IES Libertas. Torrevieja.

Departamento de Inglés

perfect tenses
1. Choose the correct form of the words in brackets:
a. Bart (went / has gone) to Asturias on holiday last month.
b. How many cokes (did you drink / have you drunk) today?
c. Ben (lives / has lived / lived) in Manchester since 1997.
d. I’m tired because I (painted / have painted / have been painting) my flat.
e. Paul (just got / has just got / has just been getting) up. He’s having breakfast now.
f. Mike (phoned / has phoned) ten minutes ago. He wants you to phone him.
2. Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect form of these verbs:
a. You went to Sue’s house, but she wasn’t there. (she / go / out)
She had gone out.
b. You went back to your home town after many years. It wasn’t the same as before. (it /
change / a lot)

c. I invited Rachel to the party, but she couldn’t come. (she / arrange / to do something else)

d. You went to the cinema last night. You got to the cinema late. (the film / already /begin)

e. It was nice to see Dan again after such a long time. (I / not / see / him for five years)

f. I offered Sue something to eat, but she wasn’t hungry. (she / just / have / breakfast)

3. Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done) or past simple (I did):
a. “Was Paul at the party when you arrived?” “No, he had gone (go) home.”
b. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.
c. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ___________________ (go) to bed.
d. Sorry I’m late. The car _____________________ (break) down on my way here.
e. We were driving along the road when we __________________ (see) a car which
______________________ (break) down, so we ____________________ (stop) to help.
f. John was really glad that he __________________ (pass) all his exams and would have the
summer free.
g. When her mother started crying, Susie _________________ (say) she was sorry.
h. Jennifer had her first baby when she was thirty but she __________________ (be) married
since she was twenty-four.

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4. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past
Perfect Simple form of the verb:
a. Who has taken (take) my roller skates? They aren’t here.
b. They ________________ (have) breakfast before they left their house, so they weren’t
hungry when they arrived.
c. When we got to the cinema, the film ____________________ (start)
d. _________________ (you see) Pamela? She’s dancing at Central Square!
e. His exhibition photographs ________________ (surprise) me.
f. I hardly recognised May. I _______________ (not see) her for such a long time.
g. I’d like to visit Jimmy this weekend. He ____________________ (not be) well recently.
h. Fortunately, we ____________________ (not go) far when we realised that we
______________________ (forget) our plane tickets.
5. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous
form of the verbs in brackets:
a. When my parents decided to come home, … (they / travel for a fortnight)
they had been travelling for a fortnight.
b. My hair was wet because…(I / swim)

c. His eyes hurt him because… (he / sit in front of the computer for hours)

d. I am tired because … (I / jog for the last thirty minutes)

e. Vanessa speaks English very well because … (she / study all her life)

f. When I arrived, … (the customer / wait for forty five minutes)

g. There is water all around because… (it / rain for the last days)

6. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Put the verb into the correct form: present perfect
(I have done), present perfect continuous (I have been doing), past perfect (I had done) or
past perfect continuous (I had been doing).
a. Amanda is sitting on the ground. She’s out of breath.
(she / run) She has been running.
b. Where’s my bag? I left it under this chair.
(somebody / take / it)_____________________________________________________

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c. We were all surprised when Jenny and Andy got married last year.
(they / only / know / each other / a few weeks) _________________________________
d. It’s still raining. I wish it would stop.
(it / rain / all day) ________________________________________________________
e. Suddenly I woke up. I was confused and didn’t know where I was.
(I / dream) _____________________________________________________________
f. I wasn’t hungry at lunchtime, so I didn’t have anything to eat.
(I / have / a big breakfast) _________________________________________________
g. Every year Robert and Tina spend a few days at the same hotel by the sea.
(they / go / there for years) ________________________________________________

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