The Present Perfect Tense
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BBC Learning English – Grammar Challenge Exercise I. Read the sentence and choose the one option a - c which best fits the space. 1. … in Hong Kong since 2004. a. She lived b. She's lived c. She's live 2. I … him for ages. a. seen b. haven't saw c. haven't seen 3. She's … the boss for 6 months now. a. has b. be c. been 4. We … to France on holiday last year. a. went b. 've gone c. go 5. He … had a lot of problems recently. a. have b. 's c. is 6. She … four marathons. Her first one … in 2001 in Amsterdam. a. has run / has been b. ran / was c. has run / was
Exercise 2. Look at this information about the Harry Potter writer JK Rowling. Choose the best answer from the options below to complete the sentences. She (1) __________ born on 31 July 1965. She (2) __________ 7 Harry Potter books and although she says she won't write any more, lots of her fans hope her seventh one won't be her last. She (3) __________ as an English Language teacher in Portugal for a short time in the early 90s. Her books about Harry Potter (4) __________ incredibly successful and so far she (5) __________ more than.500 million from them. She (6) __________ married twice and has two children – one from each marriage.
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