ACTIVITY NUMBER 8

MY EXPERIENCES

Present perfect
1. Complete the chart with the correct form of have.

I have
You
He
tried to talk to
She her.
We
They

Now make the sentences negative.

I haven’t tried to talk to her.

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Now make questions.

Have you tried to talk to her?

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 2. Complete these sentences using the Present Perfect Tense of the
following verbs: to be – to clean – to eat – to have – to rain – to see

1. Chris ___________________ all the biscuits. (They are gone now.)

2. The boys ___________________ the car. (It looks beautiful now.)
3. Mrs Wood _______________ a busy day. (She is tired now.)
4. It _________ not _________ for weeks. (The garden is very dry.)
5. I _________________ the film. (I know it.)
6. My sister _______________ to Paris several times. (She knows it.)

3. Conjugate the verb in parentheses using the form indicated. In the

case of questions, use the indicated subject as well.

1. How long ______ (he/live) in New Jersey?

2. Peter ______ (not play) baseball since 1987.
3. I ______ (speak) Russian for twenty years.
4. We _____ (not see) Tom since Christmas.
5. ________ (Alan/fly) in an airplane before?
6. Shannon _____ (not/go) to lunch yet.
7. Our class _____ (take) a field trip three times this year.
8. Where _____ (they/move) to?
9. Jennifer _____ (ask) that question four times today.
10. You _____ (not eat) lunch yet, have you?
11. Jason _____ (want) to move to New York since he was five years old.
12. How long _____ (they/know) Peter?
13. Alexandra _____ (work) for IBM since 2002.
14. Jeff _____ (buy) a few books this week.
15. Sally ______ (not read) that book yet.
16. _____ (they/leave) for work yet?
17. Bill _____ (not/drive) very far today.
18. We _____ (enjoy) eating seafood all of our lives.
19. _____ (he/watch) the documentary yet?
20. I _____ (not/finish) the job yet.