Latihan Materi Present Perfect Tense

Latihan Materi Present Perfect Tense

A. Read the situations and complete the sentences using the present perfect! Choose from these verbs:

break – disappear – go up – grow – improve –  lose –  shrink – stop

1. Tom is looking for his key.  He can’t find it.  Tom has lost his key.
2. Maria’s English wasn’t very good.  Now it is better. Her English _________________.
3. My bag was here, but it isn’t here any more. My bag _________________.
4. Lisa can’t walk and her leg is in plaster. Lisa _________________.
5. Last week the bus fare was £1.80.  Now it is £2.  The bus fare _________________.
6. Dan didn’t have a beard before.  Now he has a beard.  Dan _________________.
7. It was raining ten minutes ago.  It isn’t raining now. It _________________.
8. I washed my sweater, and now it’s too small for me.  My sweater  _________________.

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B. Put in been or gone!

1. My parents are on holiday.  They’ve gone to Italy.
2. Hello!  I’ve just______________to the shops.  I’ve bought lots of things.
3. Tom has just______________out.  He’ll be back in about an hour.
4. Alice isn’t here at the moment.  I don’t know where she’s______________ .
5. You’re very late.  Where have you______________?

C. Complete the sentences using the present perfect!

1. Sally is still here. She hasn’t gone (she/not/go) out.
2. I can’t find my bag. _________________  (you/see/it) anywhere?
3. I can’t log on to the website. _________________  (I/forget) my password.
4. I sent Joe an email this morning, but_________________  (he/not / reply).
5. Is the meeting still going on, or_________________  (it/finish)?
6. _________________  (the weather/change).  It’s colder now.
7. _________________  (you/not/sign) the form.  Could you sign it now, please?
8. Are your friends still here, or_________________  (they/go) home?
9. Paul doesn’t know what he’s going to do.  _________________ (he/not/decide/yet).
10. ‘Do you know where Julia is?’ ‘Yes, _________________  (I/just/see/her).’
11. ‘When is David going away?’ ‘_________________  (he/already/go).’
12. a: _________________  (your course/start/yet)?
    b:  Not yet.  It starts next week.

Baca juga: Present Perfect Tense: Pengertian, Jenis, Pola, dan Contoh

D. Read the situations and write sentences with just, already, or yet!

1. After lunch you go to see a friend at her house.  She says, ‘Would you like something to eat?’
   You say:   No thank you. I’ve just had lunch. (have lunch)
2. Joe goes out.  Five minutes later, the phone rings and the caller says, ‘Can I speak to Joe?’
   You say:  I’m afraid_____________________. (go out)
3. You are eating in a restaurant.  The waiter thinks you have finished and starts to take your plate away.
   You say:  Wait a minute! _____________________ . (not/finish)
4. You plan to eat at a restaurant tonight.  You phone to reserve a table.  Later your friend says, ‘Shall I phone to reserve a table?’  
   You say:  No, _____________________ . (do it)
5. You know that Lisa is looking for a place to live.  Perhaps she has been successful.
   You ask her:  _____________________? (find)
6. You are still thinking about where to go for your holiday.  A friend asks, ‘Where are you going for your holiday?’  
   You say: _____________________ . (not/decide)
7. Laura went out, but a few minutes ago she returned.  Somebody asks, ‘Is Laura still out?’
   You say:  No, _____________________. (come back)

Referensi: English Grammar in Use, Fifth Edition, by Raymond Murphy.

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