Present Perfect Exercise 1

Question 1: – “ Do you know our town at all?” – “ No. It is the first time I_________here.”

was

have been

came

am coming

Question 2: I .................... for you for a long time.

has waited

have waited

am waiting

was waiting

Question 3: Since he (leave)............. here no one (see) .....................him.

has left/saw

had left/saw

left/has seen

left/have seen

Question 4: I .................... such a big fire before.

have never seen

never see

had never seen

never saw

Question 5: We ......................Dorothy since last Saturday.

don’t see

haven’t seen

don’t have seen

didn’t see

Question 6: Jack ..................... the door.

has just painted

just paint

have painted

painting

Question 7: –“ I’m sorry to keep you waiting.” – “Oh, not at all. I ___________here only a few minutes.”

have been

had been

was

will be

Question 8: Since ....................., I ..................... nothing from him.

he had left/ heard

he left/ have heard

he has left/have heard

he was left/ heard

Question 9: So far, Teddy……………ten kilos.

has been losing

lost

had lost

has lost

Question 10: She .............German for two years.

has learnt

is learning

learn

learns

Question 11: Eight years ago we started writing to each other.

We have rarely written to each other for eight years.

Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other

We wrote to each other eight years ago

We have written to each other for eight years.

Question 12: Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.

It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.

Mr. Brown has had this car for five years.

It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.

Question 13: I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.

It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

Question 14: My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

It’s a month ago since my father has smoked cigarettes.

It’s a month since my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.

It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

Question 15: My friend didn’t drink (A) any (B) beer since we came (C) to live here (D).

didn’t drink

any

came

here

Present Perfect Exercise 1

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