1. Read and translate the sentences. Comment the use of the Present Perfect Tense.
1. I know the news. She has just told it to me.
2. She has already gone out.
3. She has not come yet.
4. I have always loved animals.
5. I have not seen him since 11 this morning.
6. I have known him since he was born.
7. Where has she been for an hour?
8. I have been ill for two weeks.
2.
a) Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
b) Think of questions for which the following might be answers.
1) Mary has cooked a wonderful cake.
2) He has gone home.
3) She hasn’t seen him since the summer.
4) He has given her a beautiful rose.
5) She has put her bag into the corner.
3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Tense. Translate the sentences.
1. I (not get) the grant this year.
2. He (not answer) my letter yet.
3. You ever (eat) pine-apples?
4. She recently (become) a student.
5. They (travel) all over the world.
6. How long you (be) here?
7. My friend (buy) a new car.
8. I never (ride) a camel.
9. I saw her in May but I (not see) her this morning.
4. Say that you have done the same.
1) Nina has swept the floor.
2) The girl has put her books into her schoolbags.
3) Pete has made a bird-house.
4) Bob has bought a new book.
5) My friend has brought some stamps.
6) Lena has washed the dishes.
7) John has dusted the desks.
5. Say that you have already done it.
1. Let’s see this film.
2. Let’s play this game.
3. Let’s buy this book.
4. Let’s have a cup of tea.
5. Let’s clean the window.
6. Let’s water the flowers.
7. Let’s write this exercise.
8. Let’s cook a cake.
9. Let’s translate the text.
10. Let’s learn the words.
6. Respond the following commands and requests. Use the model.
Model: Will you make some sandwiches, please?
But I have already made them. They are on the kitchen table.
1. Clean the room, please!
2. Will you write a letter to them, please?
3. Go and tell Mother everything!
4. Make fresh tea, please!
5. Do exercise 5, please!
6. Will you wash up the dishes, please?
7. Say what you have done and what you haven’t done today.
drink coffee
do the shopping
do the lessons
read a new book
clean the blackboard
have breakfast
come to school
get a good mark
water the flowers
cook dinner
watch TV
meet friends
8. Writing Activity.
Write a short story saying what you have done or haven’t done today.
9.Ask and answer as in the example:
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visit / Brazil |
play / the guitar |
climb / a mountain |
see / a crocodile |
ride / a camel |
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Example: Has Mary ever visited Brazil? No, she hasn’t. Has Mary ever played the guitar? Yes, she has.
10. Answer the questions.
1. Have you ever been to England?
2. Have you ever read any English books?
3. Have you ever seen any American films?
4. Have you ever helped your friend with his homework?
5. Have you ever spoken to any famous person?
11. Ask in English, using the Present Perfect Tense.
1. Вы когда-нибудь были в Лондоне?
2. Вы когда-нибудь дарили своей маме цветы?
3. Вы когда-нибудь видели такую красивую девочку?
4. Вы когда-нибудь летали на самолёте?
5. Вы когда-нибудь видели кенгуру?
12. Make up some questions of your own by analogy with the questions of Ex. 19 and Ex. 20. Ask them to your desk-mate, listen to his / her answers.
13. State the difference between “since” and “for”. Insert “since’ or “for” into the appropriate sentences.
1. I’ve known him … a long time.
2. We’ve been on holiday … three weeks.
3. He’s been a student … four years.
4. She hasn’t been to school … September.
5. She has been ill … two weeks.
6. We have been very busy … Christmas.
7. My mother has been a doctor … ten years.
8. He has been away … a month.
14. Read a sentence and then add another sentence with “since” or “for”.
Model: I know Bob. (for five years)
I have known Bob for five years.
1. Jack lives in Boston. (since he was born)
2. I want to go to the Moon. (since I was a child)
3. We know each other. (for many years)
4. I don’t receive any letters from her. (since she left town)
5. She wants to learn driving. (for all her life)
6. Jill and Alice are good friends. (since childhood)
7. I don’t see him. (for a long time)
8. Martin has a car. (for three years since 1991)
9. Collin is late for the lessons. (twice for the last few days)
15.
a) Translate the question into Russian:
How long have you known your friend?
b) Answer the questions using “since” and “for”:
1. How long have you lived in your native town ?
2. How long have you studied at school?
3. How long have you had your TVset?
4. How long have you studied English?
5. How long have you known your friend?
16. Make up your own questions with “how long”. Let your classmates answer them.
17. Translate into English.
1. Мы не были в кино с прошлого месяца.
2. Он живёт в Англии уже три года.
3. Сколько времени ты знаешь своего друга?
4. Она больна уже неделю.
5. Она носит это платье уже несколько лет.
6. Я не видел его с тех пор, как мы окончили школу.
18. Oral activity.
The teacher divides the class into two teams and writes a list of time words/expressions on the board. The teams in turn make sentences using “for” or “since” and an appropriate verb in the Present Perfect. Each correct answer gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner.
List: two hours, last week, Christmas, last summer, a long time, Tuesday, a week, three days, 1986, last night, August, five months, … … …
19. Read and translate the sentences.
1. I have never seen you here before.
2. Our friend has just arrived from London.
3. Have you ever played tennis?
4. We haven’t said good-bye to him yet.
5. He has already received your letter.
6. She has called for a taxi already.
7. Have you heard from George recently?
8. They haven’t been to the theatre this month yet.
9. I haven’t seen him today.
10. He has not missed any classes this week.
20. Use the words in their proper place.
1. He has been to Kiev (never, before)
2. They have sold their car (just)
3. Have you lived in a hotel? (ever, before)
4. She has not done her work (yet)
5. He hasn’t seen any new films (lately)
6. I haven’t gone dancing (this month)
7. The weather has been fine (this week)
8. He has borrowed a few books from me (recently)
9. Have you finished reading this newspaper? (already)
Insert “already”, “ever”, “yet”, “just” into the appropriate sentences.
1) Have you … been to Africa? 2) Have you … finished writing your composition or did you finish it earlier? – I haven’t finished it … . 3) Have you … spoken to a famous person? 4) Ann, lay the table. I’ve … cooked dinner. 5) Is it a good film? – Yes, it’s the best I’ve seen. 6) The train hasn’t come … . 7) She has … explained the situation to me. 8) He hasn’t invited me to the party …. 9) He hasn’t called us … 10) He has … left. 11) She’s … cooked dinner. 12) Have you … been to Rome?
22. Translate into English using the Present Perfect Tense.
1) Я уже прочитала эту книгу. 2) Начался дождь. 7) Пришла зима. 3) Я не встречала его с весны. 4) Я его ещё не видел. 9) Вы купили тетради? 10) Мама уже испекла пирог. 11) Мальчики ещё не вернулись из школы. 12) Сегодня я ещё не была в библиотеке. 13) Вы уже писали тест по математике? 14) Она давно здесь работает. 15) Он знает английский с детства.
23. Write the time markers either in the Present Perfect column or the Past Indefinite one.
for a few days; before; never; last week; this year; just; the day before yesterday; lately; yesterday; a few days ago; ever; yet; already; last year; recently; last Sunday; for a long time; since I wrote to him last; last time; since childhood; in 1967; since 1967.
24. Rewrite the sentences using the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite. Follow the model.
Model: I (to write) a letter to my cousin. (already, yesterday)
I have already written a letter to my cousin.
I wrote a letter to my cousin yesterday.
1. The bell (to ring). (just, some minutes ago)
2. The boys (to play) football in the yard. (yesterday, many times)
3. Pupils (to clean) their classroom. (already, last Sunday)
4. Granny (to make) a birthday cake. (just, yesterday)
5. The train (to come). (just, an hour ago)
6. We (to write) the new words. (already, at the last lesson)
25. Read each situation and then complete it. Use the verbs given in brackets.
Model: Ten minutes ago Tom lost his key. Now he has it in his hand. (lose/find)
Tom lost his key but now he has found it.
1. I lost a lot of weight but now I am too heavy again. (lose weight/put on weight)
2. She went to America but now she is back in Britain again. (go/come back to)
3. Last year Peter bought a car. Now it belongs to someone else. (buy/sell)
4. Bill cut his hair. Now it is long again. (cut/grow)
5. Prices fell but now they are high again. (fall/rise)
6. Betty lost her dictionary. Now it is on her desk again. (lost/find)
25. Make up sentences from the words in brackets. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite.
1. (it / not / rain / this / week)
2. (the / weather / be / cold / recently)
3. (it / cold / last / week)
4. (I / not / read / a newspaper / yesterday)
5. (I / not / read / a newspaper / today)
6. ( Ann / earn / a lot of money / this year)
7. (she / not / earn / so much money / last year)
8. (you / have / a holiday / recently?)
26. Oral Activity.
The teacher divides the class into two teams and starts saying adverbs which take either Past Simple or Present Perfect. The teams in turn make sentences using the adverbs. Each correct sentence gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner.
Example:
Teacher: just
Pupil 1: I’ve just seen a cat.
Teacher: last week
Pupil 2: I visited my granny last week.
27. Choose the correct tense.
1. I (haven’t seen / didn’t see) much of All lately.
2. “Who is she?” “I (have never seen / never saw) her before.
3. I (have done / did) a lot of stupid things in my life.
4. She (has left / left) school last year.
5. When (have you got / did you get) married?
6. I’m sorry. I (haven’t finished / didn’t finish) yet.
7. I (have often wondered / often wondered) what he does for living.
8. He (has caught / caught) the plane at eight this morning.
9. I (have read / read) a lot of books when I was at school.
10. (Have you seen / Did you see) any good films recently?
28. Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct ones that are wrong.
1. I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere.
2. Have you seen the news on TV last night?
3. I’ve bought a new car. Do you want to see it?
4. I’ve bought a new car last week.
5. Where have you been yesterday evening?
6. Jenny has left school in 1991.
7. I’m looking for Mike. Have you seen him?
8. When has this book been sold?
9. Diana hasn’t been at work yesterday.
10. I’m very hungry. I have not eaten anything today.
30. Put the most suitable tense – the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect.
1. You (be) a beautiful baby.
2. I (not read) her latest book.
3. (you visit) India?
4. My great-grandmother (live) in Glasgow.
5. Columbus (not discover) America: the Indians already (know) where it was.
6. Who (give) Shakespeare his job?
7. I (play) a lot of tennis this year.
8. He (run) away from school three times when he was fourteen.
9. How many cups of coffee (you drink) today?
10. Shakespeare (write) poems as well as plays.
11. Since my brother lost his job, he (write) two books.
12. I’m not cooking today – I (cook) all the meals yesterday. In fact, I (cook) most of the meals this week.
13. I always (like) sport.
14. I (spend) three days at hospital last month.
15. Our team is rubbish. They (just lose) eight games one after the other.
31. Supply either the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite Tense as required.
1. I just (tell) you the answer.
2. I (tell) you the answer yesterday.
3. John and Richard just (go) away.
4. She (answer) the letter on Tuesday.
5. I (read) that book in the summer holidays.
6. The baker (sell) now all his cakes. He (sell) the last an half an hour ago.
7. The clock is slow. – It isn’t slow, it (stop).
8. You (have) breakfast yet? – Yes, I (have) it at 8.00.
9. You (be) here before? – Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year. – You (have) a good time? – No, it never (stop) raining.
32. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
Mr Briggs is away on business and he is phoning his wife to see how she is.
Mr Briggs: Hello, darling. How are you? Is everything okay?
Mrs Briggs: I’m fine. I 1) ……….(be) very busy since you 2) ……….(leave).
Mr Briggs: What 3) ……….(you / do) so far?
Mrs Briggs: I 4) ……….(do) the painting, I 5) ……….(mend) the bookshelf and I 6) ……….(build) a cupboard. I 7) ……….. (have) my hair cut and I 8) ………..(go) to the dentist’s. Oh, and yesterday I 9) ………..(speak) to a builder about the garage.
Mr Briggs: A builder? The garage? What 10) ………..(happen) to the garage?
Mrs Briggs: Well, the garage wall 11) …………(fall down) two days ago.
Mr Briggs: WHAT?????
Mrs Briggs: I … I 12) ………..(not / finish) yet. We… well, the neighbour 23) ……….. (have) a little accident. He 14) ………..(drive) into garage wall.
Mr Briggs: Oh no! He 15) …………(not / crash) into my new car, did he?
Mrs Briggs: No! Your car is OK, don’t worry!
33. Translate the sentences into English using the verbs either in the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite tense.
1. В этом году мы прочли 2 рассказа Марка Твена. – А что вы читали в прошлом году?
2. Могу я видеть Джона? – Боюсь, что нет. Он уехал в Москву. – Когда он уехал? – Два дня назад.
3. Вы уже сделали это упражнение? – Нет, я перевела только десять предложений.
4. Вы уже сдали все экзамены? (to pass exams) – Нет, мы сдали только два. – Сколько экзаменов вы сдавали в прошлом году? – Пять.
5. Вы в Лондоне находитесь уже неделю. Что вы уже посмотрели? – Мы были в Тауэре, на Трафальгарской площади, в Национальной галерее. – О, вы уже видели много интересного.
6. В последнее время я ничего не читала по-английски, потому что мой английский довольно слаб.
7. Как он перевёл эту статью? Есть какие- нибудь ошибки?
8. Как вы читали это стихотворение, громко или хорошо?
9. В прошлый раз я рассказал учителю о своей поездке в Англию.
10. Мои друзья только что вернулись из деревни. Вот овощи, которые они привезли.
34. Writing Activity.
Write a letter to a friend with the latest news. Write what has happened and when it happened.
35. Do tests.
Список использованной литературы
- Virginia Evans “Round-up 3. English Grammar Book”, Pearson Education Limited, 2007
- Virginia Evans “Round-up 4. English Grammar Book”, Pearson Education Limited, 2007
- R. Murphy “English Grammar in Use”, Cambridge University Press, 2001
- M. Swan, C. Walter “How English works”, Oxford University Press, 1997
- С. И. Блинова и др. «Практика Английского языка. Сборник упражнений по грамматике», Санкт-Петербург, 1998
- Кочетова Н.И. “Intermediate Level English for High School Students”, Владимир, 1997