THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Exercise 1. Make up five sentences from each table.

 

I	have	(not)	won the match,
He	has		become an engineer.
She			left for USA.
We			cooked breakfast.
You			lost that paper.
They			built a bridge.

 

Have	I		seen this film?
Has	he		turned off the gas?
	she		guessed the riddle?
	we		lost the game?
	you	l	bought that coat?
	they	invited them to the evening party?
I	have	often	crossed the street at that place.
He	has	seldom	met them in the park.
She		never	been to Kiev.
We		already	shown them our picture gallery.
You		just	visited the exhibition.
They		not yet	gone to the Caucasus.

 

I	have	(not)	seen him	today.
He	has		been to a concert	this week.
She			finished it	this month.
We				this year.
You			visited that museum	lately.
They			read that article

 

I	have	known this doctor	for five years.
He	has	not seen her	these two years.
She		lived in this village	since 1970.
We		worked at school	since the war was over.
You		been here	ever since.
They		studied English.

Exercise 2. Make the following interrogative and negative.

1. Mary has switched on the light. 2. My relatives have received the parcel. 3. Our grandfather has travelled much. 4. The boy has passed all his exams. 5. The little girl has broken the cup. 6. The director has signed the order.7. They have seen "Swan Lake" at the Bolshoi Theatre.8. You have paid for the stamps. 9. The pupils have solvedthe problem. 10. Robert has come back.

Exercise 3. Do as you are told and say what you have done. Model: Open your book. — / have opened my book.

1. Clean the blackboard. 2. Close your book. 3. Put your pen on the table. 4. Bring your daybook. 5. Open the door. 6. Write the word "table" on the blackboard. 7. Show me your note-book. 8. Put your pencil into your bag. 9. Take your English book out of your bag. 10. Come up to the table.

Exercise 4. Form the 3 forms of the verb? Form the Perfect Infinitive/

Образец: to give — gave — given; to have given

(to read, to write, to see, to go, to come, to open, to close, to speak, to send, to call up, to visit, to prepare, to

get, to translate, to find, to lose, to make, to do, to be, to hear, to know, to meet, to take, to bring, to put, to learn, to look, to study, to leave, to spend, to break).

Exercise 5. Read and translate.

1. What's the time? — Sorry, I have left my watch at home. 2. I can't get into the room. I have lost the key (ключи). 3. It is absolutely dark in the room. Who has turned off the light? 4. I don't see my dictionary on the table. Who has taken it? — It's me. I have put it on the shelf. 5. Where are the students? — They have just left for the library. 6. My sister has always helped me with my English. 7. You have never heard about it, have you? 8. We haven't yet read about it in the newspaper. 9. He hasn't written to her yet. 10. I haven't spoken to him yet. 11. Has everybody come? — Yes, all are present. We can begin this meeting. 12. Have you ever seen this film? 13. I have often been to the Museum of Art. Have you? 14. We have not seen him since we finished school. 15. They have had no lectures this week. Their lecturer has been ill since last Monday. 16. Our students have gone to the theatre several times this year. 17. I haven't seen you for a long time. Where have you been all this time? — I've been away from Moscow. 18. Mary's just made coffee. 19. He's gone to bed. 20. They've closed the shop. 21. John's just brought the mail (почта).

Exercise 6. Make the sentences interrogative and negative.

а) 1. You have taken my note-book. 2. His sister has passed her examinations. 3. Her brother has entered Moscow University. 4. The children have already had breakfast. 5. The teacher has just come. 6. The students have been busy the whole day. 7. She has translated this article 8. The delegation has returned home. 9. You have often visited this theatre. 10. They have heard much about it 11. You have been to Leningrad (ever).

б) 1. Our professor has come from London (yet). 2. I have written a letter to Ann. 3. They have opened the shop.4. My friend has changed since I saw him last. 5. He has told the director about it. 6. She has spoken at the meeting today. 7. I have done my homework. 8. We have met them (since 1960). 9. I have studied this subject (never).

Exercise 7. Answer the questions.

I. Have you seen the film "Tchaikovsky"? When did you see it? 2. Have you read "War and Peace" by Tolstoy? U hen did you read it? 3. Have you heard the opera "Sadко"? 4. Has your friend helped you with your Eng­lish? 5. Has the student on duty (дежурный) aired the elass-room? 6. Have you come to the English class? 7. Have you brought all the necessary books and note-hooks? 8. Have you done your homework for today? 9. Has the teacher come in? 10. Has the class started? 11. The teacher has asked you a few questions, hasn't she? 12. Have you answered them? 13. Are the students still reading the text or have they finished reading it? 14. Are they answer­ing the teacher's questions? 15. By the way, at what time did your English class begin? 16. What have you prepared for today's class? 17. What have you written? 18. What translation have you done? 19. Which exercises have you done? 20. Who hasn't done his homework? 21. Who hasn't brought his textbook? 22. Why haven't you done this exer­cise?

Exercise 8. Make up sentences.

I have seen him today.

(to meet her — lately, to go to the movies — this week, to go to the country — this month, to read many English books — this year, to speak with him — today).