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2ALS - AIordache Exercise p. 11
by AIordache - (2016-10-17)
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Ex 1. Revise the rules and write the past  participles.

listen= listened

buy= bought

play=played

go= gone

hope= hoped

take= travelled

keep= kept

hurry= hurried

read=read

meet=met

do=done

send=sent

spend=spent

see=seen

think=thought

 

Ex 2. Complete the tables.

 Positive

I/you/we/they       have/’ve      read    that book

He/she/it                has/’s           been   to London

Negative

I/you/we/they       have not/haven’t    found  it

Questions

Have                       you             met         my brother?

Has                         she             lived         in New York?

Short answers

Yes, she has                          no, they haven’t

Ex 3. Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1)    They have come back from their holiday.

2)    I have never seen a better film!

3)    My brother hasn’t never been on a plane.

4)    Anne hasn’t studied for the test.

5)    My parents have met the Prime Minister.

6)    She has spent a lot of money this weekend .

 

Ex 4. Write the questions with the present perfect and ever. Write your own short answer.

1)    Has your father ever wanted to move in another country? Yes, he has.

2)    Have your parents ever complain about your room? Yes, they have.

3)    Have your grandparents ever given you a present? Yes, they have.

4)    Have you ever used the Internet café? Yes, I have.

5)    Have you ever visited the USA? No, I haven’t.

Ex 5. Read the examples and complete the rules with a period of time or a specific date.

They have known each other for about ten years.

  • Use for to talk about period date.

They’ve visited six countries since Christmas.

  • Use since to talk about a specific date.

Ex 6. Complete the sentences with for or since.

1)    We haven’t seen Eva since last Christmas

2)    Tom has been in the football team for six months.

3)    My mum and dad have worked in the same factory for 15 years.

4)    Jack has been a fan of Leona Lewis since he saw her on TV last year.

Ex 7. Complete the rules with present perfect or past simple.

  • Use the present perfect to talk about events that are connected with the present or have a result in  it.
  • Use the pat simple to talk about events started and finished in the past, where the exact time is important.
  • Use time expressions such as when, ago, last week, etc. with the past simple to talk about an exact moment in the past.

 

Ex 8. Complete the examples with been or gone.

I’ve been to the supermarket = I’m back now

She’s gone shopping= She hasn’t come back yet.