ENGLISH GUIDES

Grammar practice. Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect

 A – Fill in the gaps with the Present Perfect in the affirmative form.

1.    Joan ______________ (wait) for Bob for a quarter of an hour.

2.    The students ______________(visit) the gallery.

3.    Mary and I ______________(finish) our work.

4.    Susan ______________(buy) a new car recently.

5.    Tim ______________(be) to the horse races.

6.    They ______________(wash) their car.

7.    I ______________(take) a lot of photos in Oxford.

8.    You ______________(forget) your umbrella.

B- Rewrite the sentences in the: 1 negative form; 2 interrogative form.

1.    Ann has baked a cake.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

2.    Harry has finished his homework.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3.    Patrick and Sue have visited Paris.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

4.    I have been to Dublin.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

5.    We have bought a new car.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

6.    You have drunk too much.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

7.    She has helped her friend.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

8.    Paul has arrived on time.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

C- Form sentences using the Present perfect.

1.    Her sister / watch / never / that film/.

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2.    Philip / not buy/ ticket to Bath/.

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3.    It / rain / a lot this spring /.

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4.    She /be / ever 7 to Bristol /?

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5.    Sally and Bob / leave / just / the party /.

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6.    I / not take / many photos/yet/.

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D- Complete the sentences with for or since.

1.    Susan has studied German ________ 2011.

2.    Paul has lived in Lisbon  ________ five years.

3.    I have waited here  ________ 30 minutes.

4.    They have been in the café  ________ 9:00 o’clock.

5.    Have you met Betty  ________ January?

6.    He hasn’t phoned his parents  ________ a week.

7.    We have travelled abroad  ________ a fortnight.

8.    I haven’t seen her  ________ last summer.

This is another practice that we did in the class.

Hi there!.  We practiced this reading in class. Please, check again and answer the questions  :)

Read the text carefully

   I have worked for this company for ten years, but I haven’t always worked in the same department. I have worked in sales, marketing and accounts, so I have gained a lot of experience. In fact, I have just been promoted to Assistant Manager. I now report directly to Mr Grey, the Managing Director.

   Our new head office is in London. We have been here for one year. Before that, we were based in a small town. We also have a new fleet of cars. We have had these Renaults for five months.

   Our main clients are the Ritz and Murdoch business groups. They have been our clients for a long time. Over the years, we have worked hard to satisfy our clients, although we haven’t always succeeded!

   We have made many changes in the company in order to remain competitive. Some people have had difficulties adjusting to the new procedures because they haven’t had enough training. Business had been a little slow recently due to the recession, but we managed to achieve our objectives last year. Hopefully, we will again this year.

1-   Say if the sentences are true (T) or false(F).

a)     He is presently working in three departments. ______

b)    He has been in his present job for a very long time. ______

c)    The company has made some big investments lately. ______

d)    All the employees have adjusted to the new procedures without difficulty. ______

e)    They only have two clients.

f)    Their clients aren’t always pleased with their service. ______

g)    Their results were good last year.

2 – Answer the questions.

a)    When did he start working for the company?

He _______________________________________________________________

b)    When did they buy the new cars?

They _______________________________________________________________

c)    Why have they made many changes?

They _______________________________________________________________

d)    What do the employees need to overcome their difficulties at work?

They _______________________________________________________________

e)    Why has business been a little slow recently?

Business ____________________________________________________________