Present Perfect Tense

1. Supply present perfect of the verbs in brackets.

1. Up to now I’ve visited twenty countries. (to visit)
2. He ………. six letters so far. (to type)
3. ………. couscous? (you / ever / to eat)
4. They ………. like this before. (never / to quarrel)
5. I ……….to Marco since 1989. (not / to write)
6. We ……….there since we were young. (not / to be)
7. I saw her in May, but ……….her since. (not / to see)
8. She ……….the same car for fifteen years. (to drive)
9. I ……….them for many years. (to know)
10. She ……….in that shop for ages. (not / to be)
11. They ………a new car. (to buy)
12. He ……….all over the world. (to travel)
13. ……….your promise? (you / to forget)
14. I ……….an elephant. (to ride)
15. She ……….in from Rome. (just / to fly)

1. Make up a question and negation of the following words in brackets.

Model: (you / ever / be / to Italy?) – Have you ever been to Italy?

When did you last smoke? (for two years) – I haven’t smoked for two years.

1. (you / ever / be / to South America?)………………………………………………………
2. (you / read / any English books?) …………………………………………………………
3. (how many times / you / be / in love?) ……………………………………………………
4. (you ever / speak / to a famous person?) ………………………………………………….
5. (you ever / catch fish / in this pond?) ……………………………………………………..
6. When did it last rain? (for ages) It ……………………………………………… for ages.
7. When did you last play tennis? (for a long time) …………………………………………
8. When did you last go to Spain? (never) ………………………………………………….
9. When did she last write to you? (since last summer) ……………………………………..
10. When did you last eat caviar? (never) …………………………………………………….

1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. ‘Are they still having dinner?’ ‘No, they have finished.’
2. I ..........some new shoes. Do you want to see them?
3. ‘Is Tom there?’ ‘No, he ………to work.’
4. ‘ ……….you ……….the shopping?’ ‘No, I’m going to do it later.’
5. ‘Where’s your key?’ ‘I don’t know. I ………..it.’
6. Look! Somebody ……….that window.
7. Your house looks different. ……….you ……….it?
8. I can’t find my umbrella. Somebody ……….it.
9. I’m looking for Sarah. Where ……….she ……….?
10. ‘Do you want the newspaper?’ ‘No, thanks. I ……….it.’

1. Read the situation and write a suitable sentence or complete it using Present Perfect.

Model: Tom is looking for his key. He can’t find it. (to lose) – He has lost his key.

1. Ann’s hair was dirty. Now it is clean. (to wash) ………………………………………….
2. Tom was 80 kilograms. Now he weighs 70. (to lose weight) …………………………….
3. The car has just stopped because there isn’t any more petrol in the tank. (to run out of petrol) ……………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Yesterday Bill was playing football. Now he can’t walk and his leg is in plaster. (to break) ……………………………………………………………………………………...
5. Ron is phoning Jill again. He has already phoned her twice this evening. It’s the third time he …………………………………………………………………………………….
6. You’re late again. You’ve already been late once this week. It’s the second …………………………………………………………………………………. this week.
7. The car has broken down. It has already broken down twice this month. It’s the …………………………………………………………………………………………… .
8. Ann has just finished drinking a cup of tea. She has already had four cups this morning. It’s the fifth ………………………………………………………………………………..

1. Put the verb in the Present Perfect (I have done) / Past Simple (I did).

1. My friend is a writer. He has written (to write) many books.
2. We didn’t have (not / to have) a holiday last year.
3. Did you see (you / to see) Alan last week?
4. I ……….(to play) tennis yesterday afternoon.
5. What time ………. (you / to go) to bed last night?
6. ……….(you / ever / to be) to the United States?
7. My hair is clean. I ……….(to wash) it.
8. I ……….(to wash) my hair before breakfast this morning.
9. When I was a child, I ………(not / to like) sport.
10. Kathy loves traveling. She ……….(to visit) many countries.
11. John works in a bookshop. He ……….(to work) there for three years.
12. Last year we ……….(to go) to Finland for a holiday. We ……….(to stay) there for three months.

6*. Put in the correct forms of have / have got.

Ole Ez

I work as a journalist and today I was lucky to have an interview with Ezra Prime, the famous English eccentric. I say ‘lucky’, because Ole Ez (as the locals know him) ………. (not) much time for the human race and he rarely ……….visitors. Ole Ez is very rich and he ……….an immense country house with a large garden. He ……….a large family, but he never sees any of his children or grandchildren. ‘I ……….(not) any time for them,’ he says. Ole Ez ………the largest collection of Art Deco objects in the world, but he is the only one who ever sees them. I knocked at the door of the mansion at exactly 3 p.m. Ez’s butler opened the door for me. I was led through a large hall which ……….all sorts of paintings on the walls and then into a library. I waited for a while and at last a very short man appeared. He ……….a beautiful green velvet suit on and a pink bow tie. He also ……….a smile on his face, which surprised me. As soon as he saw me, he held out his hand. Not expecting this, I hesitated for a moment. ‘You can shake hands,’ he said, ‘I ……….(not) any diseases! Mind the steps!’ he cried, leading me down some steep steps. ‘I don’t say that to all my visitors, you know!’

Revision Test on Present Perfect

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