The Present Perfect Simple

Language Café

CONVERZUM-Tudomány Nyelviskola

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Do the exercises after having watched the video!

I. Complete the Present Perfect sentences!

Example: You / eat / hamburger → You have eaten a hamburger.You’ve eaten a hamburger.

1. Jack / visit / his grandpa

2. Morty / play / on the tablet

3. Mary and Luke / clean / their car

4. Alan / repair / his car

5. We / help / Christine with her homework

6. I / watch / a film

7. You / talk to / your sister

8. Your family/ harvest / olives

9. Julia / read / a psychology magazine

10. My parents / be / to a café

II. Write down the negative and question forms of the previous sentences!

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III. Present Perfect of Simple Past? Put the verbs into the correct tense!

1. Mum ________(find) your watch next to the sink yesterday.

2. ________(you / be) out last night?

3. He ________ (arrive / not) yet.

4. When ________(she / tell) you the news?

5. She ________ (come / just) in.

6. I ________ (be / not) to the museum so far.

7. ________(you / read) the news yet?

8. My best friend ________ (visit / not) me last week.

9. My friends________ (buy) their van three months ago.

10. How many times ________(you / travel) to a foreign country till now?

11. I ________ (see / not) anyone yet.

12. My grandma ________ (win) the lottery last year.

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13. They ________ (prepare / already) breakfast.

14. Claire ________ (go / not) to the theatre last night.

15. How many letters ________ (they / write) so far?

IV. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple)!

A: (1) ________ (you / tried / ever) oysters?

B: Yes, I (2)________ (eat) oysters at least 3 times so far.

A: When (3)________ (you / eat) oysters for the first time?

B: I (4)________ (eat) oysters for the first time on Holiday in Croatia 3 years ago. My mum

(5)________ (invite) the whole family to a seafood restaurant .

A: (6)________ (you / like) it?

B: Absolutely. In fact, it (7) ________ (be) so good that we (8)________ (go) back to that

restaurant two other times during the holiday.

V. Choose the correct answer!

1) Where ________you born?

a. did

b. were

c. have

d. are

2) A: Where ________that skirt?

B: In Zara

a. did you buy

b. have you bought

3) How long ________Calire?

a. have you known

b. did you know

c. do you know

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4) A: I lived in Rome when I was younger. B: Wow! How long ________there?

a. lived you

b. have you lived

c. did you live

5) It ________rainy the last couple of weeks.

a. had been

b. has been

c. was

6) My grandfather, who died five years ago, ________ abroad.

a. never went

b. has never been

c. was never going

7) A: Would you like a tea? B: No thanks.________ one.

a. I was just having

b. I just had

c. I've just had

8) Tolkien's book’The Lord of the Rings’ ________ in many countries.

a. had been published

b. has been published

c. were published

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9) Many of Jane Austin's novels ________ in monthly magazines.

a. were first published

b. have been first published

c. had been first published

10) (at 10.00 a.m.) ________ Max this morning?

a. Had you seen

b. Did you see

c. Have you seen

11) (at 4.30 p.m.) ________ Rocky this morning?

a. Did you see

b. Have you seen

12) Shoot! ________ my wallet!

a. I've lost

b. I lost

13) ________ my wallet last week.

a. I lost

b. I've lost

14) ________to the theatre last night.

a. I went

b. I've been

c. I've gone

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VI. Translate the following sentences to/from English!

1. Még sosem voltam Balin.

2. Mikor jöttél haza?

3. Nyitva hagytad az ablakot! Ezért van most hideg.

4. A parlamenti választások eredményei megérkeztek.

5. Már öt éve barátok vagyunk.

6. I have never seen such a beautiful place.

7. I have tried to learn this one hundred times but I never succeeded.

8. Did you see Tess yesterday?

9. Have you slept enough? You look very tired!

10. We go to the theatre every season.

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VII. Complete the text with the verb in the right form! (Past Simple or Present Perfect

Simple)

The MEDASSET Story

The Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles (MEDASSET) is an international

environmental NGO which was founded in 1988. The international organisation MEDASSET

(1) ________ (work) closely with MEDASSET Greece for 25 years.

MEDASSET (2)________(be) active in Greece, since it was founded in 1998. The rapid and

uncontrolled tourism development in Zante, the most important nesting habitat of the Caretta

caretta sea turtle in the Mediterranean (3) ________ (be) the occasion that (4) ________

(lead) to the creation of the Association.

The founder Lily Venizelos (5) ________ (spend) her summers in the islands of Hydra and

Zakynthos where she (6) ________ (have) a chance to experience first hand the challenges of

the natural sea turtle habitats and nesting sites. This experience motivated her to found the

organisation.

Our work in these past two decades (7) ________ (include) the research, study and

protection of important habitats. We actively (8) ________ (intervene) when it (9) ________

(be) necessary. We (10) ________ (aim) to introduce environmental protection measures

since the very beginning. Education is also an important aspect of the organisation. Since the

start, a number of educational projects (11) ________ (be) established. Some of them are for

children, some for adults and some speak to stakeholders and big corporations. The

organisation in Greece works with an office and almost one hundred volunteers. Volunteer

work (12) ________ (be) very important for the association since its foundation. Volunteers

work in beach cleanups, educational projects as well as other tasks around the office.

http://www.medasset.org/meet-medasset/

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KEY – Check your progress!

I. 1. Jack has visited his grandpa/Jack’s visisted his gandpa. 2. Morty has played on the

tablet./Morty’s played on the tablet 3. Mary and Luke have cleaned their car./ Mary and

Luke’ve cleaned their car. 4. Alan has repaired his car./Alan’s repaired his car. 5. We have

helped Christine with her homework./We’ve helped Christine with her homework. 6. I have

watched a film./I’ve watched a film. 7. You have talked to your sister./You’ve talked to

your sister. 8. Your family has/have harvested the olives./Your family’s/’ve harvested the

olives. 9. Julia has read a psychology magazine./Julia’s read a psychology magazine. 10.

My parents have been to a café.

II. 1. Jack hasn’t visited his grandpa./Jack has not visited his grandpa. Has Jack visited his

grandpa? 2. Morty hasn’t played on the tablet./Morty has not played on the tablet. Has

Morty played on the tablet? 3. Marty and Luke haven’t cleaned their car./Marty and Luke

have not cleaned their car. Have Mary and Luke cleaned their car? 4. Alan hasn’t repaired

his car./Alan has not repaired his car. Has Alan repaired his car? 5. We haven’t helped

Christine with her homework./We have not helped Christine with her homework. Have you

helped Christine with her homework? 6. I haven’t watched a film./I have not watched a

film. Have you watched a film? 7. You haven’t talked to your sister./You have not talked

to your sister, Have you talked to your sister? 8. Your family haven’t/hasn’t harvested the

olives./ Your family have/has not harvested the olives. Have/Has your family harvested the

olives? 9. Julia hasn’t read a psychology magazine./Julia has not read a psychology

magazine. Has Julia read a psychology magazine? 10. My parents haven’t been to a

café./My parents have not been to a café. Have my parents been to a café?

III. 1. found 2. Were you 3. hasn’t arrived/has not arrived 4. did she tell 5. has just come/’s

just come 6. have not been/haven’t been 7. Have you read? 8. didn’t visit/did not visit 9.

bought 10. have you traveled/have you travelled 11. haven’t seen/have not seen 12. won 13.

have already prepared/’ve already prepared 14. didn’t go/did not go 15. have they written

IV. 1. Have you ever tried 2. I have eaten/I’ve eaten 3. did you eat 4. ate 5. invited 6. Did

you 7. Was 8. Went

V. 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. A7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. A

VI. 1. I have never been to Bali./I’ve never been to Bali. 2. When did you come home? 3.

You have left the window open./You’ve left the window open. That’s why it is cold now.

4. The results of the parliamentary elections have arrived. 5. We have been friends for five

years./We’ve been friends for five years. 6. Még sosem láttam ilyen szép helyet. 7. Már

százszor megpróbáltam ezt megtanulni de sosem sikerült. 8. Láttad tegnap Tess-t? 9. Eleget

aludtál? Fáradtnak tűnsz. 10. Minden szezonban megyünk/járunk színházba.

VII. 1. has worked/’s worked 2. has been/’s been 3. was 4. led 5. spent 6. had 7. have

included/’ve included 8. intervened 9. was 10. have aimed/’ve aimed 11. have been/’ve

been 12. has been/’s been