PRESENT PERFECT EXERCISES

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

1.- How many records or cassettes have you bought since the beginning of the
year?
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2.- How many letters have you gotten so far this month/week?
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3.- How many letters have you written since the beginning of the month/week?
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4.- How many questions have I asked so far?
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5.- How many times have you flown in an airplane?
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6.- How many people have you met since you came here to work?
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7.- How many classes have you missed since the beginning of the course?
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8.- How many cups of coffee have you had since you got up this morning?
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9.- How many classes have you had so far this week?
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10.- How many times have you eaten in a restaurant this month?
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Use the SIMPLE PRESENT or the PRESENT PERFECT tense.

1.- What (learn, you) ____________________ since you (come) ___________
here? How many new friends (make, you) ____________________? I hope you (meet,
already) ____________________ a lot of interesting people.

2.- Since classes began, I (have, not) _______________ much free time. I (have)
_______________ several big tests to study for.

3.- Last night my roommate and I (have) __________ some free time, so we (go)
__________ to a show.

4.- I admit that I (get) _________________ older since I last (see) __________ you, but
with any luck at all, I (get, also) _______________ wiser.

5.- The science of medicine (advance) _______________ a great deal in the nineteenth
century.

6.- Since the beginning of the twentieth century, medical scientists (make)
_______________ many important discoveries.

7.- Libraries today are different from those in the 1800s. For example, the contents of
libraries (change) _______________ greatly through the years. In the 1800s, libraries (be)
_______________ simply collections of books. However, today most libraries (become)
_______________ multimedia centers that contain tapes, computers, disks, films,
magazines, music, and paintings. The role of the library in society (change, also)
_______________. In the 1800s, libraries (be) _______________ open only to certain
people, such as scholars or the wealthy. Today libraries serve everyone.

8.- A: Are you taking Chemistry this semester?

B: No, I (take, already) _______________ it. I (take) _______________ it
last semester. This semester I’m in 102.

9.- A: Hi, Judy. Welcome to the party. (Meet, you, ever) _______________ my
cousin?
B: No, I _____________________.

10.- A: Do you like lobster?

B: I don’t know. I (eat, never) _________________________ it.