All Perfect Tenses (1)

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Have you already studied these perfect tenses? Please, before doing the following exercises, study all the notes that I 've written on board these days, ok? 1, 2 , 3 , go!!!!

Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple

Complete these sentences with the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. Lucy _____________ (play) in a band many years ago.
2. I can’t give you the CD today because I ____________ (leave) it at home.
3. I ____________ (see) only one good rock film this year.
4. The concert _____________ (end) at 11.30 last night.
5. She ___________ (feel) nervous before she went on stage.
6. Sally _____________ (be) a good singer since she was a child.

B. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box. Use the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

BECOME - BUY - FORGET - PLAY - WIN

1. I can’t sing the song because I _______________ the words!
2. They ____________ two awards since the beginning of the year.
3. He ______________ the bass guitar in a band when he was young.
4. Sarah _____________ famous since she joined the band.
5. Yesterday afternoon, I ____________ two tickets for the concert.

C. Complete the text. Use the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

RICKY MARTIN

Ricky Martin was born in Puerto Rico on 24th December 1971. Ricky _____________ (be) a performer since he was a small child. At primary he ____________ (sing) in the school choir and _____________ (act) in school plays. Also, when he was a child, he ___________ (appear) in TV adverts.
At the age of twelve, he ______________ (join) the Latin Boy band, Menudo, and ____________ (stay) with them for five years.
Since the age of eighteen, Ricky _____________ (divide) his time between acting and singing. As an actor, Ricky ____________ (appear) in several TV shows, including the American series, General Hospital.
As a singer, Ricky ____________ (make) many successful albums. In 1999, he ___________ (release) Livin’ la vida loca, from his first album in English.

D. Complete the sentences. Use FOR or SINCE.
1. Tom’s sister has liked Bjork ________ last year.
2. He hasn’t released a new single _______ long time.
3. Steven has been in the band _______ they first started.
4. Celine Dion has been at No.1 ______ four weeks.
5. I’ve enjoyed listening to Dover ______ years.
6. I’ve been learning to play the piano _______ I was there.

E. JUST, YET and ALREADY. Put the words in the correct order to from sentences.
1. records yet sold any haven’t they ________________________________________
2. seen on TV just Cher I’ve ______________________________________________
3. already has concert finished the _________________________________________
4. spoken have already Louise I to _________________________________________
5. yet new CD heard you have the ? ________________________________________

Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous

F. Put the words in the correct order to form sentences.
1. twice in Manchester this year The Corrs performed have -____________________________________________________
2. practising Joe has all day been the guitar -____________________________________________________
3. playing how long been you have in the band ? -____________________________________________________
4. MTV watching all morning been my brother has -____________________________________________________
5. changed again has her image Madonna -____________________________________________________


G. Choose the correct alternatives.

1. My friends and I have danced / have been dancing here all night.
2. Suede has had / has been having a lot of big hits in Britain.
3. We’ve stood / ‘ve been standing here for over two hours.
4. Ben has listened / has been listening to his favourite CDs for hours.
5. I’ve switched on / ‘ve been switching on the TV to watch the European Top 20.
6. Kelly has looked forward / has been looking forward to seeing Robbie Williams for ages.
7. Rosie has bought / has been buying two new R.E.M. CDs.
8. My brother has lent / has been lending me his Walkman.
9. All Saints have recorded / have been recording their new album all week.
10. She has studied / has been studying English all the summer.

H. Complete the sentences. Use the correct from of the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Kate _______________ (always/like) Garbage.
2. The band ________________ (finish) playing and so we’re going home now.
3. I ___________________ (try) to play a difficult melody on the piano for hours.
4. Max ___________________ (not save) enough money to buy the CDs.
5. Jenny ___________________ (practise) a song for the school concert since last month.
6. I ______________________ (hear) that song lots of times but I don’t know what it’s called.
7. Paul ______________________ (learn) to play the saxophone for years.
8. They ________________________ (sing) really well since they came on stage.
9. The organisers __________________ (sell) a hundred tickets for the concert.
10. How long _______________________ (you/wait) to receive your tickets for the concert?

I. Complete the text. Use the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
For the last ten years, my older sister Gemma ______________ (learn) to play the guitar. Her ambition is to be a flamenco guitarist, so she has to work very hard. Since she was a small child, Gemma ______________ (like) folk music, and she _______________ (always/love) the Spanish in particular. So, for the last six months she ___________ (be) in Spain. During her Stay she ______________ (work) with some of the most brilliant soloists in the world. She _________________ (just/finish) a course with a teacher who once worked with Paco de Lucia. She _______________ (not become) as technically perfect as Paco yet, but some people say that she will one day.

J. Make questions to which examples are these answers. Begin with “How long…” or “Since when…”.
1. I have lived here for ten years. ______________________________?
2. He has been married since 1960. _____________________________?
3. Mary has been sleeping since nine o’clock. _____________________?
4. The window has been broken for a few days. ___________________?
5. The tap has been dripping since yesterday. ______________________?
6. They have made whisky in Scotland for hundreds of years.____________ ?

K. Put FOR, SINCE, YET, AGO, or EVER in the spaces.
1. I have used this pen ______________ 1999.
2. They have been abroad _____________ six months.
3. Has he written to you ______________ ?
4. Has he ____________ written to you ? 5. I visited Sweden nine months ____________ .
6. _____________ how long has Margaret been out ?
7. You have ___________ missed the train. It left two minutes ____________ .
8. Have you ____________ had an interview ?
9. Mr. Jones has _____________ filled in the application form for the job he saw in the paper an hour ____________ .
10. ______________ when have you taken sugar in your tea ?

L. Put the verbs in the correct tense (Present, Present Perfect or Past).
Arthur Green 1. ______________ (arrive) in Greenland last week. He 2. ___________ (spend) all last month doing a training course where he 3. ______________ (learn) to sell refrigerators to Eskimos but he 4. _______________ (not/sell) any yet. The Eskimos 5. _____________ (be) very friendly and helpful but they 6. ________________ (not/want) to buy fridges. Yesterday he 7. _____________ (go) to another town and he 8. _________________ (meet) a man who 9. ________________ (sell) two hundred. He 10. _______________ (go) to Greenland only three days ago!

M. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Llevo tres meses estudiando chino. -_______________________________________
2. No me ha escrito aún porque no ha tenido tiempo. -_________________________
3. Nos aburrimos muchísimo en casa de la señora he Johnson. -__________________
4. Nunca hemos comido muffins antes. -_______________________________________
5. Ya he terminado los deberes, pero mi hermana no los ha hecho todavía. ______
6. He estado saliendo con ella desde las Navidades pasadas. -____________________