Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive

Choose the correct variant:

1. They (already have ridden/rode) to the market in their car.

2. She (hasn’t learnt/didn’t learn) the new rule yet.

3. The other day when she was cooking, she (has burnt/burnt) the potatoes.

4. I (have heard/heard) a very strange sound a minute ago.

5. We never (have known/ knew) these facts. Can you give us some details?

6. This year they (have won/ won) two gold medals.

7. I (haven’t forgotten/didn’t forget) your lie, I will never forget it.

8. When he was a child, he (has dreamt/ dreamt) to become a naturalist, but you know in the end, he (has become/ became) a journalist.

9. I (have made/ made) coffee. Would you like to join me for a cup of coffee?

10. Sorry, dear I (haven’t meant/didn’t mean) to offend you.

11. Larry (has put/ put) the disc on the desk a minute ago. Where is it now? Put the appropriate forms to complete the sentences:

1. Tree kangaroos live in the New Guinea forests. (they) tails are longer than the bodies.

2. The mountain forests of the north west America have the (old) and the (large) and the (tall) trees on the Earth.

3. Some (species) of birds and animals which live in the tundra all the round year change color. Arctic foxes, snowy owls, snowshoe rabbits, stoats and arctic hares turn white in late autumn, and they change back to (they) summer colors in spring.

4. The (high) you go up a mountain, the (cold) it gets.

5. Different animals in the savannah eat different. Giraffes feed on branches high in trees; antelopes feed on (low) branches.

6. A desert is an area which has (little) than 25 cm of rain, and very little plant.

7. Many (fish) that live near the water surface are often blue green or violet.

8. Bamboo (grow) in India, the Far East and China. It is one of the (fast) growing plants, (it) height can be about 30 m.

9. The (large) living thing on the Earth is the giant red wood tree, growing in the USA and Canada. The (tall) tree is 112 m high. This is much (tall) than the Statue of Liberty which (stand) at 93 m. Complete the text: One day my father came home and (1 bring) a small kitten with him. (2it) name dad (3 say) was Major. Major was skinny mewing with a tail like mice, in a few months he (4 become) fairly bigger and stronger. He was really the (5 brave) cat in the block. When he (6 appear) in the yard, all other cats suddenly (7 run) off. Every day Major (8 leave) our house for several hours. I loved Major and (9 be) proud of my cat. One day my dad asked me, “You (10 notice) any changes in Major’s behavior?” The cat (11 live) with us for about a year, but look, how fat he (12 become)! I agreed. Every day Major (13 get) (14 fat) and (15 fat). And he (16 eat) much more. My dad smiled, “Probably (17 we) cat will end up the (18 big) cat in the town”. One night I (19 hear) little strange sounds:” Peep, peep.” They (20 come) from my closet. It was the middle of the night and I was very sleepy, but the sounds (21 not stop). I (22 get) up and looked into the closet. Boy, what, I (23 see) there? You won’t believe, but there (24 be) Major with five tiny baby kittens.

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous:

1. It (snow) all morning and it is still snowing.

2. It just (stop) snowing. Look, how beautiful the trees are.

3. Jane (play) volleyball professionally for several years.

4. I am sorry, I am late. How long you (wait)?

5. Where is Ann? She is upstairs, cleaning her bedroom. She (do) it since morning.

6. I (read) the story up to the end I can’t say I like it a lot.

7. Sue is in the garden. She (plant) flowers since 9 a.m. I don’t know if she (plant) all of them.

8. Hallo, Betsy! What on Earth are you doing here? I am trying to find an English - French –Spanish dictionary. I (look) for it all morning. My cousin (learn) German for five years but he can hardly speak this language.

9. I (not, see) Albert for more than a month. Ron (read) this book for two months. When do you think he will finish?