... (graduate) from the university in 1989.

8.   ....Have....... you .........heard.... (hear) of Agatha Christie? She ...is...... ( be) a novels writer. You ......have read......... (read) any of them

9.   When I ...got........ (get) home last night, I ......was.......... (be) very tired and I ..........went....... (go) straight to bed.

10. Daniel ....earned........ (earn) some money last week. But I’m afraid he ........has already spent.....  (already/ spend) it all.

1. I have done all the housework . The flat is really clean now.

2. He has written a novel for two years, but he hasn't finished it yet

3. My brother left home 10 years ago. I have never met him again since then

4.i like your car. How long you have you had it?

5. What did you do last weekend? Did you play golf?

6. Mai bought a new dress last week, but she hasn't worn it yet

7. Mr.quang has taught Math in this school since he graduated from the university in 1989

8. Have you heard (hear) of Agatha Christie ? She was a Novels writer. Have you read (read) any of them

9. When I got home last night, I was very tired and I went straight to bed

10. Daniel earned some money last week. But I'm afraid he has already spent it all.

1. has done

2. has written / hasn't finished

3. left / haven't met

4. have / had

5 did/do/Did you play

6. bought / hasn't worn

7. has been teaching / graduated

8. Have/heard/is

9. got / was / went

10. earned / has already spent

I.       Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1.      I ______have had_________ (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday.

2.      We ________have lived_______ (live) in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.

3.      The last time I _______went________ (go) to Brighton was in August.

4.      When my parents were on holiday, I __________stayed_____ (stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.

5.      I ________haven't seen_______ (not see) Rachel for ages. She _________hasn't visited______ (not visit) us since July.

6.      Martin ______has been_________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.

7.      I _______have worked________ (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.

8.      We ______moved________ (move) here in 1993. We _________have been_____ (be) here for a long time now.

9.      It isn’t a very good party. Most people ________have already gone_______ (already / go) home.

10.  It was so hot today that I ________wore_______ (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.

11.  My wife and I ______have moved________ (move) three times since we _____got_________ (get) married.

12.  So far this week there ______have been_________ (be) three burglaries in our street.

13.  When I was younger I _______played________ (play) badminton for my local team.

14.  In the past few years, it ________has become_______ (become) more and more difficult to get into university.

15.  This book is so long that I _______haven't finished________ (not finish) it yet.

VII. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect tense

7. have learnt

10. haven't seen

have learnt

haven't seen

7

have learnt

10. haven't seen

1. I __have done___ (do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now.

2. He ____wrote__ (write) a novel for two years, but he _hasn't finished_____ (not finish) it yet.

3. My brother ____left___(leave) home 10 years ago. I __have never met____ (never/ meet) him again since then.

4. I like your car. How long ___have___you _had_____ (have)it?

5. What __did____ you____do__ (do) last weekend? ___Did-play___ (play) golf?

6. Mai ___bought__ (buy) a new dress last week, but she __hasn't worn___(not wear) it yet.

7. Mr. Quang ____has taught__(teach) Math in this school since he ___graduated____ (graduate) from the university in 1989.

8. ____Have_ you__heard___ (hear) of Agatha Christie? She __is____( be) a novels writer. Have You __read_____ (read) any of them?

9. When I _____got__ (get) home last night, I ___was____ (be) very tired and I ___went___(go) straight to bed.

10. Daniel ___earned____(earn) some money last week. But I’m afraid he ____has already spent__ (already/spend) it all.

1 has been

2 has used

3 have lived

4 has taught

5 hasn't spoken

6 have lived

Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect tense:

1)He (be) ____has been__________ in New York for 3 months.

2)My brother (use) _____has used_________ this computer for 2 years.

3)They (live) _____have lived_________ in this street for a long time.

 4)   Mr Green (teach) _______has taught_______ French since he left London in 1997.

5) She (not speak) ________has spoken______ to me since last week.

6) I (live) _________have lived_____ in Ho Chi Minh city since 1975

Put the verbs in the present perfect or the simple past tense.

      1.   We (never watch) ______________ that TV programme.

      2.   We (watch) ______________ a good programme on TV last night.

      3.   He (read) ______________ that novel many times before.

      4.   He (read) ______________ that novel again during my last vacation.

      5.   I (have) ______________ a little trouble with my car last week.

      6.   However, I (have) ______________ no trouble with my car since then.

      7.   I (not see) ___________ John for a long time. I (see) ___________ him 3 weeks ago.

      8.   The school bell (ring) ______________. We must go now.

      9.   I (meet) ____________ Mary last night. She (become) ____________ a very big girl.

      10. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) ______________ since this morning.