Exercise 1.

Translate into Russian and comment on the use of the Present Perfect Tense.

1. I haven’t seen him for several days.

2. Have you bought anything interesting lately?

3. I’ve never seen her in my life.

4. Who hasn’t eaten his/her breakfast yet?

5. He has come here this morning, I think... But he has already gone.

6. I haven’t seen him since the evening at Mr. Brown’s.

7. She hasn’t visited me since she was nine. But she hasn’t forgotten me, no.

8. I’ve just mentioned it. Please be more attentive.

9. ‘Sorry, I’ve left my book at home.’

‘OK. Who else has left his or her books?

10. They’ve just finished whitewashing the attic, haven’t they?

11. She hasn’t written to her mother for two months.

12. She hasn’t been the same since he walked out on her.

Exercise 2.

Make the following sentences: - negative;

- interrogative.

1. I’ve already posted the letter.

2. She has already started her new job.

3. He’s gone to America.

4. They have visited India twice.

5. He has smoked five cigarettes today.

6. My mother has always worked hard.

7. I’ve seen a lot of my former classmates recently.

8. Tom has lost all his money.

9. Oh, I have forgotten about my Dad’s birthday!

10. Mr. Jenkins has just retired from his job.

11. They’ve always been too strict with their children.

12. I have written ten postcards(and he has never answered).

Exercise3.

Imagine you are writing a letter to a friend giving news about people you both know. Make up sentences using the words given below.

Pattern: Mark/go to Canada.

Mark has gone to Canada.

1. Ann/pass her exams.

2. Mary/take up jogging

3. Larry and Monica/decide/to get divorced

4. Barry/go to England

5. Dinny/lose her job/find a new one

6. Margie/buy a new car

7. Antony/break his arm

8. Milly/fall in love

9. Tony/give up smoking

10. Lucy and Cavin/decide to get married.

Imagine that you are writing a letter to a friend. What news would you tell him/her about?

Exercise 4.

Paraphrase the following sentences using the Present Perfect with FOR or SINCE.

Pattern: a) I saw Tom last on wedding day.

I haven’t seen Tom since his wedding day.

b) It’s three years since I wrote her a letter.

I haven’t written her a letter for three years.

1. It’s ten years since I last was in Paris.

2. I last smoked three years ago.

3. It’s years since I wrote any poetry.

4. He last drank wine at his wife’s birthday.

5. He last ate caviar when he was in Russia.

6. It’s years since Tony last spoke Chinese.

7. It’s ages since I last had a good night’s sleep.

8. They last paid me six month ago.

9. I was last abroad in winter 1983.

10. My father last took photographs in summer.

11. It’s a year since I had my last holiday.

12. We had a family reunion five years ago.

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