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Mark buys a newspaper most mornings, but he hasn't bought one this morning.
1. I see Vicky most days, but...
2. We go to the club most weekends, but...
3. We usually have a party each term, but..
4. Someone usually rings in the evening, but no one
Exercise9. Put in the Past Participles of the verbs in brackets.
We've found (find) all the answers.
1. Have you… (wash) the car?
2. You haven't... (eat) very much.
3. They've… (open) a new supermarket.
4.You've… (write) it in pencil.
5. I've… (make) the sandwiches.
6. We've… (have) our lunch.
7. United have… (score) a goal.
8.The balloon has…land) in a field.
9.Who's… (break) this glass?
10. It's warm because the heating has... (be) on.
11. Have you... (sell) your flat yet?
12. I've… (finish) that job at last.
Exercise10. Complete the second sentence so that it follows on from the first. Use the Present Perfect.
My hair is tidy now. I‘ve brushed my hair.
1. The door is open. Someone... the door.
2. This is Oliver's drawing, look. Oliver... a picture.
3. The calculator is broken. Someone… the calculator.
4. United are the winners. United... the game.
5. There's no more wine in the bottle. We... all the wine.
6. The floor is clean now. I... the floor.
7. I know my number now. I…my number by heart.
8. The guests are here now. The guests...
9. I'm still working on the computer. I... with the computer yet.
Exercise11.Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect tense, and fill the spaces by repeating the auxiliary.
1. Where you (be)? ~I (be) to the dentist.
2. You (have) breakfast? ~Yes, I...
3. The post (come)? ~Yes, it...
4. You (see) my watch anywhere? ~No, I'm afraid I...
5. Someone (wind) the clock? ~Yes, Tom...
6. I (not finish) my letter yet.
7. He just (go) out.
8. Someone (take) my bicycle.
9. The phone (stop) ringing.
10. You (hear) from her lately? -No, I...
11. I just (wash) that floor.
12. The cat (steal) the fish.
13. You (explain) the exercise? ~Yes, I...
14. There aren't any buses because the drivers (go) on strike.
15. You (have) enough to eat? ~Yes, I (have) plenty, thank you.
16. Charles (pass) his exam? ~Yes, he...
17. How many bottles the milkman (leave)? ~He (leave) six.
18. I (live) here for ten years.
19. How long you (know) Mr. Pitt? ~I (know) him for ten years.
20. Would you like some coffee? I just (make) some.
21. Mary (water) the tomatoes? ~Yes, I think she...
22. You (not make) a mistake? ~No, I'm sure I...
23. Why you (not mend) the fuse? ~I (not have) time.
24. You (dive) from the ten-metre board yet? ~No, I...
25. You ever (leave) a restaurant without paying the bill? ~No, I...
26. I (ask) him to dinner several times.
27. He always (refuse).
28. You ever (ride) a camel?
29. I (buy) a new carpet. Come and look at it.
30. He (post) the letter?
31. Why he (not finish)? He (have) plenty of time.
32. I often (see) him but I never (speak) to him.
33. You ever (eat) caviar? ~No, I...
34. We just (hear) the most extraordinary news.
35. The police (recapture) the prisoners who escaped yesterday.
36. I (not pay) the telephone bill yet.
Exercise12. Decide which word is correct.
I'd like to borrow this book. Has Anna read it yet?
a) done b) for c) just d) yet
1. Ben writes very quickly. He's… finished his essay,
a) already b) been c) for d) yet
2. What are you going to do? ~ I don't know. I haven't decided...
a) just b) long c) since d) yet
3. I've.... to London. I went there in June.
a) been b) gone c) just d) yet
4. Have you... done any skiing?
a) ever b) for c) just d) long
5. My boyfriend hasn't rung… week,
a) for b) last c) since d) this
6. I haven't seen that coat before. How... have you had it?
a) already b) for c) long d) since
7. The girls have... to the cinema. They won't be back until ten o'clock.
a) already b) been c) gone d) just
8. I haven't seen my parents... last Christmas.
a) already b) before c) for d) since
9. This is the first... I've ever lived away from home.
a) already b) since c) that d) time
10. This programme must be new. I've... seen it before.
a) ever b) never c) since d) yet
T HE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE SIMPLE PAST
Exercise13.
