Present Perfect Exercises

Task I.  Past Simple or Present Perfect.

1. I ___ my best friend for ten years.

2. A have known B knew C has known

3. Somebody ___ our car last Sunday.

4. A stole B has stolen C have stolen

5. I don’t want to go to the cinema. I ___ this film.

6. A has already seen B have already seen C already saw

7.  Michael ___ to play the piano last year.

8. A has learnt B have learnt C learned

9.  My parents ___ to Germany in 2005.

10. A went B has gone C have gone

11. Columbus ___ America in the 15th century.

12. A has discovered  B have discovered  C discovered

13. I ___ a letter. Can you post it?

14. A has just written  B have just written  C just wrote

15. Sandra ___ her bike yesterday.

16. A fell off  B have fallen off  C has fallen off

17. Andy ___ to Japan twice.

18. A was  B has been  C have been

19. He ___ a good education in London three years ago.

20. A have received  B has received  C received

Task 2. Choose the correct variant:

1. Texas a) the continent where Italy, Spain, France are situated

2. California b) the capital of the USA

3. The Potomac c) the American state where Hollywood is situated

4. Europe d) one of the biggest states in the USA in the south of the country

5. New York e) the name of the continent and the same time of the country

6. Washington, D.C f) the country which has got fifty states

7. Australia g) the city people call “the big apple”

8. The Mississippi h) the longest river of the USA

9. The USA i) the river which Washington, D.C is situated on

10. The New World j) North, South and Central America

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