PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESIVE

A. Complete thesentences:
1. I have studyed english for __________________.
2. My father has had his car since__________________.
3. I have had this pencil for__________________.
4. My parent have been married since__________________.
5. My family haven't __________________ for __________________.

B. Write YET, ALREADY or STİLL

1. We haven't gone holiday ___________. We are ____________ at home and it is ____________ late in the
season.
2. The doctors says you mustn't get up ____________. You are ____________ too ill to get about.
3. Have you finished my book ____________? No, I am ____________ in the middle of it.
4. Have you replied to Mary's letter ____________? No, I'm trying to find time for that. It is 3 days late
____________.
5. I'm in a hurry. I must be at school ____________. But, I'm ____________ at the station. The train hasn't
come ____________.
6. Does yuor father ____________ keep horses?
7. Is Peter's sister married ____________?
8. I have done my exercise three times and it ____________ isn't right.

C. Write the correct forms of verbs : S. Past / Perfect Present:

know work work live live live live come come be
My name is fred Grass. I __________ in Bristol in the south west of England. I don't __________
from Bristol. I __________ born in Scotland. I __________ in Bristol For a year now. Before I __________
to Bristol. I __________ in London. I __________ there for three yaers. I __________ in a bank there. I
__________ for BBC now. I __________ this job for six months. My best friend is my wife Magie. We
__________ each other since we were children.

D. Answer these questions:

1. Have you ever been ill recently?
2. Has your mother made apple-pie?
3. Have you ever been to a zoo?
4. Have you ever stayed in a hotel?
5. Have you ever been to a botanical park?
6. Have you ever watched a horror film? When?
7. Have you ever spent a lot money on a holiday? Why?
8. What have you done and what haven't you done today?
9. Which cities have you been to in Turkey?
11. How much money have you spent this week? What did you buy?
12. What have you done at school this year?
13. How long have you had your shoes?
14. How long have you lived your present address?
15. How long have you been studying English?
E. Past/Present
be be go go go go eat visit listen write see do finish
1. _________ you ever _________ to Tatilya? Yes I _________there last year.
2. He _________ to his walkman last night.
3. _________ Kate _________ to James yesterday?
4. I _________ never _________ to the cinema in my life.
5. Rob _________ his homework half an hour ago.
6. _________ you ever _________ a kangaroo? Yes, I _________ many kangaroo in Australia last
year.
7. I_________ my homework. Now I can watch TV.
8. When _________ Tom _________ Italy?
9. We_________ very hungry last night so we _________ a lot of spaghetti with cheese.

F. S. Past/ P. PERFECT:
1. He _________happy since he _________ to New York. (be/move)
2. We _________ fraends since we _________ 19 years ago. (be/meet)
3. I _________ better since I _________ the new medicine. (feel/begin)
4. They _________ in the same city since they _________ . (live/ be born)
5. Their son _________ a lot of money since he _________ a shop in Antalya. (make/open)

G. P. Perfect Tense:
1. He bought his car three years ago. He has had his car for three years . (have)
2. He got his driving licence when he was 19. He _______________________________ (have)
3. Mike moved to London from Ireland in 1990. He_______________________________ (live)
4. A friend of his gave him a gold fish three months ago. He __________________________ (have)
5. He moved out of his flat and come to live in the office two weeks ago.
He _______________________________ (live)

H. Present Prefect Progresive

eg A: Have you been eating chocolates?
B: Yes, how can you tell?
A: Because you have got chocolates on your chin.
1. A: ___________________________________________
B: Yes,how do you know?
A: Your eyes are red and you don't sound happy.
2. A: ___________________________________________
B: Yes,how did you guess?
A: Because youare soaking wet and the car looks clean.
3. A: ___________________________________________
B: Yes, but what makes you think that?
A: Your face is red and you are out of breath.
4. A: ___________________________________________
B: Yes,how can you tell?
A: Because you have got mud all over you.
5. A: ___________________________________________
B: Yes,how do you know?
A: Because you are covered in dog's hair.
6. A: ___________________________________________
B: Yes,how did you guess?
A: Because you look angry and I am late.
 I. Join the questions to the best answer:

a) Has he been eating sweets? 1. In a restaurant.

b) Have you been studying long? 2. No, he has't.
c) What have youbeen doing? 3. I don't want to speak to anyone.
d) Have you been singing together for a long time? 4. Playing footbal.
e) Where have you been working there? 5. Yes, quite a long time.
f) How long have you been working ther? 6. Yes, we have. Five years.
g) Why have't been answering the telephone? 7. No, not too long. About an hour.
h) Have you been enjoying yourselves? 8. About a month.

J. Fill in the blanks with time adverbsor expressions from the list below
so far how long just for since how long ago yet this week ago just now already when
1. They got married a month ______________.
2. He hasn't called us______________.
3. I've had this car ______________ a year.
4. He has ______________ left.
5. She's typed three letter ______________ .
6. She's ______________ .cooked dinner.
7. ______________ have you been in Rome?
8. The bosss came ______________ .
9. Carol has been to the cinema twice ______________ .
10. ______________ did he move his house?
11. I've studied Maths ______________ 1991.
12. Peter hasn't been here ______________ 5 o'clock.

K. The following passage should be completed by putting the verb in parentheses in the Simple Past
or the Present Perfect.
Technology
Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980's, technology (change)
____________________ a great deal. The first computers (be) ____________________ simple machines
designed for basic tasks. They (have, not) ____________________ much memory and they (be, not)
____________________ very powerful. Early computers were often quite expensive and customers often
(pay) ____________________ thousands of dollars for machines which actually (do)
____________________ very little. Most computers (be) ____________________ separate, individual
machines used mostly as expensive typewriters or for playing games.
Times (change) ____________________. Computers (become) ____________________ powerful
machines with very practical applications. Programmers (create) ____________________ a large selection
of useful programs which do everything from teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing
video games, but today's games (become) ____________________ faster, more exciting interactive
adventures. Many computer users (get, also) ____________________ on the Internet and (begin)
____________________ communicating with other computer users around the world. We (start)
____________________ to create international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines
of the past (evolve) ____________________ into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.

L. The following passage should be completed by putting the verb in parentheses in the Present
Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
Where's the waiter?
Robin: I think the waiter (forget) ______________________ us. We (wait) ______________________ here
for over half an hour and nobody (take) ______________________ our order yet.
Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) ______________________ by us at least twenty times. He probably
thinks we (order, already) ______________________.
Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) ______________________ here for five or ten minutes
and they already have their food.
Michele: He must realize we (order, not) ______________________ yet! We (sit)
______________________ here for over half an hour staring at him.
Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even) ______________________ us. He (run) ______________________
from table to table taking orders and serving food.
Michele: That's true, and he (look, not) ______________________ in our direction once.
M. The following passage should be completed by putting the verb in parentheses in the Present
Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous.
The Interview
Mr. Smith: So tell me a little bit about yourself, Mr. Harris. I would like to find out a little bit more about your
background.
Mr. Harris: I (work) ______________________ in the insurance industry for over ten years. I worked for Met
Life for six years and World Insurance for four and a half. During that time, I heard many good things about
Hollings Life Insurance and that's why I (apply) ______________________ for the new sales position.
Mr. Smith: Tell me a little about your hobbies and interests.
Mr. Harris: In my spare time, I hike in the mountains outside of town, volunteer at the Sierra Club and play
tennis. In fact, I (compete) ______________________ in a tennis tournament this weekend.
Mr. Smith: Really, how long (you, play) ______________________ ?
Mr. Harris: I (play) ______________________ since high school. I love the sport.
Mr. Smith: Great! We like dedication here at Hollings Life. You mentioned you volunteer at the Sierra Club. I
(work, currently) ______________________ with them on the sea turtle project. We (try)
______________________ to create a wildlife sanctuary near the bay.
Mr. Harris: Do you know Frank Harris? He's my brother. He (work, presently) ______________________ on
the same project.
Mr. Smith: I know Frank quite well. Any brother of Frank's would be a welcome addition to Hollings Life. Just
one more thing, we (look) ______________________ for somebody who is fluent in Spanish; many of our
clients are from Mexico.
Mr. Harris: No problem. I (study) ______________________ Spanish since elementary school.
Mr. Smith: Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.

N. Perfect Tense

1. When we got acquainted Irene ___ her novel for five years.
a. has been writing b. had been writing

2. Nikolay ___ his business since we got acquainted.

a. has been running b. had been running

3. How long ___ in Minsk when I first met her?

a. had Marina been living b. has Marina been living

4. We ___ in Minsk since 1975.

a. had been living b. have been living

5. By next December, I ___ for this company for 5 yeras.

a. have been working b. will have worked

6. I ___ him for a long time.

a. have been knowing b. have known

7. Before we got acquainted, I ___ Oksana only two times.

a. had seen b. had been seeing

8. Srgey told me he ___ to UK before.

a. had never been b. would have never been

9. Svetlana promised us she ___ the story twice.

a. has read b. would have read

10. Boris asked me if I ___ a rock band gig.

a. had ever attended b. have ever attended
 FOR or SINCE?

1. Maya has been a professional singer ________ 1989.

2. So far, it has rained ________ five hours.

3. I haven't been snowboarding ________ last winter.

4.Jo has been a student here ________ March.

5. The beaver has been an emblem of Canada ________ many years.

6. Cougars have almost disappeared from the Victoria area

________ humans settled here.

7. Mary has kept a diary ________ she was ten years old.

8. First Nations people in British Columbia have told stories

about the eagle ________ hundreds of years.

9. The Canadian two-dollar coin (or toonie) has been in circulation ________ 1996.

10. They've been married ________ twenty-five years.