PRESENT PERFECT

Positive Sentences Negative Sentences Questions

I I
You have +-ed/V3 You haven’t +-ed/V3 Have you +ed/V3 …?
We We we
They They they

He He he
She has +-ed/V3 She hasn’t +-ed/V3 Has she +ed/V3 …?
it It it

Ex. 1. Open the brackets using Present Perfect. Underline time expressions.

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1. We (clean) the room already.
Try tried
2. Three people (decide) to leave the company. (согласный +y)
3. She (visit) three foreign countries so far. Play played
4. He (watch) this film before. (гласный + y)
5. My mother just (cook) dinner. Stop stopped
6. My father (travel) abroad this year.
ǐasill for 2 months.
7. I (be)

hasbrokenRnownhaventboughtwsntdonewsn.tl
8. My best friend (break) his arm recently.
9. I (know) my best friend for a long time.
10. We (not/buy) a present for Mike yet.
11. He (not/do) his homework for today.
eftwe
12. He (not/leave) the party yet.
ea 1 heuo
13. You (join) the new gym near your house already? – Yes, ……………
↳He (play)ed

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14. this game before? – No, …………………
15. They (find) your keys? – No, ………………….
16. He (forget) about your birthday again? – Yes, ………………
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Ex. 2. Look at the picture and use the prompts to write sentences. Use the correct form
of Present Perfect.
Model: we/already/eat lunch. --> We have already eaten lunch.
 Lesson hasn't started yet.

Teacher already written on the board.

Joe and Tim just come into the classroom.

Tony hasn't finished getting the book ready. Dare dropped pen on the floor.

Christine opened the book already. He hasn't pick it up yet.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Positive Sentences Negative sentences Questions
I I
You have been Ving You haven’t been Ving Have you been Ving …?
We We we
They They they

He He he
She has been Ving She hasn’t been Ving Has she been Ving …?
it It -
it

Ex 3. Open the brackets using Present Perfect Continuous. Underline time expressions.
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1. I (do) my homework for 2 hours already. I’ll finish soon. Come coming

ruebe nwrìtiwghauebenstudimghauewenyì
2. I (write) poems since childhood. Try trying
3. We (study) at MSLU since 2016. Die dying
Run running

ngheuebennmnìnghas
4. They (lie) in bed all morning. It’s time to get up.
5. The children (run) in the yard for the past 3 hours.
beenwoningnasbeen
6. He (work) as a bus driver since 2000.

cleaningheuenwbe nsle pinghastube nraimg.no

7. My mother (clean) the house since morning. She hasn’t finished yet.
8. You (not/sleep) all night long. You need to go to bed ASAP.
9. It (not/rain) here for the last 3 months.

Englishfrzygtnìwghhgus
wighetening
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10.You (learn) English for 2 years? – Yes, … 1

hauebeenlearnjng
….
11.He (live) in the dormitory since he came to Minsk? – No,thasnti.at
…….
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Ex 4. Choose between the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Someone has eaten/has been eating all the cakes.
2. He has fixed/has been fixing this car for an hour already.
3. I haven’t finished/ haven’t been finishing my homework yet.
 4. You look very tired. Yes, I have played/have been playing tennis for 2 hours.
5. I have already bought/ have already been buying a present for my sister?
6. I have danced/ have been dancing all evening. I want to go to bed.
7. Brenda has learnt/ has been learning English for 2 years already.
8. How many people have you invited/have you been inviting to the party?
9. It has rained/ has been raining all day today. When will it stop?
10.I have studied/have been studying very hard for the past 3 days because I have a test
tomorrow.
11.We have tried/ have been trying to find a house for ages, but we can’t find it.
12.She has visited/ has been visiting 5 cities in the USA so far.
13.I have just spoken/have just been speaking to my best friend on the phone.
14.We have never visited/have never been visiting to this place before.
15.I have worked/ have been working since 2 o’clock but I haven’t finished/haven’t
been finishing my report yet.

*** Extra tasks.

 has been traveling for three months.
She has visited six countries so far.

He has been winning the national championship four times.

He has played tennis since he was ten.

Have made ten films since they left college.

Have been making films since they left college.

How long have you been waiting?

How many fish have you caught?

How many people have you invited ?

How long have you been teaching?

How many books have you written?

How long have you been writing books?

How long have you been saving?

How much money have you saved?

Has broken
how long have you been working
Have you ever worked

Where has she gone ?

has appeared
Haven’t waited
Has stopped
Lost Have you seen
Have been reading Haven’t finished

Have been reading

 Open the brackets using Present Simple, Present Continuous,
Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous.
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1. Success (depend) on many factors, but the most important factors are natural talent and
hard work.
s
2. The accuracy of my speech (get) better and better.

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3. My grandmother frequently (buy) newspapers because she (have) no access to the Internet.
4. This week I (look) after my neighbour’s dog.
5. I (wait) you for 3 hours already! Why are you so late?
6. Why on earth (you always laugh) at me! It is so annoying!

haventse namgetighasne rwoni ghau.hn

7. I (not/see) her mentor for a month.
8. I (get) married next Saturday at 11 a.m.
9. Samantha (never win) any award in her life.
10. Tom (currently use) public transport because his car has broken down.
11. I (work)eenwomìng
really long hours recently.

tnhasprotes dhaues nhadrmownstlasingc.tn

12. Tom (just be) nominated for Best Actor.
13. Workers (protest) about low salary for the past 2 weeks.
14. I (see) that the situation is out of control.
15. My children (have) a natural talent for dancing since birth.
16. Sarah and Dan (know) each other for years.
17. She hardly ever (take) part in the meetings with business partners.
18. My English course (start) at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
19. (he have) all the necessary qualifications for this job?
20. Your mother (look) so tired. What has she been doing all day?

ingauentaehievingenhaueb enwor ni gs et.ci

21. I (think) about changing my job.
22. They (not achieve) a lot in life.
23. The flowers (smell) so nice.
24. Sandra (be) in charge of our department since last month.
25. My room is in a mess because I (work) on my project all day.
26. The idea of bringing up children as bilinguals (sound) great to me.
27. Many teachers (prefer) to work as freelancers these days.

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28. Distance learning (get) increasingly popular these days.
29. I (stay) in a hotel while my flat is being redecorated.
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am
 inyǜoǚwǒneauid
30. I (still have) an old mobile phone.
31. She always (be) obsessed with her appearance.
32. Paul and Jean (go) out together for about half a year now.
33. My nails are a bit dirty. I (work) in the garden.
34. It is the first time he (clean) his own boots.
35. Don’t ask me what spinach (taste) like. I never (try) it.

s.
Study the table and put a question tag
You like comedies, don’t you?
He hasn’t come to the party yet, has he?
You seldom see your grandparents, do you? None of the films has won, have they?
They rarely go to the theatre, do they? Nobody in the company is given a prize, are they?
She knows nothing about fashion, does she? Not everyone has come, have they?
He is hardly able to help, is he?
He has never been to Egypt, has he? Nothing like this has happened before, has it?
The income has barely covered the cost, has it?
There is little time left, is there?
This isn’t my problem, is it?

36.She rarely goes out on weekdays, (не так ли)? Does she?
Have they?
37.No one is responsible for the outcomes of the earthquake, (не так ли)?
Has they?
38.Things have never been worse for our business, (не так ли)?
39.There are no chances to change the situation, (не так ли)? Are there?

40.Nothing happens for no reason, (не так ли)? Has it?

41.Hardly anybody in our family likes this type of music, (не так ли)? Are they?
Isn't it?
42.My life’s never been so interesting before, (не так ли)?
Are they?
43.Local people hardly ever talk to strangers, (не так ли)?
Isn't it?
44.It’s never too late to start learning a language, (не так ли)?
45.None of these cars belongs to you, (не так ли)? Have they?

46.I am pretty good at English, (не так ли)? Aren't I?

47.Sandra has little time to spare, (не так ли)? Has she?

48.There has been little time left, (не так ли)? Hasn't there?
Is it?
49.This is not welcome news for me, (не так ли)?
Are they?
50. Things are seldom quite what they seem, (не так ли)?