Exercises

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect tense:

1. He never (visit) the British Museum .2. Sheila (enjoy) her visit in New York this year.3. They (not hear) from Billy recently.4. The film (already / finish).5. The speakers (not refer) to that document yet.6. He (take) the entrance examination at the Polytechnic Institute recently.7. The engine of the car (just / break) down .8. It seems that her mind (break) down from overwork.9. He (never / be) to Italy.10.Tom (do) many interesting things so far.

II. Rewrite the sentences as indicated :

e.g. She has never been at the Zoo before. It’s the first time she has been at the Zoo.

1. They have never been to Greece.2. She has never driven a car before.3. I have never played computer games.4. My brother has broken his leg twice.5. She has flown by plane twice.6. They have told her twice not to do that.7. We have never eaten Yorkshire pudding.8. Susan has never played badminton before.9. My brother has never worn blue jeans.10.I’ve never seen such a bad TV programme before.

III. Put in for or since :

1. ...... November2. ...... five years3. ...... Easter4. ...... three o’clock5. ...... Monday6. ...... she left university7. ...... thirty minutes8. ...... a long time9. ...... 199210. ......she telephoned11. ......they arrived home12. ......ages

*Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals, ands so that the meaning stays the same:

1.I expect this beach will be deserted. SHOULD……………………………………………………..

2.This climb is possibly dangerous. COULD……………………………………………………..

3.Arthur is sometimes really irritating! CAN……………………………………………………..

4.How about going to the theatre instead? COULD…………………………………………………………

5.Do you want me to turn off the oven , or not? SHOULD……………………………………………………………….

6.I don't think Harry is likely to resign. WOULD………………………………………………………

7.I'm sure this isn't the way to Norwich. CAN'T………………………………………………………..

8.It would be all the same if we gave up now. MIGHT

………………………………………………………………

9.I'm sure that's Marion. WILL……………………………………

10.Jim keeps giving me presents. WILL…………………………………………..

11.It makes no difference if we call it off. MAY………………………………………………………….

12.Don't bother lying to me. HAVE

13.That is not typical of Helen's behaviour. WOULDN'T…………………………………………………………

14.It would be impossible to tell Sally the truth. POSSIBLY………………………………………………………………

15.It wasn't very nice of you not to invite me to your party. MIGHT……………………………………………………………….

16.Thank you very much for buying me flowers. SHOULDN'T………………………………………………………………….

17.It wouldn't have been right to let you do COULDN'T all the work on your own.…………………………………………………………………

18.I don't believe that you have lost your keys again! CAN'T……………………………………………………………..

19.Mary was a talented violonist at the age of ten. COULD…………………………………………………………………….

20.Perhaps they didn't notice the tyre was flat. MIGHT………………………………………………………………

21.They escaped possible injury when the car crashed. HAVE……………………………………………………………….

22.The resuls are expected tomorrow. KNOW…………………………………………………….

23.A visa wasn't necessary after all. NEED………………………………………………….

24.Apparently someone has borrowed the cassette player. HAVE

………………………………………………………………………….

25.The weather here is sometimes really awful! CAN……………………………………………………………..

26.I expect this film will be good. SHOULD…………………………………………………….

27.It's typical of you to say that! WOULD…………………………………………….

28.You are supposed to have finished by now. SHOULD………………………………………………………….

29.I don't believe you have spent all the money I gave you! SURELY…………………………………………………………………………………

30.Do you want me to phone them back? SHOULD…………………………………………………………

IV. Make a new sentence as shown :

e.g. I’ve never been given such nice flowers They’re the nicest flowers I have ever been given.

1. He has never travelled by plane before. It’s ...2. It’s two years since we last met. We ...3. We got married ten years ago. We ...4. It’s a long time since Grannie visited us. Grannie ...5. It’s weeks since I last went to the public library. We ...6. Our friends have never had a birthday party before. It’s ...7. I have never met such an enthusiastic person. She ...8.She hasn’t won a beauty contest before.9. He has never read such an interesting review.10.They have never felt so tired before.

V. Read the text below and decide which word or phrase below best fits each space. Circle the letter of option you choose. The exercise begins with an example (0).

Adrian is a senior in high school in Miami, Florida. His family ... (0) B... to the United States recently... His family ... (1) ... always to make it in the United States. They ... (2) ... in low income neighbourhoods which are made up of African- Americans and Latinos. There are many gangs in the neighbourhood; in fact, almost everyone is in a gang of some sort. Adrian ... (3) ... rather quiet lately and ... (4) ... to play his cello for hours. His dream ... (5) ... always to become a classical musician one day.

Every day at school, he feels presure to join a gang. Sometimes guys surround him . He never ... (6) ... American. He ... (7) ... the food and long talks he ... (8) ... with his friends. It seems that he really ... (9) ... any close friends here .

0. A have come B has come C had come1. A have struggled B have been struggling C has struggled2. A has lived B has been living C have lived3. A have been B was C has been4. A enjoyed B has enjoyed C have enjoyed5. A was B will be C has been

6. A feel B felt C has felt7. A missed B misses C has missed8. A has had B had C have had9. A didn’t make B hasn’t made C hadn’t made

VI. Identify the grammar and spelling errors in the following text and correct them :

Because we had entered the age of sophisticated and inovative computer technology, we had began to witness a new genre of crime which were unknown just two decades ago : computer crime. This type of crime can be defining loosely as unauthorized access, use, change or taking of another’s computer system or files.

Quite often high school or college students intentionally has tried to break into a computer system in order to gain access to classified or confidentiel files. Corporate and government computer systems are the most popular and challenging targets for these computer “hackers”. The number of “hackers” has increased recently.They have been often releasing the public information to the public or has tried to alter or destroy a file. Occasionally, a hacker try to embezzle or steal money.

VII. Circle the right verb tense :

1. Have / has they watered the plants yet ?2. Did he collect / has he collected his plane ticket yet ?3. Susan lost / has lost her purse this morning .4. She didn’t see / hasn’t seen her relatives recently.5. Jane didn’t have / hasn’t ever had a quarrel with her boyfriend.6. They did have / have always done their work properly.7. George is eaten / has already eaten two slices of cake.8. Mother has drunk / had already drunk three cups of coffee.9. The car has broken / had broken twice this week. 10.John was / has been late for work three times this month.

VIII. Put a √ or correct the sentences :

1. Mark drove to Bristol last month to visit his brother. ......2. I have known an old woman once who had ten cats. ......3.Susan Sullivan already did four TV interviews about her new exhibition. ......4. John felt hungry. Then he has remembered the cheese in the fridge. ......5. We have had enormous problems with our dog recently. ......6. I have talked to my German teacher yesterday about the term paper. ......7. They still live in the same cottage they have bought twenty years ago. ...... 8. You have not explaind clearly what you want me to do. ......9. We lived in Paris for three years now and I like it a lot. ......10. There were three burglaries in our street so far. ......

Present Perfect – Key

I. 1. has never visited 2 . has enjoyed 3. haven’t heard 4. has already finished 5. haven’t referred 6. has taken 7. has just broken 8. has broken 9. has never been 10. has done

II. 1. It’s the first time they have been to Greece. 2. It’s the first time she has driven a car. 3. It’s the first time I have played computer games. 4. It’s the second time he has broken his leg. 5. It’s the second time she has flown by plane. 6. It’s the second time they have told her. 7. It’s the first time we have eaten Yorkshire pudding. 8. It’s the first time Susan has played badminton. 9. It’s the first time my brother has worn blue jeans. 10. It’s the worst TV programme I have ever seen.

III. 1. since 7. for 2. for 8. for 3. since 9. since 4. since 10. since 5. since 11. since 6. since 12. for

IV. 1. It’s the first time I have travelled by plane. 2. We haven’t met for two years. 3. We have been married for ten years. 4. Grannie hasn’t visited us for a long time. 5. We haven’t gone to the public library for weeks. 6. It’s the first time our friends have had a birthday party. 7. She is the most enthusiastic person I have ever met. 8. It’s the first time she has won a beauty contest. 9. It’s the most interesting review he has ever read. 10. It’s the first time they have felt so tired.

V. 0. B 5. C 1. C 6. C 2. C 7. B 3. C 8. B 4. B 9. B

VI. have entered have triedinnovative confidentialhave begun havewas unknown have releaseddefined have tried

VII. 1. have watered 6. have done 2. has collected 7. has eaten 3. has lost 8. has drunk 4. hasn’t seen 9. has broken 5. hasn’t had 10. has been

VIII. 1. √ 6. talked 2. knew 7. bought 3. has already done 8. √ 4. remembered 9. have lived

5. √ 10. have