PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I) Write sentences in present perfect simple.

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They / play / football ____________________________________________________________

He / speak / English _____________________________________________________________
I / write / a poem _______________________________________________________________
We / not / wash / the car _______________________________________________________
Nancy / not / meet / her friends ______________________________________________________

II) Write questions in present perfect simple.

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They / finish / their homework ______________________________________________________

She / visit / her friend ______________________________________________________________
The maid / clean / the house ______________________________________________________
He / drive / the van _______________________________________________________________
You / ever / write / a poem _______________________________________________________

III)Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple or simple past).
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I (not / work) ________________________________ today.

We (buy) ____________________________________ a new car last week.
We (not / plan) _______________________________ our holiday yet.
She (not / see) _________________________________ her mother for a long time.
He (write) ______________________________ a beautiful poem yesterday.

IV)Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple or continuous).
1. I think the waiter (forget) ________________ us . We (wait) ________________ here for over half an hour and
nobody (take) _________________ our order yet.
2. I think you're right. He (walk) ______________________ by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we
(order, already) __________________________.
Present Perfect Simple - Present Perfect Progressive
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive)
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I (play) __________________________________ football for five years.

My team (win / only) _________________________________ two matches so far.
The others (be / always) _________________________________________ better.
Are we not there yet? We (walk) __________________________________________ for hours.
But we (cover / only) _________________________________________ an area of five miles so far.
I (finish/just) _________________________ my homework.
I (work) _______________________________ on this essay since two o'clock.
Jane (go out) ______________________________ with Bob for seven years.
Martin (date) ___________________________________ three girls this week.
How long (wait / you) ______________________________ for us?

GRAMMAR
A. Choose the word or phrase that produces a grammatically correct sentence.
1. This chocolate cake is delicious! I have another piece?
a. Need
b. Could
c. Might
d. Must
2. I left my keys at home. Theyre not in my bag.
a. must have
b. can have
c. would rather have d. need to have
3. You be back by 10 oclock, otherwise well be late for the meeting.
a. can
b. may
c. cant
d. must
4. Wheres Harry? He at home. I called and theres no answer.
a. cant be
b. must be
c. has to be
d. needs to be
5. Its raining again. You take your umbrella with you.
a. d better
b. dont have to
c. would rather
d. need
6. You bring the books today. I dont need them right away!
a. mustnt
b. have to
c. neednt
d. dont have to
7. Julie put her coat on because it was very cold outside.
a. had to
b. must
c. might
d. cant
8. Stephanie studies hard. She be a very good student.
a. rather
b. cant
c. doesnt have to
d. must
9. I have a glass of water, please?
a. May
b. Might
c. Cant
d. Need
10. Shes driving carelessly. She have an accident.
a. must
b. could
c. would rather
d. had better
Complete with the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Simple of the verbs in
brackets.
(1) ______________ you ______________ (ever/ heard) of anyone getting paid to stay in bed for up to two months? Too
good to be true? Well, it is! A team of space scientists (2) _____________________ (want) to investigate the changes
that take place in the human body during long space journeys so they (3) ________________________ (start) carrying
out a series of experiments a few months ago. They (4) _________________ (put) advertisements in several newspapers
for volunteers who were willing to spend 60 days in bed. They were expected to eat, drink, watch TV and even have a
shower while lying down! Dr. Vladimir Tursunov, one of the scientists that (5) ___________________________ (be)
involved in the project since it (6) ___________________________ (start), said: Thousands of people (7)
___________________ (apply) when they (8) ________________ (see) the advertisement in the paper. It (9)
______________ (be) really difficult to decide which ten would be the most suitable. The participants (10)
__________________________________ (already/be) exhausted because of all the intense medical examinations. Now,
however, they have all the time in the world to relax. Alfred, one of the participants in the programme, (11)
_____________________________ (lie) in bed for 32 days. At first I (12) ________________________ (find) it hard, but
now I (13) ______________________________________ (become) quite used to it. Plus, the money is really good; how
many people do you know who earn $4500 in just two months? Sometimes it pays to sleep on the job
VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
Helpful

sociable

reliable

suitable

1. You can definitely trust me. Everybody knows that Im a very _______________________________ person.
2. These clothes arent ____________________________ for the job interview. You need to wear something more formal.
3. Thank you very much. Youve been really _________________________. I owe you one!
4. Tom is very _____________________. Everywhere he goes, he always makes new friends and everybody likes him.

CHICOS AHI LES ENVIO UN MATERIAL MAS PARA PRACTICAR DE TERMINARLOS ME LO ENVIAN HECHO
PARA REVISARLO Y ASI SUBIRLES ALGUNOS PUNTOS EN SU EXAMEN.
CARIOS
MISS. CECILIA TORRES