Present Perfect Story 2, Page 1

Present Perfect Story 2

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Who is she? What has she done? What has happened?

Recently, it has snowed in Maria's town. In the last week, it has snowed three
times. Maria has always loved the snow. She has played in the snow many times
before.
Maria's dog, Sparky, has never played in the snow. This is Sparky's first snow.
He has not felt the cold yet.
Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas. She puts on her warm clothes
and snow boots. She pulls the sled up the hill. Sparky has run outside with Maria.
Sparky has followed Maria up the hill. He feels good!
Maria has finally reached the top. She sits on her sled. She rides down the hill.
Sparky runs beside the sled. They have finally reached the bottom. Sparky has
followed Maria all the way down the hill. Sparky has decided that he likes the
snow too

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Present Perfect Story 2 - Exercises

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Present
Perfect tense.

1. Recently, where has it snowed? How many times

has it snowed there in the last week?

2. Has Sparky ever played in the snow before today?

What has Maria received for Christmas?

3. Where has Maria taken her sled? Who has followed

her?

B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative

sentences, yes/no questions, WH-questions (using
the underlined word or phrase) and tag questions.

Examples for the sentence "Nick has broken

the glass." Negative: Nick has not broken the glass.
Yes/No Question: Has Nick broken the glass? WHQuestion: Who has broken the glass? Tag Question:
Nick has broken the glass, hasn't he?Maria has always
loved the snow.

Negative: ______________________________________

Yes/No Question:
_______________________________________________

WH-Question:
_______________________________________________

Tag Question:

_______________________________________________

1. Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas

Negative:_______________________________________

Yes/No Question:
_______________________________________________

WH-Question:
_______________________________________________

Tag Question:
_______________________________________________

2. Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill.

Negative: ______________________________________

Yes/No Question:
_______________________________________________

WH-Question:
_______________________________________________

Tag Question:
C. This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in
the blanks with the right words from the box below.
dog

Christmas

top

snowed

always

likes

beside

followed

pulls

has

Recently, it has_____________in Maria's town. In the last week, it has

snowed three times. Maria has______________loved the snow. She has

played in the snow many times before.

Maria's_____________, Sparky, has never played in the snow. This is Sparky's
first snow. He_____________not felt the cold yet.

Maria has just received a new sled for______________. She puts on her warm

clothes and snow boots. She______________the sled up the hill. Sparky has

run outside with Maria. Sparky has______________Maria up the hill. He feels

good!

Maria has finally reached the______________. She sits on her sled. She rides

down the hill. Sparky runs______________the sled. They have finally reached

the bottom. Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill. Sparky has
decided that he_____________the snow too!

Present Perfect Story 2 - Answers

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Present Perfect tense.

1. Recently, where has it snowed? How many times has it snowed there in the
last week?

Recently, it has snowed in Maria's town. It has snowed there three times in the
last week.

2. Has Sparky ever played in the snow before today? What has Maria received for
Christmas?

No, Sparky has never played in the snow before today. Maria has received a new
sled for Christmas.

3. Where has Maria taken her sled? Who has followed her?

Maria has taken her sled to the top of the hill. Sparky has followed her up the hill.
B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no questions,
WH-questions (using the underlined word) and tag questions.

1. Maria has always loved the snow.

Negative: Maria has not always loved the snow.

Yes/No Question: Has Maria always loved the snow?

WH-Question: Who has always loved the snow?

Tag Question: Maria has always loved the snow, hasn't she?

2. Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas Negative: Maria has not just
received a new sled for Christmas.

Yes/No Question: Has Maria just received a new sled for Christmas? WHQuestion: What has Maria just received for Christmas?

Tag Question: Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas, hasn't she?

3. Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill.

Negative: Sparky has not followed Maria all the way down the hill.

Yes/No Question: Has Sparky followed Maria all the way down the hill?

WH-Question: Where has Sparky followed Maria?

Tag Question: Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill, hasn't he?C.
This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with the
right words from the box below.
Recently, it has snowed in Maria's town. In the last week, it has snowed three
times. Maria has always loved the snow. She has played in the snow many
times before.
Maria's dog, Sparky, has never played in the snow. This is Sparky's first snow.
He has not felt the cold yet.
Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas. She puts on her warm
clothes and snow boots. She pulls the sled up the hill. Sparky has run outside
with Maria. Sparky has followed Maria up the hill. He feels good!
Maria has finally reached the top. She sits on her sled. She rides down the hill.
Sparky runs beside the sled. They have finally reached the bottom. Sparky has
followed Maria all the way down the hill. Sparky has decided that he likes the
snow too!

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