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perfect tenses: more practice

Q Verb forms. Make questions or negative sentences.
► She has finished the book. B . . ^ l e . ?.^ . t y ? .

► The rain has stopped. Q .. h t ? £ . * r h ? . .....................
1 All those people have gone home. H ...........................................
2 Peter has told us everything. H ....................................................
3 The postman has been. Q ............................................................
4 Pat has spoken to Robert. H .........................................................

5 Tim and Angela have bought a house. H .....................................
6 Emma's boyfriend has forgotten her birthday. Q ..........................

7 Monica has been working in London all this week. H

8 I've phoned Joseph. Q ................................................................................................................................................
9 Robert and Sally have moved to Ireland. H ...............................................................................................
10 We've been working all day. Q ..................................................................................................................................

^ Present perfect or simple past? Somebody has just said these sentences.
Choose the best answers.

► 'Harry has found a new girlfriend.' Has he still got this girlfriend? YES V PERHAPS

► 'Then a cat came into the house.' Is the cat in the house now? YES/PROBABLY NOT

1 'I've made coffee.' Is there coffee now? YES/PROBABLY NOT

2 'So Ross made soup.' Is there soup now? YES/WE DON'T KNOW

3 'And Tom has started Japanese lessons.' Is he taking lessons now? YES/we DON'T kn o w
4 'Jill and Bob opened a driving school.' Is the school running now? YES/ WE DON'T KNOW

5 '... because Pete lost his glasses.' Has he got his glasses now? NO/WE DON'T KNOW
6 'Alan has gone to America.' Is he there now? YES/ WE DON'T KNOW
7 'We had a good time in Bulgaria.' Are they there now? YES/NO
8 'July has been a good month for business.' Is it still July? YES/NO
9 'Tony and Maria went to China.' Are they there now? YES/WE DON'T kn o w
10 'Polly has just bought a new coat.' Has she got the coat now? YES /PERHAPS

^ Question formation. Make questions (simple past, present perfect or present perfect progressive).
► The letter arrived, (when) . . .!#$er flmve?........................................................................

► Somebody has told her. (who) .t y ? ? . .................................................................................

1 Everybody has already gone home, (why) ................................................................................................................
2 Anna's been learning Chinese, (howlong) ...................................................................................................
3 George closed the door, (why) ....................................................................................................................

4 Sue and Jeanne have gone on holiday, (where) .......................................................................................................

5 The President visited Russia, (when) ....................
6 Jan's father has been travelling in Wales, (how long)

7 Something has happened, (what) .........
8 Joe has been working in Spain, (how long)

9 Mary studied medicine, (where) ............
10 Somebody has taken my bicycle, (who) .

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