Exercises
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in the present perfect simple tense:
1) Our company (arrive) ______ ________. Please answer the door.
2) The ice on the sidewalk (melt) _______ ________. I think the sun is out today.
3) The McMillans (prepare) _______ _________ a lot of food for the party. It looks delicious.
4) Tony’s flight from New Jersey (land) _______ ________. We should see him any minute.
5) The bank officers (suggest) _______ _________ that the meeting be scheduled for Wednesday morning.
I will try to locate a conference room.
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present perfect tense. Then, indicate
whether the past participle is regular or irregular:
1) Charity (break) _______ ________ her leg on the ski slope. Please dial 911. (regular / irregular)
2) The city (allow) _______ ________ residents to shoot off fireworks each year on the Fourth of July.
(regular / irregular)
3) The lake (freeze) _______ ________ solid. Now we can go skating. (regular / irregular)
4) The sun (rise) _______ ________. It’s time to get up. (regular / irregular)
5) The army (battle) _______ ________ the enemy for two weeks. The soldiers are exhausted. (regular /
irregular )
6) The principal (introduce) _______ _________ the new teacher. She seems very nice. (regular / irregular)
7) Using his telescope, Jeremy (see) _______ _______ other galaxies. He writes them on his blog.
(regular / irregular)
8) The judge (listen) _______ _________ to all of the evidence. Now he will make a ruling. (regular /
irregular)
9) The strawberries (spoil) _______ ________. They should have been kept in the refrigerator. (regular /
irregular)
10) The doctor (write) _______ ________ a book about disease prevention. It will be published soon.
(regular / irregular)
Make the present perfect negative:
1. He has already sung in our town.
He ____________ in our town yet.
2. Jill has hurt her knee today.
Jill _____________ her knee today. She hurt it yesterday.
3. We have refused his help.
We _____________ his help so far.
4. I have made a lot of new friends recently.
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I _____________ any new friends recently.
5. She has missed her plane.
She_____________ her plane.
Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form negative sentences:
EXAMPLE:
He_____________ to music. (not/ listen)
ANSWER:
He has not listened to music. or
He hasn't listened to music.
1. Our class _________________ the test yet. (not/ write)
2. Tim and Joe ____________________ the boxes into the house yet. (not/ carry)
3. It _____________________ to snow. (not/ start)
4. The cat __________________ onto the table yet. (not/ jump)
5. I _________________ the castle. (not/ visit)
6. We __________________ out of the room all day. (not/ go)
7. Fred __________________the money back so far. (not/ give)
8. They _________________ Anne about it. (not/ tell)
9. Steven _________________ through the park. (not/ walk)
10. The teacher _________________ to the party today. (not/ come)
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in the present perfect tense:
Note: These sentences use verbs and adverbs. An adverb says something more about the action of a verb.
Example: Juliet (always, work) has always worked at the library.
2) Mr. and Mrs. Thompson (never, travel) ________ ________ _________ overseas. They like staying
closer to home.
6) The teacher (already, plan) _______ ________ _________ a party for her students because she feels that
they have worked very hard and deserve to celebrate.
7) The florist (quickly, arrange) _______ ________ _________ the flowers for the wedding. Now that he is
finished, the caterers are bringing in food for the reception.
8) Mr. and Mrs. Yang (frequently, travel) _______ _________ _________ home to Shanghai since they
moved to New York City. They like living near their daughter’s family in New York, but miss their old
friends back home.
