L. 1.1
Short Answer
INSTRUCTIONS: Rewrite the sentences. Use the present perfect continuous tense.
Ex:
I have waited for an hour.
I have been waiting for an hour.
1. I tried to find a new apartment.
2. Keri cleaned her room all weekend.
INSTRUCTIONS: Unscramble the words to make correct statements.
Ex:
had / has / already / she / lunch
She has already had lunch.
3. Gina / always / enjoyed / sales / has
INSTRUCTIONS: Rewrite the sentences. Use the present perfect negative and add the word yet at the end.
Ex:
Dick has left.
Dick hasn't left yet.
4. You have met my parents.
INSTRUCTIONS: Rewrite the sentences. Use contractions.
Ex:
Jim has not come to school this week.
Jim hasn't come to school this week.
5. They have not finished painting the living room.
6. I have not put the furniture back.
INSTRUCTIONS: Rewrite each statement as a why question. Use the past perfect negative form.
Ex:
She hasn't arrived yet.
Why hasn't she arrived yet?
7. He hasn't finished his resume.
8. He hasn't finished his business in Paris.
INSTRUCTIONS: Unscramble the words to form present perfect questions.
Ex:
they / met / ever / your sister / have
Have they ever met your sister?
9. climbed / ever / you / have / a mountain
10. recently / you / have / seen / your family
Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete each sentence. Use the present perfect tense of the verb in parentheses.
Ex:
Nick
has made
(make) three phone calls this morning.
11. Nina ____________________ (join) a gym.
12. You ____________________ (gain) some weight lately. Maybe you should join too.
INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the past tense and past participle of each verb.
13. tear
____________________
____________________
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete each sentence with for or since.
14. It has rained every day ____________________ Monday.
15. Today it has been raining ____________________ 7:00 this morning.
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete each sentence with the present perfect continuous form of the verb in
parentheses.
Ex:
I
have been living
(live) here for six weeks.
16. We ____________________ (drive) for three house already.
17. We ____________________ (not listen) to the radio.
INSTRUCTIONS: Use the words in parentheses to complete each sentence. Use the present perfect or the
simple past form of the verb.
Ex:
How long
has he known
(know) Gail? When
did
(do) they meet?
18. She ____________________ (sleep) since 11:00 last night.
19. How long ____________________ (you, wait) before you called the police?
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the answer. Complete the question with how many or how much. Use the present
perfect tense.
Ex:
Q: How many apples have you eaten this week?
A: I've eaten four apples this week.
20. Q: ____________________
A: I've taken four aspirins today.
21. Q: ____________________
A: I've been sleeping very little.
22. Q: ____________________
A: I haven't eaten much food today.
23. Q: ____________________
A: I've missed two days of work.
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the answer. Write the question with ever. Use the present perfect tense.
Ex:
Q: Have you ever been here before?
A: No, we've never been here before.
24. Q: ____________________
A: Yes, she's studied French for years.
25. Q: ____________________
A: No, he's never driven across the U.S.
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the answers. Use they simple past or the present perfect tense.
Ex:
Q: Has John ever read that book?
A: Yes, he read it last year.
26. Q: Have you ever swum in the ocean?
A: Yes. I ____________________ in the ocean last summer.
27. Q: Have you seen the new Madonna movie?
A: Yes, I ____________________ it once, but I want to see it again.
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the answer. Write the question with lately or recently. Use the present perfect tense.
Ex:
Q: Have you gone to a concert recently/lately?
A: Yes, I went to one last week.
28. Q: ____________________
A: No, they haven't had a party in months.
29. Q: ____________________
A: No, she hasn't called me in weeks.
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the answer. Write the question. Use the present perfect tense and the word yet.
Ex:
Q: Have you taken a shower yet?
A: No, I haven't taken a shower yet.
30. Q: ____________________
A: Yes, I had breakfast an hour ago.