lunes, 24 de enero de 2011

present perfect exercise

PRESENT PERECT
A. Fill in the blanks with has or have.
1 I ______________ answered the question.
2 She _______________ opened the window.
3 They ______________ called us.
4 You _____________ carried a box.
5 It ____________ rained a lot.
6 The boys ______________ washed the car.
7 Marcos _______________ closed the window.
8 Jenny _____________locked the door.
9 The girls ____________visited the museum.
10 John and Sophie ____________ helped in the garden.
B. Write positive sentences in present perfect simple
1 Bob / visit / his grandma ________________________________________________________
2 Jimmy / play / on the computer ___________________________________________________
3 Sue and Walter / wash / their car __________________________________________________
4 Andrew / repair / his bike ________________________________________________________
5 Phil / help / Anne with maths _____________________________________________________
6 Brad and Louise / watch / a film __________________________________________________
7 Tamara / talk to / her best friend ___________________________________________________
8 Bridgette / draw / a picture _______________________________________________________
9 Carol / read / a computer magazine ________________________________________________
10. Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant ________________________________________________
C. Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.
1 Sarah / not / wash the dishes _____________________________________________________
2 Anita / not / clean the kitchen _____________________________________________________
3 Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants __________________________________________
4 Joey / not / make his bed ________________________________________________________
5 David / not / buy milk __________________________________________________________
6 Lisa / not / be to the baker's ______________________________________________________
7 Aran and Jack / not / do their homework ____________________________________________
8 Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms _____________________________________________
9 Alex / not / feed the hamster ______________________________________________________
10 Hazel / not / empty the bin _______________________________________________________
D. Write questions in present perfect simple.
1. you / answer / the question _______________________________________________________
2. Jenny / lock / the door __________________________________________________________
3. Walter / call / us _______________________________________________________________
4. you / see / the picture ___________________________________________________________
5. your parents / get / the letter ______________________________________________________
6. it / rain / a lot _________________________________________________________________
7. how often / we / sing / the song ___________________________________________________
8. Maureen / watch / the film ______________________________________________________
9. I (not / work) today. ____________________________________________________________
10. Mom (buy) a new lamp. _________________________________________________________
11. We (not / plan) our holiday yet. ___________________________________________________
12. Where (be / you) ? _____________________________________________________________
13. John (write) five letters. _________________________________________________________
14. Mary (not / see) him for a long time. _______________________________________________
15. (be / you) at school? ____________________________________________________________
16. School (not / start) yet. __________________________________________________________













Loch Ness is a Lake between the Scottish towns of Inverness and Fort Augustus. The word loch is Scottish for lake. Loch Ness is about 37 km long and extremely deep, the deepest part is 226 m. Loch Ness is famous for its friendly monster, Nessie. Most people think that this is only a legend, but every year tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness and hope that they will see the monster.

Write the verbs in present perfect simple.
1 Tourists from all over the world _______________________ (be) to Loch Ness.
2 Most of them _____________________ (see / not) Nessie, however.
3 Only very few people say that the Loch Ness Monster _______________ (appear) in front of them.
4 Even scientists ___________________ (come) to Loch Ness to find the monster.
5 And the boss of the Guinness brewery ______________________ (promise) to pay 500,000 Pounds to the person who catches Nessie.