Simple Present Vs Present

Progressive

Use
In general or right now?
Do you want to express that something happens in general or that something is happening right now?
Practice
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
1. Look! He (leave)
is leaving
the house.
2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.
3. She usually (walk) to school.
4. But look! Today she (go) by bike.
5. Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.
6. He often (go) to the cinema.
7. We (play) Monopoly at the moment.
8. The child seldom (cry) .
9. I (not / do) anything at the moment.
10. (watch / he) the news regularly?

1. These (be) Linda and Jeff.
2. Linda (be) Jeff's little sister.
3. At the moment, the two kids (sit) on the floor.
4. Jeff (hold) a book right now, he (read) a story to Linda.
5. Look! Linda (listen) carefully and she (look) at the beautiful
pictures.
6. Linda (love) Jeff's stories.
7. He (read) a story to her every day.
8. Jeff sometimes even (write) his own stories.

9. Look! Jenny (go) to school.
10. She (wear) a raincoat and wellies and she (carry) an
umbrella.
11. Jenny usually (cycle) to school, but today she (take) the bus
because it (rain) .
12. The bus (leave) at 7.35 and (arrive) at Jenny's school at 7.45.
13. The first lesson (begin) at 8 o'clock.

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Present Perfect
The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an
influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.
Form of Present Perfect
For irregular verbs, use the participle form (see list of irregular verbs, 3rd column). For regular verbs,
just add ed.
Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ed
Exceptions in spelling when adding ed Example
after a final e only add d love loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel
or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled
admit admitted
travel travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i hurry hurried
Use of Present Perfect
puts emphasis on the result
Example: She has written five letters.
action that is still going on
Example: School has not started yet.
action that stopped recently
Example: She has cooked dinner.
finished action that has an influence on the present
Example: I have lost my key.
action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
Example: I have never been to Australia.
Practice
Positive Sentences in Present Perfect Simple
Write positive sentences in present perfect simple
The following people have just completed an action.
1. Bob / visit / his grandma
2. Jimmy / play / on the computer
3. Sue and Walter / wash / their car
4. Andrew / repair / his bike
5. Phil / help / Anne with maths
6. Brad and Louise / watch / a film
7. Tamara / talk to / her best friend
8. Bridgette / draw / a picture
9. Carol / read / a computer magazine
10. Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant

Negative Sentences in Present Perfect Simple
Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.
The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their
household chores:
1. Sarah / not / wash the dishes
2. Anita / not / clean the kitchen
3. Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants
4. Joey / not / make his bed
5. David / not / buy milk
6. Lisa / not / be to the baker's
7. Aran and Jack / not / do their homework
8. Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms
9. Alex / not / feed the hamster
10. Hazel / not / empty the bin

Questions in Present Perfect Simple
Write questions in present perfect simple.
1. you / answer / the question
2. Jenny / lock / the door
3. Walter / call / us
4. you / see / the picture
5. your parents / get / the letter
6. it / rain / a lot
7. how often / we / sing / the song
8. Maureen / watch / the film
9. how many books / Bob / read
10. ever / you / be / to London

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Present Perfect Vs Simple Past
Practice
1 Joji ________ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993.



lived



has lived

2 The Titanic ________ in 1912.



sank



has sunk

3 Somebody ________ my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.



stole



has stolen

4 Gerry ________ off his bike three times this month.



fell



has fallen

5 Chika ________ from university last July.



graduated



has graduated

6 I ________ the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again
tonight.



saw



have seen

7 I ________ to work every day for the last six weeks!



walked



have walked

8 When Young Hee was a child, she ________ in Seoul.



lived



has lived

9 Ouch! ________ my finger!



I cut



I've cut

10 I ________ my key yesterday, so I couldn't get into the house.
Eventually, I found it in my jacket pocket.



lost



have lost

11 Have you ever had malaria? If you have, the chances are that you
(get) the disease in a hot country. Malaria is most common in
tropical countries, especially those with wet and humid climates, where
the mosquitos which carry the disease can flourish. However, recently,
malaria (become) more common in Canada. According to a recent report,
over 1000 people (contract) the disease in Canada in 1997, and the number
(rise) every year since 1994. This is an alarming trend.

Why is the incidence of malaria rising here? The answer is travel. More and more
Canadians travel abroad every year, and some of them catch malaria. However, when a
Toronto woman (become) sick last year, her doctor (discover) that
she (never travel) abroad in her life. She must have been bitten by a
mosquito which (get) the disease from another sick Canadian.


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Present perfect + ever,never,already,yet
Practice

1 Have you eaten lobster ?
ever Have you * eaten
2. I have been to France.
never I have * been to F
3. I think I have really known you.
never I think I have * rea
4. Thats the smallest car I have ridden
in.
ever Thats the smalles
5. If you have questions, please don't
hesitate to contact me personally.
ever If you * have que
6. She is probably the most fascinating woman
I have met.
ever She is probably th
7. If you have felt or known real love,
you know it is well worth the wait.
ever If you have * felt
8. Have your children had Turkish
Delight or chocolate-covered pistachios ?
ever Have your childre
9. You have no right to say what the greatest
movie is if you have seen Citizen Kane.
never You have no righ
10. have I suggested that a test should
replace a teacher !
Never

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They have not fin *
2. the We already to been Tower. have Eiffel

We have already *
3. the yet Has plane landed ?

Has the plane lan *
4. report ? yet you done haven't the Why
havent

Why haven't you *
5. already married has Susan been times. three

Susan has alread *
6. seen that I have movie already

I have already se *
7. finished Have book ? you yet that

Have you finished *
8. done yet. not have homework I my

I have not done m *
9. not I have yet. finished homework my

I have not finishe *
10. have to gone already cinema. I the

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Do not forget to phone John... 'I have phoned him'. (yet, already, ever)
Have you seen him anywhere? 'I have seen him in the kitchen'. (just, already,
never)
I have been to Japan... What about you? (yet, never, ever)
Has Ann just phoned? 'Yes, she has phoned'. (ever, yet, just)
Why don't you read that paper? 'I have read it'. (yet, already, just)
Has it stopped snowing? 'No, it hasn't stopped snowing '. (just, yet, already)
Have you travelled to space? 'Of course not' (never, already, ever)
Poor lady...She has had a boyfriend in her life! (ever, never, yet)
I haven't told my parents about my failure ... (ever, just, yet)
Would you like a sandwich? 'No, thanks. I have had lunch.' (just, yet, ever)
Shall I pay the waiter? 'No, I have paid him.' (already, yet, ever)
Have you been to the earth ? 'Blip, blip.' (already, yet, just)