Present Perfect 3º ESO

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Complete the sentences with the present perfect of the verbs below.

not meet help not appear watch swim fly not walk rescue live not climb

1 I (never) ……................. to another country.
2 She (never) ……................. a person from a fire, but she ……................. a lot of people.
3 Chris ……................. a mountain.
4 We ……................. a lot of horror films.
5 We ……................. any scary strangers in the village.
6 He ……................. with sharks three times.
7 He’s in a band but he ……................. on TV.
8 I ……................ in a cemetery – they’re scary!
9 She ……................. in Italy for a year.

Complete the interview with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect.

I: Today I’m talking to the professional diver, Daniel Green. Welcome, Daniel.
D: Thank you.
I: You’ve been a diver for many years, but (1) ……....................................... (you / ever swim) with sharks?
D: Yes, I (2) ……................ – three or four times.
I: Was it scary?
D: No, not really. It was fascinating.
I: Well, (3) ……....................................... (you / ever feel) scared in the water?
D: Oh, yes. The sea can be very dangerous, but I enjoy the fear.
I: And (4) ……................................... (you / ever rescue) a person in the sea?
D: No, I (5) ……................. but my father (6) ……................ . He’s a rescue diver and he (7) ……................. (help) a lot of people in danger.
I: That’s great. (8) ……....................................... (you and your dad / ever climb) a mountain or (9) ……....................................... (you / ever fly) a plane?
D: No, we (10) …….................................. . We’re both scared of heights and of flying!

For and Since 4º ESO

Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect of the verbs in brackets and for or since.

1 We ……............... (be) married ……................ about ten years.
2 I ……................. (not see) my boyfriend ……................. last weekend.
3 They ……................. (have) lots of arguments ……................. Monday.
4 She ……................. (not speak) to her ex-boyfriend ……................. months.
5 John ……................. (know) Anna ……................. a year.
6 You ……................. (not phone) me ……................. my birthday.

Present Perfect vs Past Simple 4º ESO

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect or the past simple.

Dear Helen

I (1) ……................. (not hear) from you for a long time. Is there a problem between us? You (2) ……................. (be) angry with me at Joe’s party last month, but I don’t understand why. We (3) ……................. (be) boyfriend and girlfriend for more than a year and I (4) ……................. never ……................. (feel) happier. I think I (5) ……................. (fall) in love with you as soon as I (6) ……................. (meet) you last summer. You (7) ……................. (make) me very happy since then. What (8) ……................. I ……................. (do) wrong at Joe’s party? Please explain.
Phone me soon.

All my love
Andy

Present Perfect 4º ESO

Write sentences and questions in the present perfect. Use the word in brackets in the correct place.

1 I / not write / about the job (yet)
……...........................................................… .
2 you / work with children? (ever)
……..........................................................…. ?
3 she / have an interview (already)
……...........................................................… .
4 he / study a foreign language? (ever)
……..........................................................…. ?
5 they / not decide / on a profession (yet)
……...........................................................… .
6 they / work abroad? (ever)
……..........................................................….. ?

Complete the dialogue between Tom and the Careers Adviser. Use the present perfect of the verbs in brackets, or short forms.

CA: (1) ……................. you ……................. (think) much about your future, Tom?
Tom: Yes, I (2) ……................. . I (3) ……................. (decide) to be an actor.
CA: That’s exciting! The world of acting is very competitive, though.
Tom: Yes, I know, but my uncle works in films and he (4) ……................. (give) me lots of advice. I (5) ……................. (already / choose) an acting school.
CA: That’s great! And (6) ……................. (you / ever / act) in a film?
Tom: No, never, but I (7) ……................. (be) in lots of plays at school.

Just 3º ESO

Look at the situations. Write sentences with the present perfect and just to explain why.

1 My head hurts. ...............................................................
2 My friends are laughing. ......................................................
3 I’m really surprised. ........................................................
4 My teacher is angry. ....................................................................

For and Since 3º ESO

Write sentences with the present perfect and for or since.

1 They / enjoy surfing / they / be / twelve years old
………......……………………………………
2 Skiing / be / an Olympic sport / 1924
………......……………………………………
3 Mike / not play / volleyball / three months now
………......……………………………………
4 Baseball and basketball / be / popular sports in America / a long time
………......……………………………………
5 Jane / not win / any competitions / she / start / playing tennis
………......……………………………………
6 We / be / at school / four hours
………......……………………………………

Past Simple vs Present Perfect 3º ESO

Complete the list with the past simple and past participle forms of the verbs.

Infinitive-----Past simple-----------------Past participle
speak ---------(1) …............... --------(2) …..................
become -------(3) …............... --------(4) …..................
travel ---------(5) …............... --------(6) …..................
eat ------------(7) …............... --------(8) …..................
try ------------(9) …............... --------(10) …..................

Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple of the verbs below.

not leave have meet not change be born marry make become be know

Jennifer Aniston (1) …................... on 11 February 1969 and she (2) …................... famous when she played the part of Rachel in the TV series Friends. Although she (3)................... the series, she (4) …................... a film. Rock Star is a comedy about rock music in the 1980s. That isn’t the end of her talents – she is also a very good artist and she (5) …................... an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. When she (6) …................... Brad Pitt, she (7) …................... immediately that he was the right man for her. Jennifer says she (8) …................... extremely happy since she (9) …................... Brad in 2000, although she says getting married (10) …................... her life.

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