UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA
LICENCIATURA EN PEDAGOGÍA Y ADMINISTRACIÓN EDUCATIVA
IDI V IDIOMA EXTRANJERO 5
Remember: Write the full name and carnet number of all the members of your group, in the back side of
this work sheet.
WRITING WORKSHOP
Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Continue Tense
Exercise No. 1. INSTRUCTIONS: On the lines on blank, write five sentences in Present Perfect Tense, using
the past participle form of the given verb.
1. Call _____________________________________________________________________.
2. Make _____________________________________________________________________.
3. Draw _____________________________________________________________________.
4. Know _____________________________________________________________________.
5. Chose _____________________________________________________________________.
Exercise No. 2. INSTRUCTIONS: On the lines on blank, rewrite the same sentences changing them into
Present Perfect Continue Tense.
6. _____________________________________________________________________________________.
7. _____________________________________________________________________________________.
8. _____________________________________________________________________________________.
9. _____________________________________________________________________________________.
10. _____________________________________________________________________________________.
Time prepositions
Since, For In
Exercise No. 3. INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the following sentences using de appropriate time preposition for
each case
11. You have been studying here, _________________ five years ago.
12. Will Smith born _________________ 1971.
13. Jack and July have eaten bread _________________ they were children.
14. Henry has been drinking hot coffee _________________ approximately thirty minutes.
15. He was driving to here _________________ three hours.
16. _________________ 1982, Guatemala already was an independent country.
17. They have looked for their dog _________________ last week.
18. It was unveiling _________________ the 90’s.
19. We have been writing _________________ two hours.
20. Netty has sat down there _________________ the morning.
Adverbs of Frequency
Already, Still, Yet
Exercise No. 3. INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the following sentences using de appropriate adverb of frequency
for each case.
21. They cannot judge that comedy movie, because they haven’t watched it _________________.
22. In 2015, you _________________ have been cooking in class.
23. Peter _________________ hasn’t attended to classes, because he prefers stay at home to watch comedy
movies.
24. It’s too late, and Jenny hasn’t arrived to the movie theater _________________.
25. We _________________ have not bought that science fiction movie.
26. I _________________ have gone to your house to watch an action movie.
27. His dog _________________ hasn’t gotten used to scary movies.
28. Michael cannot buy a new cell phone, because he hasn’t paid his new DVD player _________________.
29. All of us _________________ have known that Matrix is an action movie.
30. You _________________ have needed to watch all Adam Sandler movies to confirm that they are one of
the best comedy movies.
Noun Clauses as Subjects or Objects of the Sentence
Exercise No. 3. INSTRUCTIONS: Underline the noun clause, and then write on the line on blank if it is a
subject or an object clause.
31. She have brought an extra ticket to the football game for whoever may need one. _________________
32. Whichever drink you have been buying is fine to me. _________________
33. Who have been your friends, they have been with you at the mall today. _________________
34. That he was late for the date have been improperly for her. _________________
35. Annie have called to me to go out from where she was staying. _________________
