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Unit 5 Practice Present Perfect With Time Expressions, Past Simple

This document contains a practice exercise on the present perfect tense and past simple tense. It includes 3 sections: 1) Completing sentences with the present perfect using a verb chart, 2) Completing sentences with time expressions using a verb chart, and 3) Completing sentences with the correct verb tense of present perfect or past simple using a verb chart. The document aims to practice using these tenses in sentences with time expressions to convey when an action happened or didn't happen in relation to the present.

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Unit 5 Practice Present Perfect With Time Expressions, Past Simple

This document contains a practice exercise on the present perfect tense and past simple tense. It includes 3 sections: 1) Completing sentences with the present perfect using a verb chart, 2) Completing sentences with time expressions using a verb chart, and 3) Completing sentences with the correct verb tense of present perfect or past simple using a verb chart. The document aims to practice using these tenses in sentences with time expressions to convey when an action happened or didn't happen in relation to the present.

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Unit 5 Practice

Present Perfect with time expressions, Past Simple

I. Complete the sentences with forms of Present Perfect. Write the correct forms of the verbs in the
chart below. (Kérdő mondatoknál is elég csak a segédige+ige.)
1. I ... (not finish) the letter yet.
2. ... the postman ... (come) today?
3. ... you ... (meet) Jack lately?
4. Sue ... (not speak) to her boyfriend since last week.
5. Oh no! The cat ... (steal) my goldfish from the tank!
6. You ... (forget) to post this letter for two days.
7. Ouch! A bee ... just (bite) me!
8. ... they ever ... (begin) the concert in time?
9. I ... (draw) lots of pictures recently.
10. We ... (not try) our new washing machine yet.

1 haven’t finished 2 Has come 3 Have met 4 Hasn’t spoken 5 Has stolen
6 Have forgotten 7 Has bitten 8 Have begun 9 Have drawn 10 Haven’t tried

10 points/

II. Use the following time expressions to complete the sentences. Write your answers in the chart.
already, yet, never, ever, just, for, since, recently/lately, so far

1. The Johnsons have lived here since 2002.


2. Has Andy invited you to his party yet?
3. - Have you ever grown vegetables in your garden? - No, I haven't. I've got flowers in my garden.
4. Smart Alec has arrested three criminals lately .
5. Tom has been in hospital since his ski accident.
6. Mum has just made my favourite apple pie. I want to eat a slice, but it's still hot.
7. I'm very hungry, because I haven't eaten anything since 8 o'clock this morning.
8. I really like this band. I have already been to their concerts.
9. My favourite football team has won all of its matches so far.
10. Dad hasn't come home from Germany for two months.
11. I have read lots of books recently .
12. Mr Brown has worked as a bank teller for twenty years.
13. We can go out. I have just finished my homework.
14. My brother hasn't arrived home yet .
15. Don't sit down that chair. I have just painted it!
16. We have never travelled to the USA. It's the first time. We're excited!

1 since 2 yet 3 ever 4 lately 5 since 6 just 7 since 8 already


11
9 so far 10 for 12 for 13 just 14 yet 15 just 16 never
recently

16 points/

III. Present Perfect or Past Simple? Complete the sentences with the correct verb tenses and write
them down in the chart below. (Ügyelj arra, hogy az igéket mondatonként sorrendben írd be a táblázatba!)
1. - ... Mary ... (feed) the cat? - Yes, she ... (give) it cat food ten minutes ago.
2. Grandma ... (plant) tomatoes last week, but she ... (finish) her garden work yet.
3. We ... (miss) the school bus yesterday morning, because we ... (get) up late.
4. Frank ... (be) in prison for two years. He ... (rob) a bank three years ago.
5. Tina ... (not find) a job for five months. She ... (spend) most of her savings since she left her previous job.
6. ... you ... (watch) the handball match last night? Oh, yes, and I really ... (enjoy) it.
7. Kate ... (go) to Los Angeles. We ... (not see) her for 3 weeks.
8. I ... (speak) to Anna last Saturday, but I ... (not see) her since then.
9. - ... grandpa ever ... (smoke)? - Yes. But he ... (give) up smoking last year.
10. I just ... (receive) a letter, that we ... (not pay) the electricity bill last month.

1 Has Mary fed gave


2 planted hasn’t finished
3 missed got
4 has been robbed
5 hasn’t found has spent
6 Did watched enjoyed
7 has gone haven’t seen
8 spoke haven’t
9 Has smoked gave
10 received haven’t paid

20 points/

Altogether: 46 points/

+ Do the crossword puzzle to practice the vocabulary on Rubbish. (Sajnos ez keresztrejtvény nem
szerkeszthető. A megoldásokat írd le a rejtvény alá 1-10-ig. A rejtvényben szóközök is vannak!)
1 sweet wrapper
2 polystyrene cup
3 foil tray
4 food packaging
5 drinks can
6 chewing gum
7 cardboard box
8 crisp packet
9 plastic bag
10 paper tissue

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