Look at the following sentences from the dialogues and say what kind of action is denoted by the highlighted words.

Have you seen the latest play at Russian Drama Theater?

I have read about it in one movie magazine.

I haven’t had picnics for ages!

I have beento London for many times. He has taken the last bus. We havejust come. HaveyoumetJulia?

Действие происходило в прошлом, закончилось либо только что, либо давно, но оно связанно с настоящим. Важен результат.

 

 

Remember! · Утвердительные предложения во времени Present Perfect образуются при помощи вспомогательного глагола have/has и смыслового глагола в III форме: для правильных - окончание –ed,для неправильных – см. Appendix 5. Например, They have already been there. He has invited 25 friends to the picnic. ·Вопросительные и отрицательные предложения строятся при помощи вспомогательного глагола have/has. Например, We haven’t seen her yet. Have you bought bread?

 

Утвердительное	Отрицательное	Вопросительное
I have (I’ve)neverbeenthere. You have (You’ve)neverbeenthere. He (she) has (he’s/she’s)neverbeenthere. We have (We’ve)neverbeenthere. They have (They’ve)neverbeenthere.	I have not (haven’t) beenthere. You have not (haven’t) beenthere. He (she) has (he’s/she’s) not (hasn’t) beenthere.   We have not (haven’t) beenthere. They have not (haven’t) beenthere.	HaveI beenthere?   Haveyou beenthere? Hashe (she) beenthere? Havewe beenthere?   Havethey beenthere?

 

Remember! Для времени Present Perfectможно запомнить несколько слов-подсказок, которые укажут вам, что в предложении нужно использовать это время. Это: ever, never, just, already, yet, lately, recently,причем, слова ever, never, just, alreadyобычно занимают место между вспомогательным и смысловым глаголами. Например: I have never seen you. Have you ever been to Paris? They have just arrived. Yetупотребляется в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях и обычно ставится в конце. Например: He hasn’t come yet.

 

Remember the following verbs in three forms.

1.	choose	chose	chosen	выбирать
2.	cost	cost	cost	стоить
3.	cut	cut	cut	резать
4.	deal	dealt	dealt	иметь дело
5.	draw	drew	drawn	рисовать, тащить
6.	drive	drove	driven	вести
7.	fall	fell	fallen	падать
8.	feed	fed	fed	кормить
9.	feel	felt	felt	чувствовать
10.	fight	fought	fought	бороться, сражаться

Give the missing form of the verb or the Russian translation.

1.	begin	-	-	начинать
2.	bear	-	born	нести
3.	be	was/were	-	-
4.	-	became	become	-
5.	-	blew	-	-
6.	-	-	broken	ломать
7.	-	-	-	приносить
8.	-	-	-	жечь
9.		bred	-	-
10.		-	-	строить
11.	-	burst	-	-
12.	catch	-	-	-

 

Insert the words in brackets into the correct place in the sentences.

a) I have been to Moscow. (never)

b) Bill’s come to the station. (just)

c) We haven’t built the house. (yet)

d) The house has burnt to the end. (already)

e) My mother’s taken sushi. (never)

f) Have they been to the opera house? (ever)

g) She has become a good musician as she wanted. (already)

 

Turn the sentences into negative.

a) We have gone to the disco.

b) Maria has chosen the red dress for her wedding.

c) I have done my job very well.

d) My parents have been to many countries.

e) All my friends have been at my birthday party.

f) My uncle has bought the best car I have ever seen.

 

Make up who/what questions to the following sentences.

Example: I have never traveled much. – Who has never traveled much?

a) I have made a very bad error in the test.

b) Our country has become very powerful.

c) She’s never been late for the classes.

d) Summers have never been so hot in Ufa.

e) They haven’t put on warm jackets so they may catch cold.

f) My family has always been very friendly.

g) He’s never had that long hair.

h) I have taken bus # 255 to the University.

i) He has had toasts with butter and jelly for breakfast.

 

Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect.

Example: The bus has just left. (to leave)

a) She _____ _____two kilos of tomatoes at the farmers’ market. (to buy)

b) I _____ never _____ high-hilled shoes. (to like)

c) _____ you just _____? (to come)

d) We _____ _____ a very big house but we had to sell it. (to have)

e) They _____ always _____ hiking. (to enjoy)

f) My cousin _____ already _____ high school. (to finish)

g) It _____ just _____ raining. (to stop)

h) The letter _____ not _____ yet. (to arrive)