present perfect review and exercises

Language review: the Present Perfect
Le ‘present perfect’ est utilisé pour relier des actions ou états passés au présent
on l'emploie:
pour exprimer le passé non achevé:
I've been in my present job for 6 years
I've lived here all my life
(action débute dans le passé et se poursuit au moment présent)
pour exprimer l'expérience:
Have you ever been to Australia?
I've had two crashes in my career as a racing driver
(cela s'est produit à un moment indéfini du passé)
pour exprimer le résultat présent d'une action passée:
I've lost my wallet. Have you seen it?
She's broken her leg, so she can't play tennis.
(l’action s'est déroulée dans le passé, son résultat est présent)
Traduire en français:
I live in London. I've lived here for ten years. I lived in Rome before I came here.
He has never seen a Shakespeare play. She saw 'Hamlet' yesterday
I've lost my wallet. I lost it last night.
Present Perfect Simple Exercises
1. Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense, present perfect simple or past simple.
a. Carlos (come) to London before Christmas. When he (arrive), he (go) to stay with some friends. He (be) in London
for several months, and he's going to stay until the autumn.
b.
A. I'm looking for Susan. (See) you her?
B. I (see) her yesterday, but not today. (Look) you in the coffee bar?
A. Yes. I (go) there before I (ask) you.
c.
A. John, you know I (borrow) your bicycle last night. Well, I'm afraid I (lose) it.
B. That's awful! Where (go) you? What time (happen) it?
A. Well, I (leave) your house at 8.00, (go) home and (chain) it outside my house.
Somebody must have taken it during the night. I (phone) the police, and they're coming soon.
B. OK. You can tell them what (happen).
2. Put either for or since with these time expressions.
a. a long time
b. ten days
c. my last birthday
d. the end of the holidays
e. ages
f. I came to England
g. the last few days
h. the day I met you
i. the beginning of the lesson
3. Here is an advertisement for a car. Write a question for each item of information.
FORD FOCUS 1998
Red, One owner. Good condition.
35,000 miles. No accidents. £2,500
a. What sort of car is it? b. How… c. What… d. How many… e. What sort… f. How many… g. ... h. ...
4. Barry and James are talking about cars. Complete the conversation.
B. Have you got a car James?
J. Yes, I have.
B. What…
J. It's a Volvo.
B. …
J. I've had it for 18 months, I think.
B. …
J. £5,500. It was second-hand, not new.
B. …
J. It hasn't done a lot, really. About 10,000. I only use it at weekends.
B. …
J. In 1971. I passed first time. I was lucky.
B. …
J. Yes, I have. It was a rainy evening last November, and I skidded into the car in front. Nobody was hurt, fortunately.
5. You have applied for these jobs. Say why you think you should get it.
Example: ACCOUNTANT: I've always been good at figures. I worked as an accountant from 1978 to 1980. I've read a
lot of books about accountancy. I like working in an office.
a. Tourist guide for your own town or country.
b. Hotel manager.
c. Chef.
6. Complete the sentences by matching a line from column A with a line from column B.
A.
a. Jane's angry because
B.
1. she hasn't heard from her parents for a long time, and she hopes
they're all right.
b. Anne's disappointed because
2. she's just seen someone in the kind of car she wants to buy.
c. Julie's excited because
3. her boyfriend hasn't arrived and they're already late for the party.
d. Kate's jealous because
4. she's just won first prize in a competition.
e. Mary's worried because
5. she's had to cancel her holiday, and she was so looking forward
to it.
7. Newspaper research
In a newspaper or magazine, find an article presenting a headline with a verb form in the present perfect and a factual
presentation in the body of the article in the past simple.
If you don't find it easily, try to modify one of the headlines to match the exercise
8. How long? - How much?
A.
Bank Manager: Come in. You're Mr Carson,
aren't you? Please sit down.
Mr Carson: Thank you.
BM: What can I do for you, Mr Carson?
MC: Well, I want to borrow some money.
BM: What for?
MC: I want to buy a car. I (save) for two years.
(1)
BM: Ah, how (save) you? (2)
MC: I (save) about a thousand pounds. (3)
A: Which grade?
M: Four star. It's nearly empty. I (drive) all day.
(9)
A: Oh, how far (drive) you? (9)
M: About 400 miles. I (drive) from Scotland.
(10)
A: Oh, that's a long way. Shall I check the oil
and water?
M: Yes, please.
D.
B.
Judith: What (read) you? (4)
Maureen: The Godfather. It's about the Mafia in
America. John (tell) me to read it. (5)
J: It's a very long book.
M: I know. I (read) it for a month, and I (not
finish) it yet. (6) (7)
J: How many pages (read) you? (8)
M: About 400. I don't like long books.
J: Neither do I!
C.
Attendant: Petrol, Sir?
Motorist: Please... Fill it up.
Karen: Hello, Jenny. (Work) you still? It's time
for lunch. (11)
Jenny: I know, but I (not finish) those letters
yet. They're important. Mr Power wants them
this afternoon. (12)
K: How long (type) you? (13)
J: Since nine o'clock. I (not even stop) for
coffee. (14)
K: How many (do) you? (15)
J: Most of them. There're only two left.
K: Well, do them after lunch.
J: No, I'll do them now.