Rewrite the verbs using the Present perfect, then make them negative, interrogative and negative-interrogative.
1 John White is an explorer. He (be) _________________ to the South Pole. has been He hasn’t been to the South Pole. _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Has he been to the South Pole? Hasn’t he been to the South Pole? ________________________________________________ 2 Hannah and Paul (know) _________________ each other for a year. _________________________________________________. ________________________________________________? ________________________________________________? 3 Maria (win) _________________ five tennis tournaments. _________________________________________________. ________________________________________________? ________________________________________________?
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4 The electrician (have) _________________ an electric shock. _________________________________________________. ________________________________________________? ________________________________________________? 5 Your brother (get fined) _________________ for speeding twice. _________________________________________________. ________________________________________________? ________________________________________________? 6 She (travel) _________________ in Asia. _________________________________________________. ________________________________________________? ________________________________________________?
Read the situation and write a suitable sentence using the verbs in brackets.
1 The table leg was broken. Now it’s mended (repair) I_________________________________________________ have repaired the table leg. 2 Your house was white. Now it’s yellow. (paint) _________________________________________________. 3 Last year I was in Montreal. Now I’m in Washington. (move) _________________________________________________.
4 We had a flat in the mountains. We don’t have it any more. (sell) _________________________________________________. 5 She didn’t speak English. Now she speaks English well. (learn) _________________________________________________. 6 I was hungry. Now I’m not. (eat) _________________________________________________.
6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in either the Present perfect or the Past simple form.
has lived 1 He (live) _________________ in London for two years and he (go) _________________ to New went York last year. 2 A (you/wear) _________________ your hair short when you were at school? B Yes, my mum (insist) _________________ on it. 3 Shakespeare (write) _________________ a lot of plays. 4 My brother (write) _________________ three songs. He (just/finish) _________________ the third one.
5 A When (he/call) _________________? B He (phone) _________________ at 7.00 a.m. 6 (you/lock) _________________ the door when you left the house? 7 I can’t leave the office because I (not finish) _________________ my work yet. 8 A (you/be) _________________ to Amsterdam before? B Yes, I (visit) _________________ my cousin there last year.
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UNIT 27 Present perfect simple
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