Exercises. Extra Pactice

Present Perfect Form

[has/have + past participle]

Examples:

• You have seen that movie many times.
• Have you seen that movie many times?
• You have not seen that movie many times.

Complete List of Present Perfect Forms

USE 1 Unspecified Time Before Now

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc.

Example:

• I have seen that movie twenty times.

Exercise 1: Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

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.

Present Perfect

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Example: We read a very amusing book. A very amusing book was read by us.

1. Kerrie has paid the bill. -
2. I have eaten a hamburger. -
3. We have cycled five miles. -
4. I have opened the present. -
5. They have not read the book. -
6. You have not sent the parcel. -
7. We have not agreed to this issue. -
8. They have not caught the thieves. -
9. Has she phoned him? -
10. Have they noticed us? -

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