GRAMMAR EXERCISES - PRESENT PERFECT

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EXERCISE 
Fill in the blanks with just, already, since, for, or yet. 
I’ve ____ finished putting the baby down for a nap and she is ____ asleep. And 
she’s fallen asleep ____? (So soon?) That was fast! No, I was mistaken. She has not 
fallen asleep ____. She is still awake. She has been quiet ____ I arrived, ____ ½ 
hour at least. 
I’ve ____ made a fresh pot of coffee. Would you like a cup? No thanks, I’ve ____ 
had breakfast. (prior to now) Ok. Well I have to have a cup because I haven’t eaten 
anything ____. This coffee has been ready here ____ hours, ____ 6:00 A.M. 
The train has ____ arrived. Oh ok. I thought that I had ____ missed it and would 
have to wait for the next train. (prior to now) I’m glad that it hasn’t left ____. I’ve 
been here ____ noon, and she has also been here ____ a long time. 
The store has ____ opened, so they are having an open house. That’s strange. I 
thought that it had ____ opened last week. (prior to now) Have you decided what 
you need to shop for ____? No, I’ve been so busy at work ____ we got that new 
account, that I haven’t had time to think about myself ____ several days. 
Has the paint dried ____? No, I’ve ____ finished painting it. Oh, I thought that the 
paint had ____ dried. (prior to now) ____ when does paint dry immediately? Oh, 
I’m sorry. I didn’t know that it had been drying only ____ a few seconds. 
May I speak with your supervisor? Oh, sorry. I’m afraid he’s ____ left. Oh. (So 
early?) I didn’t think that he had ____ left. I didn’t think he had left ____. 
I have waited for him to get back to me ____ a week, ____ Monday, but he hasn’t 
returned my call ____. 
 
1. I __________ Paris. 
a) have never visited 
b) has never visited 
c) never visited 
d) never visit 
 
2. She __________ her homework. 
a) has just finished 
b) has never visited 
c) just finished 
d) just finishes 
 
 3. "They __________ (eat) all the cookies." 
a) have ate 
b) has eaten 
c) have eaten 
d) has ate 
 
4. Which sentence is in the Present Perfect tense? 
a) She reads a book. 
b) She has read a book. 
c) She is reading a book. 
d) She read a book. 
 
5. What is the correct question form for the sentence "You have worked here since 
2005"? 
a) Have you worked here since 2005? 
b) Do you have worked here since 2005? 
c) Did you worked here since 2005? 
d) Are you working here since 2005? 
 
6. For the sentence "__________ (you/ever/be) to Australia?", the correct form is: 
a) Did you ever were 
b) Have you ever been 
c) Are you ever been 
d) Do you ever been 
 
7. Which sentence correctly uses the Present Perfect? 
a) I have knowing her for three years. 
b) I know her for three years. 
c) I have known her for three years. 
d) I knew her for three years. 
 
8. Why do we use the Present Perfect for the sentence "He has lived in London for 10 
years"? 
a) Because it talks about a specific time in the past. 
b) Because it talks about an action that happened repeatedly in the past. 
c) Because it indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. 
d) Because it is an action that will happen in the future. 
 
9. "We __________ (already/eat), so we're not hungry." 
a) already ate 
b) have already eat 
c) has already eaten 
d) have already eaten 
 
10. Choose the correct form to complete the sentence: "We __________ 
(not/decide) yet." 
a) didn't decide 
b) doesn't decide 
c) haven't decided 
d) isn't deciding 
 
11. "She __________ (just/return) from vacation." 
a) has just returned 
b) have just returned 
c) just returned 
d) just returns 
 
12. They __________ in Brazil since 2010. 
a) have lived 
b) has lived 
c) lived 
d) live 
 
13. He __________ anything all day. 
a) has not eaten 
b) have not eaten 
c) did not eat 
d) does not eat 
 
14. We __________ that movie. 
a) have already seen 
b) has already seen 
c) already saw 
d) already see 
 
15. My friend __________ English for three years. 
a) has studied 
b) have studied 
c) studied 
d) studies