25/2/2016 The Present Perfect worksheet Answers The Present Perfect worksheet Exercises By Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com) Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense 1. He lived _ (live) in London for two years and then went _ (go) to Edinburgh 2. When I left school I cut _ (cut) my hair and _have worn (wear) it short ever since 3. My brother has written _ (write) several plays. He_has just (just/finish) his second tragedy 4. I _haven't seen (not see) him for three years, I wonder where he is 5. He hasn't smoked _ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give up 6. I _did (do) this sort of work when I _was (be) an apprentice 7. I_'ve written (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp 8. Did _ you _see (see) the moon last night? 9. The clock isn't slow, it_'s stopped (stop) 10. A: Who did you vote _ (you/vote) for in the last election? B: I _voted (vote) for Mr. Pitt A: He _wasn't elected (not/be) elected, was _ (be) he? B: No, he _lost (lose) his deposit 11. A: _Did you (you/like) your last job? B: I liked _ (like) it at first but then I quarrelled _ (quarrel) with my employer and he_dismissed (dismiss) me A: How long _were you there? B: I _was there for two weeks 12. A: _Has Mary fed (Mary/feed) the cat? B: Yes, she fed _ (feed) him before lunch A: What _did she give (she/give) him? B: She _gave (give) him some fish 13. A: I haven't seen _ (not see) your aunt recently B: No, she hasn't been _ (not be) out of the house since she bought _ (buy) her colour TV 14. A: How _did you get (you/get) that scar? B: I got _ (got) it in a car accident a year ago 15. She said _ (say) she'd ring me this morning, but it's now 12.30 and she hasn't rung _ (not/ring) yet 16. It_'s been raining (rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match _has been (be) postponed 17. A: Why_are you making / have you been making (you/make) such a horrible noise? B: I_'ve lost (lose) my key and I_'ve been trying (try) to wake up my wife by throwing http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/presperfexans.html 1/2 25/2/2016 The Present Perfect worksheet Answers stones at her window A: You_'ve been throwing (throw) stones at the wrong window. You live next door 18. He hasn't stopped _ (not/stop) since he arrived 19. He_'s been riding (ride), that's why he's wearing a riding hat 20. A: How long_have you been driving (you/drive)? B: I_'ve been driving (drive) for ten years 21. _Did you lock (you/lock) the house before you left? 22. I can't go out because I haven't finished _ (not/finish) my homework yet 23. A: Where_have you been? (you/be or go) B: I_'ve been (be or go) to the dentist A: Did he take _ (he/take) out your bad tooth? B: Yes, he did _ A: Did it hurt _ (it/hurt)? 24. I_'ve ridden (ride) all the horses in this stable 25. A: What have you been doing _ (you/do)? B: We_'ve been picking (pick) apples A: How many have you picked _ (you/pick)? B: We 've picked _ (pick) ten basketfuls 26. The car_has been making (make) a very funny noise ever since it ran out _ (run out) of petrol 27. Originally, horses used in bull fights didn't wear _ (not/wear) any protection, but for some time now they_'ve been wearing (wear) special padding 28. That pipe_has been leaking (leak) for ages. We must get it fixed 29. A: _Have you ever tried (you/ever/try) to give up smoking? B: Yes, I tried _ (try) last year, but then I_found (find) that I was getting fat so I_started (start) again 30. A: _Has the plumber been (be) the plumber here yet? B: Yes, but he only stayed _ (only/stay) for an hour A: What did he do _ (he/do) in that time? B: He _turned off (turn off) the water and emptied _ (empty) the tank http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/presperfexans.html 2/2