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The document provides instructions and examples for writing in the present perfect tense. It includes examples of using the present perfect tense to talk about experiences and events that have occurred or been completed recently but the time is unspecified. It asks the reader to write sentences in the present perfect about events related to themselves or other people, answer questions using the present perfect, and translate sentences into English.

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Pres Perf

The document provides instructions and examples for writing in the present perfect tense. It includes examples of using the present perfect tense to talk about experiences and events that have occurred or been completed recently but the time is unspecified. It asks the reader to write sentences in the present perfect about events related to themselves or other people, answer questions using the present perfect, and translate sentences into English.

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PRESENT PERFECT

1. You are writing an e-mail to a friend. In the e-mail you give news about yourself
and other people. Use the words given to make sentences. Use the present perfect.

Dear Chris,
Lots of things have happened since I last wrote to you.

1. I/buy/a new car


________________________________________________________________
2. my father/start/a new job
________________________________________________________
3. I/give up/smoking
______________________________________________________________
4. Charles and Sarah/move/to Southern France
________________________________________
5. Suzanne/have/baby
_____________________________________________________________
6. uncle Bob and aunt Lisa/divorce
___________________________________________________
7. my brother/join/the army
________________________________________________________
8. we/open a
restaurant_____________________________________________________________
9. Lily/have an accident
____________________________________________________________
10. I/finally/learn to use the computer
__________________________________________________

2. Read the situations and write sentences. Choose one of the following:

arrive break grow improve


lose

a) Mike is looking for his key. He can’t find it. He ________________________-


______________
b) Margaret can’t walk and her leg is in plaster. She
_____________________________________
c) Maria’s English wasn’t very good. Now it’s much better.
_______________________________
d) Tim didn’t have a beard last month. Now, he has a beard.
______________________________
e) This morning I was expecting a letter. Now, I have it.
__________________________________

3. You are asking somebody questions about things he or she has done in his/her
life. Make questions from the words in the brackets.

a) (ever/ride/horse?) ______________________________________________________
b) (ever/be/in California?) _________________________________________________
c) (ever/run/marathon?) ___________________________________________________
d) (ever/see/the Pyramids?) ________________________________________________
e) (always/live/in this town?) _______________________________________________
f) (ever/drive/car/before?) __________________________________________________
g) (most beautiful place/ever/visit?) __________________________________________

4. Answer to the questions in the first column.

1. Amy is in hospital, isn’t Yes, she _________________ in hospital since Monday.


she?
2. Do you see Ann very No, I _____________________ her for three months.
often?
3. Is Margaret married? Yes, she ___________________ married for the last
three years
4. George is never ill, is No, he _____________________ ill since I met him.
he?
5. You know Linda, don’t Yes, I _______________________ Linda for ages.
you?
6. She loves ballet, doesn’t Yes, she _____________________ ballet since she was a
she? child
7. Is Jim still a smoker? No, he ______________________ for 10 years.
8. Would you like to go to Yes, I _______________________ (always) to visit Paris.
Paris?
9. Do you still talk to No, I ________________________ to Victor for months.
Victor?
1 You live in Rome, don’t Yes, I ________________________ (always) in Rome.
0. you?

5. Read the questions and write sentences with just, already or yet.

1. Where is Paul? He ______________________________. (leave)


2. Do you want to reserve a No, we ___________________________ one. (reserve)
table?
3. Do you know Joe? No, I __________________________ him ______. (meet)
4. What do the headlines I don’t know. I ________________ the newspapers ____.
say? (read)
5. Are your friends here? Yes, they _____________________. (arrive)

6. Put the verb in the brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past
simple.

a) ‘Where’s your key?’ ‘I don’t know. I ___________________ it. (lose)


b) I _____________ very tired, so I went to bed. (be)
c) Mary _______________ to Australia for a while but she’s back home now. (go)
d) ‘Where’s Nicky?’ ‘He _____________________ out. He’ll be back in half an hour.
(go)
e) I did German back in school but I _____________________ most of it. (forget)
f) I meant to phone Diane last night but I ____________________. (forget)
g) I ________________ a headache earlier but I feel fine now. (have)
h) Look! There’s an ambulance there! There ________________________ an
accident. (be)
i) They’re still building the new road. They ________________________ it.
(not/finish)
j) ‘Is Helen there?’ ‘No, she ____________________. (just/leave)
k) The police __________________ three suspects but later they let them go.
(arrest)
l) Ann _________________ me her address but I’m afraid I __________________ it.
(give; forget)
m) Where’s the bike? It __________________ outside the house. It
____________________ (be; disappear)
n) What do you think of my English? Do you think I ____________________?
(improve)

7. Translate into English:

1. Nu am vizitat Elveţia niciodată.


2. A plouat, azi.
3. L-ai văzut pe John săptămâna
aceasta?
4. Ieri, a plouat foarte mult.
5. Drumurile au fost reparate recent.
6. Ai citit cartea ei vreodată?
7. De ce şchioapătă? - Şi-a luxat
glezna.
8. Unde e George? – A plecat în Italia.
9. Până acum, nu am primit nici o
scrisoare.
1 Încă nu am auzit o astfel de scuză.
0.
1 Nu cunoaştem de 10 ani.
1.
1 Lucrez aici din 1999.
2.
1 L-am cunoscut deja.
3.
1 Ai băut cafea azi?
4.
1 Mi-a dispărut agenda.
5.

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