Fill in with Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
Hi Sam,
How are things? I (1) ____________________________ (not/hear) from you for a while. What (2) ______________ (you/be) up to these past few weeks? (3) ____________________ (you/finish) your exams yet? Mine start next week and I’m already nervous. Even though I (4) ______________________ (study) pretty hard since May, it still feels like I have a lot to learn. Oh! Guess what! I (5) _________________ (change) my mind about getting a job when I leave school. I (6) _____________________ (decide) that I want to go to university and study veterinary science instead. Everyone’s really surprised, but I (7) _______________ (think) about it for a while. As you know, I (8) ____________________ (work) as a volunteer at an animal shelter for the past two years and I (9) ___________________ (realize) that helping animals is what I want to do with my life. What about you? (10) ____________________________ (you/ think) any more about coming to visit me in August?
Brigitte
II. Fill in with Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. A: ___________________________ (you /see) the film with Jackie Chan on TV last night?
B: No. But I _______________________ (already/see) all of his films on DVD this year.
2. A: I ___________________ (already /go) to the cinema three times this month. What about you?
B: Not once! But last month, I _______________________________ (go) five times.
3. A: ______________________ (you/ever read) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde?
B: Yes. We _______________________________ (read) it in school two years ago.
4. A: George and I ___________________ (have) dinner at that new Vietnamese restaurant yesterday.
B: Really? I ________________________ (never/try) Vietnamese food before. What’s it like?
A: Delicious! We ____________________ (already/make) a reservation to eat there again next week.
Hi Sam,
How are things? I (1) ____________________________ (not/hear) from you for a while. What (2) ______________ (you/be) up to these past few weeks? (3) ____________________ (you/finish) your exams yet? Mine start next week and I’m already nervous. Even though I (4) ______________________ (study) pretty hard since May, it still feels like I have a lot to learn. Oh! Guess what! I (5) _________________ (change) my mind about getting a job when I leave school. I (6) _____________________ (decide) that I want to go to university and study veterinary science instead. Everyone’s really surprised, but I (7) _______________ (think) about it for a while. As you know, I (8) ____________________ (work) as a volunteer at an animal shelter for the past two years and I (9) ___________________ (realize) that helping animals is what I want to do with my life. What about you? (10) ____________________________ (you/ think) any more about coming to visit me in August?
Brigitte
II. Fill in with Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. A: ___________________________ (you /see) the film with Jackie Chan on TV last night?
B: No. But I _______________________ (already/see) all of his films on DVD this year.
2. A: I ___________________ (already /go) to the cinema three times this month. What about you?
B: Not once! But last month, I _______________________________ (go) five times.
3. A: ______________________ (you/ever read) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde?
B: Yes. We _______________________________ (read) it in school two years ago.
4. A: George and I ___________________ (have) dinner at that new Vietnamese restaurant yesterday.
B: Really? I ________________________ (never/try) Vietnamese food before. What’s it like?
A: Delicious! We ____________________ (already/make) a reservation to eat there again next week.
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Hi Sam,
How are things? I (1) HAVEN'T HEARD from you for a while. What HAVE you BEEN up to these past few weeks? (3) HAVE you FINISHED your exams yet? Mine start next week and I’m already nervous. Even though I (4) HAVE BEEN STUDYING pretty hard since May, it still feels like I have a lot to learn. Oh! Guess what! I (5) HAVE CHANGED my mind about getting a job when I leave school. I (6) HAVE DECIDED that I want to go to university and study veterinary science instead. Everyone’s really surprised, but I (7) HAVE BEEN THINKING about it for a while. As you know, I (8) HAVE BEEN WORKING as a volunteer at an animal shelter for the past two years and I (9) HAVE REALIZED that helping animals is what I want to do with my life. What about you? (10) HAVE you BEEN THINKING any more about coming to visit me in August?
Brigitte
II. Fill in with Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. A: DID you SEE the film with Jackie Chan on TV last night?
B: No. But I HAVE already SEEN all of his films on DVD this year.
2. A: I HAVE already GONE to the cinema three times this month. What about you?
B: Not once! But last month, I WENT five times.
3. A: HAVE you ever READ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde?
B: Yes. We READ it in school two years ago.
4. A: George and I HAD dinner at that new Vietnamese restaurant yesterday.
B: Really? I HAVE never TRIED Vietnamese food before. What’s it like?
A: Delicious! We HAVE already MADE a reservation to eat there again next week.