1. For or since? Fill in the correct word.

Sarah has lived in Paris ___ __________ 1995.

I haven't been to a party _____________ ages.

Jane is away. She's been away _____________ Friday.

I wonder where Joe is. I haven't seen him _____________ last week.

The weather is dry. It hasn't rained _____________ a few weeks.

Kevin has been looking for a new job _____________ he left school.

2. For or since (seit)? Fill in the correct word and write the verbs in the correct tense.

Fred and Frida _____ __________________ (learn) English __________ six years.

Mary _______________________ (live) in Germany __________ 1992.

How long __________________________ (work / she) in the garden?

They ________________________ (not / be) in the garden __________ more than an hour.

I ________________________ (wait) for you __________ two o'clock.

He ________________________ (not / eat) anything _____ _____ breakfast.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect (affirmative or negative).

I would love to live in the Antarctic. I ______ ____________________ (read) a blog about it.

Some researchers ___ _______________________ (be) there for several months. They

________ __________________ (not / eat) any fresh food for many days, but they

__________________________ (have) a lot of fun: they __ ________________________

(learn) how to jump with a kiteboard and __________________________ (celebrate) many

festivals.

They _______ ___________________ (not / see) the sun for two months and it

____ ______________________ (not / snow) lately because it ____ ______________________

(be) too cold. In their blog they __________________________ (not / write) much about their research. Maybe

it’s top secret.

4. Use the given words to make sentences in the present perfect.

my father / start / a new job

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I / give up / smoking

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Charles and Sarah / go / to Brazil

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Suzanne / have / a baby

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5. The Maoris: Highlight the correct verb form (past simple/present perfect).

6. Tenses: Are the underlined parts right or wrong? Correct where necessary.I've lost my key. I can't find it anywhere. ________________________________Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? ________________________________I've bought a new car. You must come and see it. ________________________________Where have you been yesterday evening? ________________________________Lucy has left school in 1999. ________________________________Have you ever been to Paris? – Yes, many times. ________________________________I haven't eaten much yesterday. ________________________________

7. Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.

8. Marrkiere: signal word for the past simple / red: signal words for the present perfect

two weeks ago / ever / already / last night / yesterday / never / since / in 2010

9. Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple

1. Peter ______________ play baseball yesterday.2. They ______________ repair their car. It looks like new now!3. Last year, we ______________ fly to Rome and ______________ visit the

Colosseum.4. Jerry ______________ not read the book yet.5. My children ______________ never drink camel milk.6. My sister ______________ buy her car in 2011.7. ______________ ever win a chess game?8. ______________ go to the movies last night?9. No, I ______________ not go in a cinema since last January.10. So, you ______________ not see the new Brad Pitt film yet.11. Two weeks ago, Myrna ______________ come to visit me.12. I ______________ not see her for more than two years.13. We ______________ drink tea and we ______________ talk about the good times

we ______________ have together.14. At 7pm, Myrna ______________ leave my house.15. It ______________ is a nice day and we ______________ already plan a next

meeting next year.