7 Present-Perfect
7 Present-Perfect
7 Present-Perfect
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Present Perfect Tense - Past Participles
A. Write the simple past and past participle of the following verbs.
B. Complete the chart below with the correct form of the verb.
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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.
1. I met Barbara when we were in elementary school. We each other for over
twenty years.
2. We many new words since we started this course.
3. That’s a wonderful movie. I it three times.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Tonner married for 10 years.
5. You are late! The class already .
6. Robert is my neighbor. He next door to me for five years.
7. Mary several letters to her parents since she left home.
8. We in that restaurant several times.
9. Our teacher us a lot of help with the homework assignment.
10. She to her landlord many times about the broken window.
11.We have a new camera. We some beautiful pictures of the
grandchildren.
12. They all their homework already.
13. Mrs. Baxter all her groceries for the week.
14.Tommy a bad cold for two weeks.
15. Frank for that company for many years.
16. After three months of looking, she a beautiful apartment to rent.
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.
1. Mathew is waiting on the corner for his girlfriend, but she yet.
2. My brother lives in a different country. I him for two years.
3. Ellie and Bill got a divorce five years ago. They to each other since then.
4. It is only 8:45. The class yet.
5. It started to snow last night and it still .
6. She has finally decided which car she wants, but she it yet.
7. I heard that the movie at the Roxy Theater is great , but I it yet.
8. I bought a newspaper today, but I still it.
9. He took his car to the service station yesterday, but they it yet.
10.The Andersons moved out of New York ten years ago and they back
to the city since then.
B. Match the questions on the left with the correct answer on the right.
Rewrite the following sentences using since or for and the verb provided. You may have to change some of
the words, but keep the same meaning.
Read the schedule above and make 10 sentences using already and yet. Assume it is now 12:00.
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Present Perfect Tense with Already/Yet
Follow the example on the previous page (Mrs. Tonner’s Schedule). Fill in the above schedule with your
own activities, then write full sentences below.
Ex. It’s 11:00. I have already taken a shower and had breakfast. I haven’t had lunch yet.
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Past Participles – Bingo
Instructions: Choose 24 verbs from the list below and write the past participle of each one in any space
on your bingo card. Mix them up. Do not write them in the same order as the list. (This will ensure you
all have a different card.) Your teacher will call out certain past participles. If you have one, cover it with
your bean, piece of cardboard, candy, or any other marker your teacher gives you. When you have one
line any way covered, shout Bingo. (You must have the correct past participle under each marker in
order to win.)
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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.
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.
8. new very happy the their children puppy they have since got been
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.
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb provided, simple past or present
perfect.
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb provided, simple past or present
perfect.
I (not/smoke) for over five years now and I will never smoke again.
7. Frank (work) for ABC Electric from 1990 to 2002. Now he owns his own
business. He (have) it for six years.
Interview your classmates. Use the words provided below to ask questions with the present perfect tense.
Write the name of the classmate who gives you a “yes” answer. Then follow-up with another question
using the simple past tense.
Ex. ( ever/ see/ the Eiffel Tower) Walk around the class and find someone who has seen the Eiffel Tower.
Have you ever seen the Eiffel Tower? Yes, I have. Mary
8. (ever/sleep/ in a tent)