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Lesson 5 Assignment (TOEFL PREPARATION)

The document provides a lesson about the present perfect tense and present perfect continuous tense. It contains two exercises for students to practice forming sentences using these tenses. The first exercise contains 11 sentences where students must put verbs in the present perfect tense. The second exercise has 35 sentences for students to fill in verbs using the auxiliary "have" or "been" to form the present perfect or present perfect continuous tenses.

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Lesson 5 Assignment (TOEFL PREPARATION)

The document provides a lesson about the present perfect tense and present perfect continuous tense. It contains two exercises for students to practice forming sentences using these tenses. The first exercise contains 11 sentences where students must put verbs in the present perfect tense. The second exercise has 35 sentences for students to fill in verbs using the auxiliary "have" or "been" to form the present perfect or present perfect continuous tenses.

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LESSON 5

The Present Perfect Tense and The Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Exercise 1
Put the verbs in the present perfect, positive or negative.

1. MUM: Can I use the computer please?


JESSICA: Sorry, I haven’t finished my homework yet. (finish)

2. NED: Is Paul enjoying his holiday in Australia?


VICTOR: I hope so, but his mother___from him. I think she's a
bit worried, (hear)

3. HELEN: Can I borrow your 'Shrek' DVD?


CATHERINE: Sorry, I___ it. I don't know where it is. (lose)

4. LUCY: Let's go and buy our tickets for the 'Pets' concert.
JO: Don't worry. I ___already___them. (buy)

5. JACK: Does your dad like his new car?


ANNIE: Well, he ___it yet, because he hasn't sold the old one. (get)

6. NINA: I've got my driving test next week.


MICHAEL: How many times ___you___it? (take)
NINA: This is the third time.

7. ROSEMARY: Let's take your parents to that new restaurant.


Do they like Japanese food?
LUKE: I don't know. They ___never ___it. (try)

8. ROB: Are you going to Pat's party tonight?


JOSEPH: I don't know. Who ___he___ ? (invite)
ROB: All the usual people I think - and those girls he met in London.

9. JOHN: I enjoyed reading that new novel by Sarah Cunliffe. Is it her first book?
LIZ: No, she ___three, but I think this is her best, (write)

10. FRAN: John looks thinner, doesn't he?


ALISON: Yes. ___ he___ weight? (lose)

11. IAN: Why doesn't this DVD player work?


ROLAND: I think you___it. (break)

12. NEIL: Where are my keys?


SALLY: I don't know. I ___them. (see)
Exercise 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense, and fill the spaces by repeating the
auxiliary.

You (wash) the plates? ~


Yes, I___
Have you washed the plates? ~
Yes, I have.
You (see) him lately? ~
No, I___

Have you seen him lately?~


No, I haven't.

1. Where you (be)? ~


I (be) to the dentist.
2. You (have) breakfast? ~
Yes, I ___
3. The post (come)? ~
Yes, it ___
4. You (see) my watch anywhere? ~
No, I'm afraid I ___
5. Someone (wind) the clock? ~
Yes, Tom ___
6. I (not finish) my letter yet.
7. He just (go) out.
8. Someone (take) my bicycle.
9. The phone (stop) ringing.
10. You (hear) from her lately? -
No, I ___
11. I just (wash) that floor.
12. The cat (steal) the fish.
13. You (explain) the exercise? ~
Yes, I ___
14. There aren't any buses because the drivers (go) on strike.
15. You (have) enough to eat? ~
Yes, I (have) plenty, thank you.
16. Charles (pass) his exam? ~
Yes, he___
17. How many bottles the milkman (leave)? ~
He (leave) six.
18. I (live) here for ten years.
19. How long you (know) Mr. Pitt? ~
I (know) him for ten years.
20. Would you like some coffee? I just (make) some.
21. Mary (water) the tomatoes? ~
Yes, I think she ___
22. You (not make) a mistake? ~
No, I'm sure I ___
23. Why you (not mend) the fuse? ~
I (not have) time.
24. You (dive) from the ten-metre board yet? ~
No, I___
25. You ever (leave) a restaurant without paying the bill? ~
No, I___
26. I (ask) him to dinner several times.
27. He always (refuse).
28. You ever (ride) a camel?
29. I (buy) a new carpet. Come and look at it.
30. He (post) the letter?
31. Why he (not finish)? He (have) plenty of time.
32. I often (see) him but I never (speak) to him.
33. You ever (eat) caviar? ~
No, I___
34. We just (hear) the most extraordinary news.
35. The police (recapture) the prisoners.

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