Activities Class September 10th

1.- Write the past participle of the following verbs.

1 see..
2 cut...
3 work..
4 leave..
5 feed
6 bring..
7 swim..
8 buy.
9 drink..
10 go.

11 catch..
12 read
13 arrive.
14 make..
15 give.
16 sing.
17 teach.
18 ring.
19 do
20 eat..

21 bother
22 fasten.
23 dig
24 beat.
25 fly.
26 drink..
27 drive..
28 mean.
29 lend
30 dress.

2.- Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present perfect.
1 My friend..(open) a flower shop in the village.
2 I...(not/do) my homework yet.
3 The baker.... many loaves of bread.
4 .(you/send) aunt Margaret a birthday card yet?
5 Grandma..(water) the flowers.
6 I..(lose) my gloves.
7 ..(Charlie and Sandra/move) to a new house yet?
8 He.(not/finish) his lunch yet.
9 Beth (knit) a beautiful red sweater.
10 I...(forget) his address.
11....(the doctor/ take) your temperature?
12 Nigel..(write) a new book.
3.- Complete the paragraph about this family. Use the present perfect.
Tom (win) six prizes. His father .(visit) every country in
Europe, North America and South America. His mother (win) the lottery
twice.
Tom(write)
some
songs,
but
he
(not/write) a play for television. His sister..(sing)
the national anthem at school.
4.- Complete the paragraph about fruits and vegetables. Use the present perfect.
Pedro ...... (eat) four(higos)
Nicolas (buy) five..(ciruelas)
Arturo ....(steal) ten...(castaas)
Alberta ..(burn) two...(pias)
Teresa and Manuel ..(cook) twelve....(damascos)
Ricardo and Tina ...(serve) three.(berros)
Andrs ..(share) four.(calabazas)
Tamara..(cut) one(coliflor)
Camila.(sell) eleven(nabos)
David(bite) seven.. (apios)

5.- TIME EXPRESSIONS

The time expressions used with the Present Perfect include: since, for, how long, ever, never, yet, already,
just,

Since: it is used to state a starting point.

e.g.: I have known him since 1990.
For: it is used to express duration.
e. g.: I have lived here for eight years.
How long: it is used in questions to ask about duration.
e.g.: How long have you worked here?
Ever: it is used in questions and it goes between the subject and the verb in past participle.
e.g.: Have you ever travelled abroad?
subject

verb in past
participle

Never: it is used to make a negative statement and it goes between the auxiliary verb have/has and the
verb in past participle.
e.g.: I have never travelled abroad.
auxiliary verb
have/has

verb in past
participle

Yet: it is used in questions and negations and it usually goes at the end of the sentence. Yet shows that the
speaker is expecting something to happen.
e.g.: Have you posted the letter yet?
e.g.: I have written the letter, but I have not sent it yet.
Already/Just: they are used in affirmative sentences, and they go between the auxiliary verb have and the
past participle.
Already is used to say that something has been done recently, it does not matter if the issue has not been
done very recently.
e.g.: Lunch? No thanks. I have already eaten. When did I eat? It does not matter.
Just is used when something has been done very recently
e.g.: Have you packed your suitcase? Yes, I have. I just have packet it.

6.- Activities! Fill in SINCE or FOR

1 .. six months
2 .. June
3 two weeks
4 .. three years

5 . last week
6 . a month
7 . yesterday
8 . 1977

7.- Activities! Make questions for the answers

1 I have been a teacher since 1997

2 Pedro has studied for two hours

..
3 Miriam and Alfredo have worked for three hours

4 Alberta and Arturo have swum since last month

5 She has eaten for four days

..
6 They have helped since 2010

7 We have cleaned for two days

8 Patricia and Javier have cooked since 10.00 a.m.

9 Jenny has lived here for three years

10 Fabin has played the guitar for two months

8.- Activities! Write sentences using the time expressions in brackets, as in the example.
1 You have been to America.
(ever) Have you ever been to America?
(never) I have never been to America.
2 You have eaten eggplant
(ever)
(never).
3 She has bought a beetroot
(ever)..
(never)

4 They have cooked a pear

(ever)..
(never)

5 He has washed a lettuce

(ever)..
(never)
6 We have drunk watermelon juice
(ever)..
(never)

9.- Activities! Fill in the gaps with negative verb and yet, as in the example.
1Mike lost his key, he has not found (have/has) (not) (find) it yet.
2 Brian bought a broccoli, he (have/has) (not) (cook) it
3 Oscar sent a letter to Juanita, she (have/has) (not) (receive) it..
4 Mario wrote a poem to Amelia, he .(have/has) (not) (send) it
5 Christian drew a picture to Christina, he .(have/ has) (not) it .
10.- Activities! Make negations, as in the example.
1 Have they come yet? No, they have not. They have not come yet.
2 Has she bought the tickets yet? (No)
3 Have we planned a wedding yet? (No).
4 Have you sang a song yet? (No).
5 Has he sold the house yet? (No)
11.- Activities! Make questions, by using (HAVE/ HAS + SUBJECT + VERB PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT +
YET + INTERROGATION MARK, as in the example.
1 Have you eaten pizza yet?
2...
3...
4...
5...
6...
7
8
9
10

12.- Activities! Make affirmative sentences by using just/ already, as in the example.
1 My dad washed the car a few minutes ago. He has just washed the car.
2 Did you do your homework? Yes, I did. I did it in the morning I already did it.
3 My sister called me five minutes ago...
4 Did you see Catherine? Yes, I did. I saw her a few minutes ago
5 Did you know about the problem? Yes, I did. Steven told me this the evening .
6 My friend baked a cake, it is hot, she did it a few minutes ago..
7 Do you like to eat roast chicken? No, I do not. I