THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

V .Make dialogues as in the following example :

Can you play tennis ?
Yes, I suppose I can, but I haven't played it for years.

1. major Smith / fly a helicopter / he came back from Iraq

2. you /ride a bike/ 10 years old

3. your daughter / play the piano / five years

4. John / take a good picture / he bought a Polaroid camera

5. your husband / mend a fuse / you moved to this house

6. you / kill a turkey / last Thanksgiving .

7. they / speak English / they left America

8. you / ride a horse / years

9. your cousin / sleep in the tent / he graduated from the university

10. Denise / ski / moved to Florida

11. Pete / paint a portrait / his college days

12. his grandfather / speak Arabic / the last war

13. his wife / prepared good traditional dishes / as long as I can remember 

14. your American friend / shoot an elephant / he returned from Africa

15. he / design a country cottage / his first skyscraper was built

16. I /drive a big lorry / I left the army

17. she / bake a sponge cake / twenty years

18. Jack / wash the dishes / he got married

19. you /row a boat / ages

20. you / dive / many years

VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Tense

1. You ever (eat) a sushi ?

2. Where you (be)?

3. I never (speak) to him since we were in highschool.

4. You ever (ride) a pony ?

5. How long you (know) your employer ?

6. The concert just (begin).

7. We (miss) the last tram. What shall we do ?

8. How much money you (spend) so far?

The doctor (phone) yet?

10. The little boy is weeping. His father just (beat) him again.

11. It (not rain) here since last August .

12. Why you (not bring) your girlfriend with you?

13. I (study) your plan carefully and I think it's rather unrealistic..

14. My dog never (bite) anyone.

15. Come to my office when you (finish ) your project.

16. People always (admire) her talent.

17. Now that you (leave) school you should find a good job.

18. She never (work ) an hour in her life.

19. You (read) any poetry recently?