PRESENT PERFECT REVIEW

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct

present perfect form.

1. Candy ………………………… (knit) a blue

sweater for her son.
2. ……………………………… (Alice/ send) you a
birthday card?
3. My parents …………………………… (not/ go)
to the cinema for two months.
4. The teacher …………………………… (not/ give)
us much homework today.
5. ………………………………………… (you/ever/go)
to the USA?
6. Mum ………………………… (cook) a delicious
diner to celebrate dad’s promotion.
7. Paul …………………………… (not/ choose) the
engagement ring yet.
8. You …………………………… (lose) the keys
again! I can’t believe it!
9. Sorry, Pete, I …………………………… (forget)
to bring your CD back.
10. My laptop ……………………… again this
morning (break). The technician …………………
(fix) it three times this month.
11. Cathy ………………………… (not/ wear) the
T-shirt I gave her yet.
2. Fill in the blanks with ALREADY, JUST, FOR,
SINCE, YET or EVER.
1. Mike has …………… had breakfast; he doesn’t
want any coffee now.
2. Have all the guests arrived ………………………?
3. The teacher has been ill ……………… last
Tuesday. He’s been absent ……………… three days.
4. “Have you ………………… eaten lobster?”
5. I’ve known Patrick …………… ten years ……………
2003.
6. Tom hasn’t sent the photos he promised ………
7. My dad has worked in the same company
…………… more than twelve years.
8. “Has Paul ……………… travelled abroad?” “Yes, I
think so.”
9. Carol has ………………… finished her project, but
I haven’t finished mine ……………
10. Patrick has studied German …………… two
years …………… he moved to Berlin.
11. “Has your brother ………………… ridden a
motorbike?” “No, never”.
12. Don’t eat any sweets, Sam. We’ve ……………
eaten lunch.

3. Fill in the gaps with the correct verb in the present perfect. Choose from the list below.

COMPLAIN GET UP COST BE TAKE TYPE NOT HAVE SEND NOT RING LEAVE NOT STOP GIVE

It …………………… a terrible day today. The alarm clock ………………………… at 7:15 a.m., so I ……………… at
7:50 a.m. I ……………………………… breakfast because I was really late for work. The bus ………………………
just when I arrived at the bus stop, so I ………………………………… a taxi. It ……………………… £8:40!!!
The boss ……………………… because I was late and he ……………………… me a lot of work. I ……………………
more than 20 letters and …………………………… about 30 e-mails. Besides, the phone ……………………………
ringing all morning long. It’s 10 p.m. now, I’m going to bed to forget such a terrible day!

4. Write the missing forms (infinitive, past, past participle) of these verbs:
………………… FORGOT …………………… SEE ……………………… ……………………
WAKE ……………… …………………… ……………… SHOWED ……………………
………………… ……………… FORGIVEN ……………… SHAKE ……………………
………………… TAUGHT …………………… ……………… ……………………… HIDDEN
 1. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct 2. Fill in the blanks with ALREADY, JUST, FOR,
present perfect form. SINCE, YET or EVER.

1. Candy HAS KNITTED (knit) a blue sweater
for her son.
2. HAS ALICE SENT (Alice/ send) you a
birthday card?
3. My parents HAVEN’T BEEN (not/ go) to
the cinema for two months.
4. The teacher HASN’T GIVEN (not/ give) us
much homework today.
5. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (you/ever/go) to
the USA?
6. Mum HAS COOKED (cook) a delicious diner
to celebrate dad’s promotion.
7. Paul HASN’T CHOSEN (not/ choose) the
engagement ring yet.
8. You HAVE LOST (lose) the keys again! I
can’t believe it!
9. Sorry, Pete, I HAVE FORGOTTEN (forget)
to bring your CD back.
10. My laptop HAS BROKEN again this
morning (break). The technician HAS FIXED
(fix) it three times this month.
11. Cathy HASN’T WORN (not/ wear) the T-
shirt I gave her yet.
1. Mike has ALREADY had breakfast; he doesn’t
want any coffee now.
2. Have all the guests arrived YET?
3. The teacher has been ill SINCE last Tuesday.
He’s been absent FOR three days.
4. “Have you EVER eaten lobster?”
5. I’ve known Patrick FOR ten years SINCE
2003.
6. Tom hasn’t sent the photos he promised YET.
7. My dad has worked in the same company FOR
more than twelve years.
8. “Has Paul EVER travelled abroad?” “Yes, I think
so.”
9. Carol has ALREADY finished her project, but I
haven’t finished mine YET.
10. Patrick has studied German FOR two years
SINCE he moved to Berlin.
11. “Has your brother EVER ridden a motorbike?”
“No, never.”
12. Don’t eat any sweets, Sam. We’ve ALREADY
eaten lunch.

3. Fill in the gaps with the correct verb in the present perfect. Choose from the list below.

COMPLAIN GET UP COST BE TAKE TYPE NOT HAVE SEND NOT RING LEAVE NOT STOP GIVE

It HAS BEEN a terrible day today. The alarm clock HASN’T RUNG at 7:15 a.m., so I HAVE GOT UP at 7:50
a.m. I HAVEN’T HAD breakfast because I was really late for work. The bus HAS LEFT just when I arrived
at the bus stop, so I HAS TAKEN a taxi. It HAS COST £8:40!!!
The boss HAS COMPAINED because I was late and he HAS GIVEN me a lot of work. I HAVE TYPED
more than 20 letters and (HAVE) SENT about 30 e-mails. Besides, the phone HASN’T STOPPED ringing
all morning long. It’s 10 p.m. now, I’m going to bed to forget such a terrible day!

4. Write the missing forms (infinitive, past, past participle) of these verbs:
FORGET FORGOT FORGOTTEN SEE SAW SEEN
WAKE WOKE WAKEN SHOW SHOWED SHOWN
FORGIVE FORGAVE FORGIVEN SHOOK SHAKE SHAKEN
TEACH TAUGHT TAUGHT HIDE HID HIDDEN