SLEVEL 2 ENGLISH – PRESENT PERFECT
Present Perfect Tense - Past Participles
1. Write the simple past and past participle of the following verbs.
simple form simple past past participle
1. work worked worked
2. do Did Did
3. eat Ate Eaten
4. call Called Called
5. begin Began Began
6. give Gave Given
7. answer Amswered Answered
8. see Sawed Sawed
9. have Had Had
10. go Went Went
11. study Studied Studied
12. teach Tought Tought
13. make Made Made
14. talk Talked Talked
1A. Complete the chart below with the correct form of the verb.
simple form simple past past participle
Know knew Knewn
Meet Meet met
Be was/were Been
fly Flew Flown
Write wrote Written
Ride Rode Ridden
live Lived Lived
Fall fell Fallen
feel Felt Felt
Take Took taken
Left Lefted Lefted
Drive drove Driven
2. Present Perfect Tense
Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the
verb in the present prefect tense.
take / work / find / see / speak / know / begin
do / learn / eat / have / write / give / live / buy / be
1. I met Barbara when we were in elementary school. We HAVE KNOWN each other for
over twenty years.
2. We have learned. many new words since we started this course.
3. That’s a wonderful movie. I have seen it three times.
4. Mr. and Mrs.tonner. Have been married for 10 years.
5. You are late! The class has already begun
6. Robert is my neighbor he has lived next door to me for five years.
7. Mary has written several letters to her parents since she left home.
8. We have eaten in that restaurant several times.
9. Our teacher has given us a lot of help with the homework assignment.
10. She has spoken to her landlord many times about the broken window.
11. We have a new camera. We have taken some beautiful pictures of the
grandchildren.
12. They have done all their homework already.
13. Mrs. Baxter has Bough all her groceries for the week.
14. Tommy has had a bad cold for two for that company for many years.
15. After three months of looking, she has Wordked a beautiful apartment to rent.
3. Match the questions on the left with the correct answer on the right.
1. Has he finished university yet? A) No, he hasn’t. He’s still talking.
2. Have you eaten breakfast yet? B) No, I haven’t. My wife’s still reading it.
3. Have they gotten married yet? C) No, he hasn’t graduated yet.
4. Has the president finished speaking yet? D) No it hasn’t. The teacher isn’t here yet.
5. Has Mary watered the plants yet? E) No, they haven’t finished yet.
6. Has the doctor seen you yet? F) No, they haven’t. They’re still engaged.
7. Has the sun come out yet? G) No, she hasn’t. They are still dry.
8. Have they finished their homework yet? H) No, I haven’t. I’ll eat in a few minutes.
9. Has the class begun yet? I) No, he hasn’t. He is with another patient.
10. Have you read the paper yet? J) No, it hasn’t. It’s still raining
4. Present Perfect Tense with Since and For
Rewrite the following sentences using since or for and the verb provided. You may
have to change some of the words but keep the same meaning.
Ex. Bill and Rita got married twenty years ago.
Bill and Rita have been married for twenty years. (be)
1. Jordan moved into this apartment in 2005.
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2. Ellen and Rose met each other 40 years ago.
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3. The teacher came to school at 8:00 this morning.
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4. Robbie grew a beard six months ago.
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5. Dennis bought his car four years ago.
_____________________________________________________________(own)
5 Which answer is correct?
1) In which sentence is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) I has bought a new computer.
b) I have bought a new computer.
c) I have buyed a new computer.
2) In which sentence is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) We has left for Edinburgh.
b) We have leaved for Edinburgh.
c) We have left for Edinburgh.
3) In which sentence is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) Emily has losed her handbag.
b) Emily has lost her handbag.
c) Emily have lost her handbag.
4) In which sentence is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) He has forgotten his homework.
b) He has forgetted his homework.
c) He have forgotten his homework.
5) In which sentence is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) The lesson has just began.
b) The lesson has just begun.
c) The lesson have just begun.
6) In which sentence is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) Liam has drawed a picture.
b) Liam has drawn a picture.
c) Liam have drawn a picture.
7) In which sentence is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) They has met at the airport.
b) They have meeted at the airport.
c) They have met at the airport.
8) In which question is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) Have you had spaghetti for lunch?
b) Has you had spaghetti for lunch?
c) Had you had spaghetti for lunch?
9) In which question is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) Where has you gone?
b) Where have you goed?
c) Where have you gone?
10) In which question is the Present Perfect used correctly?
a) Has you ever seen an eagle?
b) Have you ever saw an eagle?
c) Have you ever seen an eagle?
6. Write a short paragrapgh with the things you have already done in your life
and the things you haven´t done yet in your life.
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