LESSON 11

1 Tick the sentence in the Present Perfect

1. a) He’s hurrying to catch his train.
b) You have already been late once this week.

2. a) Do you believe all that the newspapers?
b) Has anyone eaten my chocolates?

3. a) I shared a flat with him when we were students.
b) Haven’t you booked your hotel room yet?

4. a) Hello, Jack! I haven’t seen you for ages!
b) Tom was playing the guitar when someone knocked at the door.

5. a) Victor hasn’t worked since June.
b) If you work hard, you’ll improve your English.

6. a) She advised me to wait until tomorrow.
b) I have never taken a trip by plane.

7. a) She has just received a letter from her friend Mike.
b) At the end of each term we take several examinations.

8. a) Since then I haven’t heard anything about him.
b) It will take me 2 hours to write this report.

9. a) My friend entered the college last year.
b) He has been ill since Tuesday.

10. a) Professor M. takes courses in English at our faculty.
b) We have already written a report on this subject.

2 Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. We have / has already brought apples and lemons.

2. Have / Has you gone shopping this week?

3. The delegation has / have already arrived in Kiev.

4. Has / have you seen today’s paper?

5. At last the postman have / hasbrought a letter.

6. Some students of our group have not/ has not passed exams yet.

7. Sorry! I have / has broken this chair.

8. He have / has already sold his old car.

9. He has/ have saved nearly two thousand pounds this year.

3 Fill in the gaps with the Present Perfect verb forms

1. I ____________ (go) in the south this month.

2. He _________________ (not/learn) to drive the car yet.

3. ________ you just __________ (hear) this strange sound?

4. We ______ already ________ (do) our exercises.

5. They _______ just _______ (win) the cup.

6. My brother _______ never _______ (be) to the Crimea.

7. He ______ just _______ (come) to us.

8. My parents ______ ever _______ (not/be) to Africa.

9. They ______ already _______ (be) there.

10. She ______ just _______ (phone) him.

4 Ask the following people questions about their experiences.

Example a racing driver – have accident?

Have you ever had an accident?

1. an explorer – get lost?
________________________________?

2. an actress – forget your words?
________________________________?

3. a mountaineer – climb Mount Everest?
________________________________?

4. a window cleaner – fall off your ladder?
_________________________________?

5. a singer – have a number one record?
_________________________________?

6. an electrician – have an electric shock?
_________________________________?

5 Choose between FOR and SINCE

1. She hasn't come in for work for / since a week.

2. She has lived here since/for she was a little girl.

3. I haven't bought anything new since / for a month.

4. We have known each other for / since ten years.

5. Nothing exciting has happened in this small village for / since a very long time.

6. We haven't visited our grandmother for / since last week.

7. He's been working on that project for / since yesterday.

8. Bob has made a lot of friends since / for we moved to this town.

9. He's been an English teacher for / since he was 25 years old.

10. He hasn't called for / since yesterday morning.

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