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THE PRESENT PERFECT 2ND YEAR ESO
I can't take any pictures because I (not / buy) .................................a new film yet.
(they / spend) ...........................................their holiday in New Zealand last summer?
(you / ever / see) .................................................................................................. a whale?
My friends (visit) ...................................................................................the Grand Canyon
National Park last year.
I (be / never) ........................................................ to the Grand Canyon National Park.
But I (see) .......................................................................... lots of wonderful pictures.
And yesterday I (buy) .................................................a book about the Grand Canyon.
I (read) ........................................................... 30 pages already. It's really interesting.
2. Do we usually use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple tenses with the
following time references?
a long time ..................................... this month .....................................
ago ..................................... the day before .....................................
since we last ..................................... yesterday .....................................
met ..................................... last night .....................................
yet ..................................... since last .....................................
after I got weekend
married at the weekend
lately
3. Put in the Present Perfect or the Past Simple. Use the verbs between brackets
1. I ……….…. Ann's father yesterday. [MEET] 2. (John) What a beautiful watch you have!
(Judith) Yes, I…………….this watch for ages.[HAVE] 3. They ………….. here for three
months in 1987. [LIVE] 4. My brother likes climbing. He …………..this mountain several
times. [CLIMB] 5. ………….…. the news about Kate? - Yes, I have.[you HEAR] 6. Yes,
she……….…..to Spain and she's never to return. [GO] 7. What ……….…... last weekend?
[you DO] 8. Look what you…………...! You …………… your plate again. [DO / BREAK] 9. He
………… four books so far. [WRITE] 10. It ……..……. yesterday. [RAIN] 11. I ………..……
chess before. I ………… it at college. [PLAY] 12. Look! Kate ……….……a haircut. [HAVE] 13.
