1. I have bought a new pair of shoes.
2. Have you finished reading that book yet?
v. put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple or present perfect progressive.
1, i...(read) this book for two days, but i ...(not/finish) it yet. 2, I ....(read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back. Ủi
I. Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. I _______________ (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday.
2. We _______________ (live) in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.
3. The last time I _______________ (go) to Brighton was in August.
4. When my parents were on holiday, I _______________ (stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.
5. I _______________ (not see) Rachel for ages. She _______________ (not visit) us since July.
6. Martin _______________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.
7. I _______________ (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.
8. We ______________ (move) here in 1993. We ______________ (be) here for a long time now.
9. It isn’t a very good party. Most people _______________ (already / go) home.
10. It was so hot today that I _______________ (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.
11. My wife and I ______________ (move) three times since we ______________ (get) married.
12. So far this week there _______________ (be) three burglaries in our street.
13. When I was younger I _______________ (play) badminton for my local team.
14. In the past few years, it _______________ (become) more and more difficult to get into university.
15. This book is so long that I _______________ (not finish) it yet.
Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets
1. I ___ ( have ) these shoes since my eighteenth birthday
2. I ___ ( tidy ) my desk, but now it's in an mess again
Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple or present perfect.
1. I (receive) a letter just a few minutes ago.
2. They (live) in London since 1980.
3. Linda is working in this department. She (work) here for two years.
4. Up to present, John (do) good work in the class.
5. (they/ put) their book on my desk last night?
6. He (study) English at this school for six weeks up to now.
7. Nobody lives in those houses. They (be) empty for many years.
8. Cindy is in her office. She (be) there since 7 o’clock.
9. My sister (come) to see me last night.
10. My friend George is learning Japanese. He (learn) it for six months
Ex: Put the verbs in brackets in the present smiple, the present continuous , the present perfect and the past simple tense.
1: I (have)_______coffee for breakfast every day.
2: My brother (work)_______in a shoe store this summer.
3: The student (look)_______up that new word now.
4: She (go)_______to school every day.
5: We (do)______ this exercise at the moment.
6: My brother (cook)_______some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)_______in the mornings.
7: It (rain)_________very much in the summer.It (rain)_______now.
8: Bad students never (work)______hard.
The present perfect tense
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense, and fill the spaces by repeating the auxiliary.
1 Where you (be)? ~ I (be) to the dentist.
2 You (have) breakfast? ~ Yes, 1...
3 Someone (wind) the clock? ~ Yes, Tom . . .
4 You (see) my watch anywhere? ~ No, I'm afraid I . . .
6 I (not finish) my letter yet.
7 He just (go) out.
8 Someone (take) my bicycle.
9 The phone (stop) ringing.
10 You (hear) from her lately? - No, 1...
11 I just (wash) that floor.
Put the verbs in brackets 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.
V. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, past simple or present perfect.
1. I __________ (have) this shirt for nearly four years.
2. Joanna __________ (tidy) her desk, but now it’s in a mess again.
3. Mike __________ (lose) his key. He can’t find it anywhere.
4. The last time I __________ (go) to Brighton was in August.
5. I __________ (finish) my homework. I __________ (do) it before tea.
6. And the race is over! And Mickey Simpson __________ (win) in a record time!
7. Martin __________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.
8. Of course I can ride a bike. But I __________ (not/ ride) one for years.
9. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I __________ (never/ meet) him.
10. Rupert __________ (leave) a message for you. He (ring) last night.
11. Your car looks very clean __________ (you/ wash) it?
12. We __________ (move) here in 1993. We __________ (be) here a long time now.
13. Mr. Clack __________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
14. Is this the first time you __________ (cook) pasta?
15. I __________ (work) for a computer company since I __________ (graduate) from university.
Give the right forms of the verbs in backets: Simple Present, Simple Future, Present Perfect or Future Perfect.
1. I'll wait until he (finish) his novel.
2. When you (come) back, he already (buy) a new house.
3. Don't come until I (finish) lunch.
4. I (hpe) it (stop) raining by 5 o'clock this afternoon.
5. The river (not begin) to swell until some rain (fall)
6. By next month i (leave) for India.
7. The film (end) by the time we (get) there.
8. The (build) a house by June next year.
9. We ( start) our plan next week.
10. I (give) her your letter when I (see) her tomorrow.
