EXERCISES ON PRESENT PERFECT
1) Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
a) I _______________________________________(not / work) today
.
b) We_________________________________ _____(buy) a new lamp.

c) We______________________________________ (not / plan) our holiday yet.
d) Where____________________________________ (be / you) ?

e) He_______________________________________(write) five letters.


f) She ___________________________________(not / see) him for a long time.

g) ________________________________________(be / you) at school?


h) School______________________________________ (not / start) yet.

i) ___________________________________________(speak / he) to his boss?

No, he_____________________________________ (have / not) the time yet.

2) Use Simple Past or Present Perfect :
a) Peter _____________________ football yesterday. (play)
b) They _______________________ the car. It looks new again. ( clean)
c) Last year ________________________ to Italy. (go)
d) John and Peggy ________________________________ the book. Now they can watch the film. ( read – just)
5) I met _________________________my friend two days ago.(meet)
6) We _______________________________ another country before. (visit – never)
7) She ____________________________ a new car in 2005.( buy)
8) I'm sorry, but I __________________________my homework. (forget)
9) __________________________________the game of chess? (you/ win)
10) The girls ______________________________their lunch yet. (eat)