Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

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Simple Present Perfect

Grammar Training

Reading and Speaking: Jobs and Work

Unit 2

Focus on Grammar:

Simple Present Perfect

1. Look at the following examples and explain the meaning of the verb forms. Study Grammar Reference ( ) p. … first.

a) I don't know where we are going. I'm afraid, we've missed the turning.

b) I'm sorry we are late. We missed the turning and got lost.

c) Let's have lunch at this café. Oh, wait a little. I've left my wallet in the car.

d) Waiter! The bill, please. Oh, sorry! I left my wallet in the car. I'll go and get it.

e) I see you've got a new car. How much did you pay for it?

f) I'm paying for the car by installments. – How much have you paid for it?

g) No one has phoned since I've been here.

h) No one has phoned since I arrived.

i) We'll move house after we have all the repairs done.

j) We won't move house until we've had all the repairs done.

A.

1. Look! I _____________ (to find) an umbrella. Is it yours? – Yes, thank you. Where you ______________ (to find) it?

2. Sharon _______________ (to buy) a new flat. – Really? Where she ______ (to get) the money?

3. I'm sorry, I _____________ (to break) the lock. – How you ___________ (to manage) to do that?

4. Kevin just ______________ (to have) a car accident, but he __________ (not to be) badly hurt.

5. News just ________________ (to come in) of a huge fire in the south of the country. According to first reports, it _____________ (to break out) just after midnight.

6. Look what I ________________ (to do) to my hair. Do you like the colour? – Oh, my God! What you _______________ (to do) that for?

7. You know those beautiful roses we __________________ (to see) in the park all ____________ (to die). – They probably __________________ (not to cover) them for the winter.

8. I wonder if Mary ___________ (to get) home somehow. She __________ (to leave) too late to catch the last train.

9. Here is the news. The Foreign Office ___________________ (to announce) that the four terrorists who ___________________ (to hijack) a British Airways plane in Ankara earlier this morning _________________ (to give) themselves up to Turkish police.

10. John ________________ (to leave) home quite unexpectedly and we ______________ (not to hear) from him since.

11. This is the second time I __________________ (to be) to Hungary.

12. It's the third time he _____________ (to wake) me up during the night.

13. I _____________ (not to see) anything unusual since I _____________ (to be) here.

14. It's the first time the computer _____________ (to break down) since I _____________(to have) it.

15. Do you mean to say that Harris is back? Where you ____________ (to see) him?

16. I ______________ (to see) Kevin only once since we _____________ (to be) at primary school together.

17. Kelly _____________ (to lose) a lot of weight since she ______________ (to be) on a diet.

18. We _____________ (not to hear) from David since we _____________ (to get) that letter.

19. They ______________ (to lose) every single game since he _______________ (to start) coaching the team.

20. The police can't disclose any facts before they ______________ (to finish) the investigation.

21. Don't even dream of it! You won't leave before you _____________ (to tell) me the whole truth.

22. I _______________ (to take) some photos. I'll show them to you after I ______________ (to have) them printed.

23. I'm not in a position to say anything. I'll give you the facts only after I _______________ (to discuss) it with our lawyer.

24. You won't go out until you _______________ (to do) your lessons!

25. Jake and Angela will get married as soon as they _____________ (to find) somewhere to live.