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1º BACHILLERATO REFUERZO

PRESENT PERFECT

1. Complete the sentences using the Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets:
1. Don’t take my plate away. I ______________________ (not/finish) my meal.
2. A. What’s that book about?
B. I don’t know. I ______________________ (not/read) it.
3. I ____________________(lose) my pen. Can I borrow yours, please?
4. My father __________________ (buy) an expensive, new car.
5. I ___________________ (book) a room here for tonight.
6. I __________________(make) some sandwiches: would you like one?
7. I’m not sure what the problem with the car is. It ___________________ (not/happen)
before.
8. _______________________ (you/reply) to that letter from the bank?
9. I ___________________ all your letters. The job’s done. (type)
10. I ___________________ a lovely meal which I’ll be serving in a couple of minutes. (cook)
11. We _________________ this garage ourselves and have just begun to use it. (build)
12. Those young men __________________ nearly two miles. (run)
13. Elaine ____________________ fifty sums in her exercise book. (do)
14. Bob and his friends______________________ ten holes of golf (play)

2. Use short forms (I’ve seen, she’s gone) of the Present perfect to make positive
sentences.
1. (He / lose / his passport) ____________________________________________
2. (We /finish / our homework) _________________________________________
3. (They/ buy / a new house) ___________________________________________

4. (I / visit / New York / five times) _____________________________________

5. (They / go / to the cinema) ___________________________________________
6. (You /eat / four bananas) ____________________________________________

Now use short forms to make negative Present Perfect sentences:

1. (She /not/see/her sister) _____________________________________________

2. (I/not/do any homework this week) ____________________________________
3. (They/not/phone/ the doctor) _________________________________________
4. (You/not/take/ any/photographs) ______________________________________
5. (He /not/make any mistakes) _________________________________________
6. (We / not/watch/ any television today) _________________________________

Now make questions in the Present Perfect:

1. (you/ see / John?) _________________________________________________

2. (you / be / to Canada?) ______________________________________________
3. (they / cook / our breakfast?) _________________________________________
4. (Jane / make / any mistakes?) ________________________________________
5. (we /visit / all the museums?) ________________________________________
6. (she /write / to her mother?) _________________________________________
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3. Make sentences with the Present Perfect and FOR or SINCE:

1. (I / not / play / tennis / last summer)

2. (I / know / her / more than ten years)

3. (I / not / eat / anything / lunchtime)

4. (You / live / in this town / a long time?)

5. (Jill / be / a good friend / we were at school together)

6. (you / see / Jack / the party last week?

4. Present Perfect with FOR and SINCE:

Andrew is a very hard-working student. It’s midnight and he is still working at his computer. Write
sentences with the Present Perfect and For or Since:

1. Be / at his computer / six hours.

2. Not / have / any fun / a long time.
3. Have / a cold / a week.
4. Not / see / his friends / ages.
5. Not / do/ any sport / last year.
6. Be / busy with his studies / months.
7. Not / play / tennis / last summer.
8. Not / go to the cinema / three weeks.

5. Make sentences using the Present Perfect with JUST, ALREADY or YET:
1. (I / not /read / today’s newspaper.) yet

2. (you / decide / which one to buy?) yet

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3. (I / explain / this to you three times.) already

4. (They / come / to the office.) just

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5. (Their baby son / start / talking.) already

6. (You / phone / Jane ?) yet

7. (The game / not / finish ) yet

8. (I / have / lunch) just

9. (He / spend / all his money) already

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6. Complete the conversation using JUST, ALREADY or YET and the words in
Brackets. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect.

Julia: Are you having a good time?

Anna: Yes, I haven’t been here long, and _____________________ (I / visit) a lot of
interesting places.
Julia. ___________________________ (you /visit/ the Art Gallery/?)
Anna: No, ________________________ (I/not/do/that), but I’m going to do it.
Julia: What about the theatre? _________________________(you/see/a play)?
Anna: No, but_______________________(I/book/ a ticket) for one. It’s called The Friends.
I rang the theatre five minutes ago. Would you like to come with me?
Julia: Thanks, but ________________________ (I/see/that play). I saw it last month.
Anna: _______________________ (I / read) i the newspaper that The Adventurers are
giving a concert next week. Do you think it will be good?
Julia: Yes. _______________________ (they/ make) a really good, new record. It came
out a couple of days ago.
Anna: Will I be able to get a ticket?
Julia: Yes. __________________________ (they/not/sell/all the tickets). But be quick! They
are a very popular group.

7. Some of these sentences are correct, and some are not. Correct the incorrect
ones:

1. Susan has lost her keys. She can’t find them anywhere.
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2. Christopher has hurt his hand, but it’s OK now. -
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3. The directors have arrived half an hour ago, but they didn’t stay long.
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4. It’s raining, and Peter has left his umbrella behind, look.
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5. It’s a long time since your friends have last visited us.
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6. None of you have called me for weeks. Aren’t we friends any more?
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7. We can play tennis now. The others have finished.
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PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIMPLE

8. Underline the correct verbal form:

Sarah: Have you ever been / Did you ever go to the United States?

Jim: Yes, I’ve been / I went to California last year.

Sarah: Have you liked / Did you like it?

Jim: Yes, I’ve enjoyed / I enjoyed the trip a lot.

Sarah: What have you done / did you do there.

Jim: I’ve visited / I visited Hollywood, Disneyland and San Francisco.

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Have you been / Did you go to California, Sarah?

Sarah: No, but I’ve booked / I booked a holiday there. I’ve got my ticket and

I’m going next week!

9. Choose the correct tense:

1. I haven’t seen / didn’t see much of Al lately.

2. “Who is she?” I ‘ve never seen / never saw her before.
3. I ‘ve done / did a lot of stupid things in my life.
4. She has left / left school last year.
5. When have you got / did you get married?
6. I’m sorry. I haven’t finished / didn’t finish yet.
7. I ‘ve often wondered / often wondered what he does for a living.
8. He has caught / caught the plane at eight this morning.
9. I ‘ve read / read a lot of her books when I was at school.
10. Have you seen / Did you see any good films recently?

10. Complete the dialogues using the Present Perfect or the Past Simple:
1. A: I _________________ (see) Jack last night.
B: Oh really. I __________________ (not/see) him for a long time. How is he?
2. A: We ______________ (go) to the theatre last Saturday.
B: _________________( you /enjoy) the play?
A: Yes, it _____________ (be) very good.
3. A: I _________________ (never/hear) of this group before. Are they famous in
your country?
B: Yes, they are very popular. They ______________ (be) famous in my country for
years.
4. A: What _________________ (you/ do) last weekend?
B: I _______________ (stay) at home. I _______________ (need) a rest.
5. A: ___________________ (you/ever/win) a competition?
B: Yes , I _______________ (win) a photographic competition in 1992.
6. A: So, John is your best friend. ________________ (you/meet) him when you
were at university?
B: Yes. We _________________ (be) friends for more than ten years.

11. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect or Simple Past:

1. I ___________________ (play) a lot of tennis this year

2. She __________________ (have) six different jobs since she left school.
3. He __________________ (run) away from school three times when he was fourteen.
4. How many cups of coffee _______________________ (you / drink) today?
5. In those days, Andrew __________________ (come) to stay with us most weekends.
6. Shakespeare _______________ (write) poems as well as plays.
7. Since my brother lost his job, he ________________(write) two books.
8. I’m not cooking today – I ________________ (cook) all the meals yesterday. In fact, I
_______________(cook) most of the meals this week.
9. Would you believe I _________________ (make) 23 phone calls today?
10. Our team are rubbish. They ________________ (just lose) eight games one after the other.
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8. Complete this paragraph about the London Underground by putting in the

Present Perfect or Past Simple forms of the verbs in brackets:

The London Underground

London _________________(have) an underground train system since the 19th

Century. The London Underground ________________ (start) in 1863, when

Victorian engineers and workers ________________ the Metropolitan railway. This

railway line _______________ (go) from Paddington Station to Farringdon Street

Station, and steam engines _________________ (pull) the coaches. Eight more

lines _______________ (open) since then. The world’s first underground electric

railway _______________ (open) in 1890. This line _______________ (go) from

the City of London to Stockwell in South London. The most modern line is Jubilee

Line, which _________________ (open) in 1977. Since the London Underground

_________________ (begin), many other cities, such as New York and Moscow,

_________________(build) their own systems.