EXERCIII DE GRAMATIC ENGLEZ

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE- EXERCISES

I. Put the verbs in italics in the present perfect tense simple:

1.Peter open the window. 2. Alice clean the blackboard. 3.Barbaraclose the door. .4 All the students learn
the lesson. 5. They study the present perfect tense. 6. Kate borrow an English book from the library. 7. George
sharpen his pencil. 8. Caroline type some reading passages. 9. The students practice the forms of irregular verbs.
10. They listen to the tapes in the language laboratory, too. 11. The map is not on the wall. The teacher take it with
him. 12. The pupils are leaving the classroom They finish their school work for today. 13. The books and note-books
are not on the desks. The pupils put them in their school bags. 14. The pupils are not in the classroom. They gohome.
15. The classroom is clean and tidy. The pupil on duty clean it. 16. Some children are walking in the park now. They want
to relax; they be very busy at school today. 17. Helen is at home, doing her homework for tomorrow. She write the
first exercise. 18. Alan is not hungry now; he eat a huge dinner. 19. Alice is putting down the receiver. She speak to
her friend Mary. 20. George is closing his exercise book. He do his homework. 21. Mr. Grant leave the factory. 22.
He get home in his car. 23. He drive home in his car. 24. His son Daniel play football. 25. He throw the ball
through a window. 26. He break the window. 27. Daniels father come home. 28. He put his car in the garage.
29. His neighbour tell him about the window. 30. Daniel apologize to his father.
II. Make sentences ending in tag-questions to express the ideas below:
1. Your mother thinks you have paid the telephone bill, but she is not sure. She asks: . 2. You are sure your desk mate
hasnt solved the Maths problem. You say: . 3. You think it has stopped raining, but you are not sure. You say: . 4. You
dont know if they have shown the football match on television. You want to know about it. 5. You are sure your mother has
not bought any bread today. You say to your sister: . 6. Mister Brown is not sure whether the mechanic has repaired his car,
so he asks him: . 7. You know your father hasnt come home yet. You say to your mother: . 8. You know the people next
door have been there for twenty years.
III. Use the present perfect and the appropriate adverbs (often, never, before, just, already, yet) to re-express the following:
1. Dinner is ready! Come and eat, everybody! (cook) 2. Do you want another peace of cake? No, thank you. (have) 3. I dont
know this man. (meet) 4. Father cant use his car this week. (repair) 5. This part of the country is completely unknown to me.
(be) 6. My brother goes to a technical college. (pass the entrance exam) 7. I can tell you a lot of things about Jane Austen.
(read) 8. Pauline wrote a letter to me. I have it here. (receive) 9. Im still doing my homework. (finish) 10. Alan is not going to
read the article. (read) 11. Mary is late again but nobody is surprised. (be late) 12. Im going to play this record now. Its very
new. (buy)
IV. Fill in the blanks with the present perfect forms of the verbs in italics:
1. I like to see plays at the National Theatre. I two plays this winter. 2. Alan reads a lot. He twelve books this month. 3.
Our grandmother writes to us regularly. She twice this week. 4. Annie loves to tell stories. This morning she us several
funny stories. 5. I always feel the cold in winter. I the cold a great deal this winter. 6. The mechanic repairs our car. He
our car twice this year. 7. I lose my things very often. This week I two umbrellas. 8. I usually drink milk for breakfast.
Today I tea. 9. Basil likes to draw pictures. He a picture of his teacher this afternoon. 10. This author writes novels. He
two novels this year.
V. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect tense:
1.Can you give me back the book I lent you last week ? Im sorry, I cant. I (leave) it at home. 2. Why are you so tired ?
I (work) a lot. 3. You can come and have breakfast. Mary (lay) the table. 4. I dont know Angela. I (not meet) her. 5. How
is Helen ? I really dont know. I (not see) her. 6. Who are the main characters in this novel ? I dont know. I(not read)
it. 7. Why dont you put on your sunglasses ? I (lose) them. 8. We know what lessons we have to study for the test. The
teacher (tell) us. 9. There is no one there. Everybody (leave).10. Dont worry about Christine. She knows there is no meeting
today. I (phone) her. 11. The talks are coming to an end. They (reach) an agreement on most points. 12. Arent you going to
the seaside any longer ? No, I (change) my mind.
VI. Answer the following questions using the words in brackets:
1. Why cant Carmen go to the party ?(catch a cold) 2. Why cant they get in ?(lose the key) 3. Why dont you phone him?
(forget his telephone number ) 4. Why is Kate disappointed ?(Liz not invite her) 5. Why cant David do it ?(not learn how) 6.
Why isnt Mary at home ?(go to the cinema) 7. Why cant Mr. Plumb pay the bill ?(lose his wallet) 8.Why are you worried
?(they- not telephone) 9. Why cant we eat this food ?(go bad) 10. Why dont you wear your new dress ?(not iron it) 11. Why
is the teacher angry with you ?(not do my homework) 12. Why are you walking home ?(miss the bus)

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EXERCIII DE GRAMATIC ENGLEZ

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I. Re-express the following sentences using FOR + the present perfect continuous:
1. I started to study English five years ago and Im still studying it. 2. They started waiting for the bus five minutes ago and
theyre still waiting. 3. It started to rain four days ago and its still raining. 4. The Plumbs started decorating their flat a week
ago and theyre still decorating it. 5. I started standing in the queue five minutes ago and Im still standing in it. 6. The children
started to eat lunch an hour ago and theyre still eating it. 7. The boys started football two hours ago and theyre still playing.
8. The mechanic started to repair the car four days ago and hes still repairing it. 9.The baby started to cry one hour ago and
hes still crying. 10. Tom started reciting the poem ten minutes ago and hes still reciting it. 11.The pupils are writing a paper.
They began at eight oclock 12. The secretary is typing a report. She started on Monday morning. 13. Mother is cooking. She
began early in the morning. 14. We are rehearsing a play. We started at the beginning of the month. 15. They are studying for
their exams. They started in April. 16. John is sleeping. He went to bed at three oclock in the afternoon. 17. The dog is
barking. He started when the stranger came in. 18. The Browns are living in Brighton. They went there when they retired. 19.
My brother is working on a building-site. He started in 1971. 20. The woodcutter is cutting wood. He started at seven oclock.
21. The actors are in the middle of their rehearsal. They started it early in the morning. 21. Helen began to write letters at 8.00.
Its noon and shes still writing letters. 23. This is the first stage of the Grants plans for a holiday in Northern Moldavia. They
started making plans yesterday afternoon. 24. Ann and Ruth are playing tennis. They began to play at 5.00. Its 6.30 now and
theyre still playing. 25. Dan likes to sing. He began to sing early this morning and he hasnt stopped all day. 26. Yesterday
morning the temperature started dropping. 27. Let them have a break; they started studying for the test at 7 a.m. and its 10
now. 28. The police search for the lost boy began yesterday and is continuing but so far without result. 29. These are some of
the poems selected and weve got to select some more.

II. Re-express the following using FOR + the last + the present perfect continuous:
1. He began painting pictures three years ago. 2. I began reading an English novel a week ago. 3. They began studying for their
exam two months ago. 4. Father began smoking a pipe a year ago. 5. I began cooking my own food a week ago. 6. John began
collecting coins four month ago. 7. Mr. Martinson began going to the dentist three weeks ago. 8. The tourists began staying in
that hotel five days ago. 9. She began saving money a month ago. 10. We started making plans for our holiday three days ago.

III. Make comments using the present perfect continuous interrogative:

1. The fireman started fighting the fire early this morning. 2. Peter started studying for the test five hours ago. 3. The
teacher started marking the papers at 8 oclock this morning. 4. The boys started working on this bookcase last month. 5.
Helen started writing letters two hours ago. 6. The students started drawing this map yesterday. 7. That factory started
producing tractors in 1950. 8. The committee started discussing the plans for the new building a month ago. 9. They started
talking about the weather a quarter of an hour ago. 10. The orchestra started rehearsing at three oclock.

IV. Fill the blanks with FOR or SINCE. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect continuous tense:
1. The boys (study) Algebra dinner time. 2. That man (stand) at the corner five oclock. 3. The little children (sleep)
eight hours. 4. Father (read) the newspaper he arrived home. 5. Basil (stay) with us September. 6.Mr. Brown (work) in
this office he left school. 7. I (phone) the doctor the last five minutes. 8. Michael is so thirsty that he (drink) five
minutes. 9. They (talk) to their teacher a long time. 10. Annie (read) War and Peace she went on holiday. 11.Please
excuse me my dirty hands. I (repair) the car. 12. We call Ann butter fingers. She (break) things ever since she was a little
girl; that is why. 13. Alice needs a holiday. She (work) too hard. 14. Your lips are all blue. What on earth (you-eat)? 15. Mind
you dont slip on the stairs. I (wash) them. 16. He (work) all day long; thats why hes gone to bed early. 17. Who (use) my
pen? It doesnt write properly. 18. Im now shaking your hand so heartily because (look forward) to meeting you. 19. We all
have a smile on our faces because we (listen) to Pauls jokes.

V. Answer the following questions ( constantly repeated action):

1. How long have you been reading in the library? 2. How long have you been taking French lessons? 3. How long have you
been sending your friend postcards? 4. How long have you been riding a bicycle? 5. How long have you been asking your
brother to keep this room tidy? 6. How long have you been wearing a uniform? 7. How long have you been going camping. 8.
How long has the teacher been telling your deskmate to keep quiet? 9. How long have you been writing poems? 10. How long
have you been doing morning exercises? 11. Why have you got a camera in your hand? 12. Why are your hands dirty. 13.
Why is Peter out-of-breath? 14. Why are they wearing tennis-shoes? 15. Why has mother got flour on her hands. 16. Why are
you feeling tired? 17. Why has grandfather got his glasses on? 18. Why are the pavements wet? 19. Why have you spent all
your money?

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EXERCIII DE GRAMATIC ENGLEZ

PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST TENSE
I. Fill in the blanks with the past tense or present perfect forms of the verbs on the left:
1. (BE) a) We at the theatre two days ago. b) We to the circus twice so far. 2. (HAVE) a). The children a good time
at the school festival last Saturday. b) I just breakfast. 3. (MAKE) a) They an interesting experiment. b) We a lot
of puppet show when we were in the 8th form. 4. (TAKE) a) I an umbrella whith me. b) It John one hour to get to the
centre of the city last night. 5. (DO) a) The earthquake a lot of damage to the buildings. b) The trip to the mountains last
summer the children a lot of good. 6. (COME) a) My parents to Bucharest in 1960. b) Everyone to the meeting. 7.
(BE) Alice ill three times last year. She ill three times this year, too. 8. (SPEND) We our holiday at the seaside this
summer. Last summer our holiday in the mountains. 9. (PHONE) Mary her friends this afternoon. She them
between two and four. 10. (LISTEN) I last to this song a month ago. I not to it this month. 11. (ASK) The pupils
the teacher a lot of questions this morning. They also a lot of questions yesterday morning. 12. (DO) We a lot of
work at school last term. We a lot of work this term, too. 13. (RING UP) Its ten oclock in the morning. I Mary
twice this morning. Its one oclock in the afternoon. I Mary twice this morning. 14. (READ) I first this novel three
years ago. I it again during my last holiday. This week my sister . it. 15. (GIVE) The English teacher us two tests
this month. He the first test two weeks ago. He the second yesterday. 16. (EXAMINE) The doctor . A lot of patients
today. Yesterday he fewer patients. 17. (LEARN) Peter to swim in July. I to swim this month.

II. Answer these questions. Use the present perfect or past tense as required by the words in brackets.
1. Has the film began.? (not yet) 2. Have you have dinner? (half on hour ago) 3. Has the plane landed? (just) 4. Have you
joined the literary club? (in October) 5. Have you had a written test? (last week) 6. Have you ever ridden a bicycle? (never) 7.
Have you seen her recently? (no- since we were children) 8. Have they visited the factory? (when they were on holiday) 9.
Have you written to him? (not- for years) 10. Has he sold his car? (after he was in hospital) 11. Have you talked to her? (at five
oclock)

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the past tense simple or the present perfect simple.
A. 1. I (live) in this city all my life. My parents (come) here when they were very young. 2. It (rain) very much in this region in
the spring, but it (not rain) much ever since. 3. We (see) the famous Heroes Monument several times so far. The last time we
(see) it was two weeks ago. 4. Mr. Martin (teach) English from thee oclock to six oclock. Hes not longer in the school. He
(leave) half on hour ago. 5. We (have) a test almost every day this week. We (have) the first test on Mandy morning. 6. The
weather (be) terrible ever since last Sunday. It (rain) every day this week. 7. The plumber (be) here for the past two weeks. He
(repair) the radiators in all the rooms. 8. We (learn) a great deal of English since we (come) to this school. 9. Our grandmother
(be) with us for the last three months. She (go) away this morning. Mother (help) her with her packing before she left. 10. I
(read) many books on cooking and now I can cook a lot of dishes. 11. Mr. Grant (have) a car for years but he (never drive) at
night. 12. Mary (make) a lot of friends recently. 13. Tom always (play) in the park in front of his house when he was young.
14. Mr. Plumb (have) a lot of trouble with his car lately. He (repair) it twice so far.

B.1. You (meet) Ann? Yes, we (meet) at the school festival two weeks ago. 2. Mr. Barton is not here. He (go) out of town
for the weekend. 3. This famous writer (write) several novels and last year he (write) a successful play. 4. The guests (have) a
good time ever since their arrival. They (arrive) by plane three days ago. 5.The students (start) the exercise at 8th oclock. They
(not finish) it yet 6. I (take) a lot of photograph this holiday but they are not as good as those I (take) last holiday. 7. Margaret
(but) a pretty dress for her birthday party. She (buy) it at the Unirea department store. 8. My friend Michel is in hospital
because he (break) it two weeks ago in a car accident. 9. Im sorry . I (forget) his telephone number. 10. I (read) nearly all
Ivasiucs novels. Last week I (start) to read The water and I nearly (finish) it now. During the winter holiday I (read) The
Birds. 11.Up to now I (understand) every lesson in the book. 12. No one (find) Barbaras glasses yet. She (lose) them during
the Physical Education lesson. 13. We (receive) his telegram at six oclock yesterday. We (already, send) him a special
delivery reply. 14. I (pay) the telephone bill at the beginning of the month. 15. Grandfather (never, fly) in a plane before. This
month he (fly) twice. 16. Mr. Martin is my English teacher. He (teach) in our school for five years. He (graduate) from the
University in 1980.
C. George: What were your holidays like?/ Tony: Super. I (go) to the seaside./ George: Did, you? Tony: Yes. I (just come)
back. I(come) back last night, as a matter of fact./ George: Arent you lucky? I (not be) anywhere this holiday. How long
you (stay) at the seaside?/ Tony: I (spend) nearly two weeks there./ George: you (go) to the beach every day? /Tony: Yes, I
did. It only (rain) once or twice during my whole stay. Once it (catch) me swimming in the water./George: You, (just, learn)
to swim, havent you? /Tony: Thats right. Will, I think I (improve) a lot. What about you?/ George: Well, the weather (be)
awful here. As a matter of fact, today is the first day we (have) any sun. So I (not be) very lucky.

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