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Topic 19           Present Perfect Tense

It is to show what you have done or not and affected the situation now.

                             have                      

                    S       has         F4

    I        have                               We  

    You    have          F4                 You              have    F4

                                                              

    He

    She    has                                 They

    It

     [He]                                       [I         /     We]

     [She]   has    F4                    [You    /     You]      have F4 

     [It]                                         [                 They]

     I have done my homework.  I can go out to play now.   

     You have broken the glass.  You must clear it up.

     He has written a letter.  He is going to post it tomorrow.

     She has bought a new dress. 

     She is going to wear it on her birthday next Sunday.

     The rabbit has eaten the whole carrot.  It is very full now.

     Ann and I have jogged around the park many times.  We are tired now.

     You and Jack have swept the floor.  It is clean now.

     Joseph and his friends have collected many seashells. 

     They like seashells very much.

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Identify the tense

      I write home every week.              (                                )

      I am writing a letter now.               (                               )       

      I have already written two letters.   (                               )

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Topic 19         Present Perfect Tense

Exercise 88

Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Tense.

1.  Tom __________ (finish) his work.  He can watch television now.

2.  I _____________ (tell) them the news.  They all look happy now.

3.  You and Aminah _____________ (break) a plate. 

4.  The children ______________ (play) here for an hour.

5.  Ashiah ______________ (do) her homework.  She can play now.

6.  Joseph and his brother ________________ (buy) a toy car each.

7.  The hamster ____________ (come) out of the cage. 

8.  The pupils _________________ (draw) many pictures.

9.  The farmer _________________ (plant) many vegetables.

10. The woman ________________ (make) different kinds of cake.

Exercise  89

Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Tense.

1.  I _______________________________ (show) them the stamps.

2.  Tom ______________________________ (post) the letter.

3.  Ashiah and I _______________________ (throw) away the rubbish.

4.  The children __________________________ (read) the book before.

5.  Hassan and his family ____________________ (live) here for so long.

6.  Siew Ling _________________________________ (lock) the gate.

7.  The rabbit ______________________________ (climb) up the tree.

8.  You and Leena  _________________________ (change) your clothes.

9.  My grandfather ______________________________ (go) out.

10. The boys _____________________________ (tidy) up the place.

Exercise 90

Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Tense.

1.  Henry and his classmates ____________ (plan) what to do during the

     school holidays.  They are so organised and well-disciplined.

2.  I _______________________ (answer) all the questions.

3.  Nora ______________________(find) her necklace.  She is happy now.

4.  The giraffe _____________________ (eat) all the leaves of that tree.

5.  Mr Chong and his workers_____________________(paint) the house.

6.  Julia’s pet hamster _________________________ (die).  She is sad.

7.  George’s father  ______________________(buy) him a roller-blade.

8.  The children _________________________ (catch) many butterflies.

9.  The pupils ________________________________ (pack) their books.

10.  My aunt ______________ (promise) to teach me how to roller-skate.

11.  Yalee and her mother__________ (prepare) many dishes for dinner.

12.  Paul and his brother _______________________ (see) tigers before.

13.  Joe’s grandparents ______________(travel) to China.    (51)                                                      

Topic 20    Simple Past Tense      (F3)        (Positive sentence + )

It is used to indicate the fact and habit in the past with a time expression.

(i)  Verb-to-be

          was          

          were

(ii)  Ordinary verb

       S     F3

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Forms of the verb

       F1                F2                 F3                  F4

       walk             walking          walked           walked

        eat              eating             ate               eaten

Time expressions:

       this morning

       just now

       yesterday / yesterday morning              (yesterday)

       last night

       last week / month / year                      (last)

       last Tuesday / June

       a few days ago                                    (ago)   

        Tina was here a few minutes ago.

        I was very hungry just now.

        The men were noisy yesterday.

        You were angry last Monday.

        Paul and I were naughty this morning.

        The pupils were lazy last year.

         Henry was sad last week.

       I walked to town yesterday.

       They played kites here last Sunday.

       You talked too much in class yesterday morning.

       Yalee sang loudly at home last Tuesday.

        My little sister cried a lot last night.

        Jean and I watched television together yesterday.

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Topic 20               Simple Past Tense

Exercise  91

Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past Tense.

1.  John ______________ (meet) his uncle yesterday.

2.  I _______________ (paint) the gate yesterday.

3.  The children _____________ (get) up late yesterday.

4.  The dog _______________ (bark) loudly yesterday.

5.  You and Henry  ______________ (run) about happily yesterday.

6.  My mother ______________ (go) shopping last Sunday.

7.  San San and I ______________ ( laugh) happily yesterday.

8.  Hui Hui and her friends ___________ (walk) home yesterday.

9.  Aminah ______________ (talk) a lot yesterday.

10. The hamster ______________ (eat) a lot yesterday.

Exercise 92

Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past Tense.

1.  The wind ______________ (blow) hard yesterday.

2.  Aminah _______________ (open) the gate yesterday.

3.  John ______________ (scream) loudly yesterday.

4.  San San and I ______________ (shout) loudly yesterday.

5.  My little sister ______________ (cry) loudly last night.

6.  My grandparents _______________ (phone) us last Tuesday.

7.  Joseph and his friends _______________ (read) loudly yesterday.

8.  I _____________ (wait) for my friends at the bus-stop yesterday.

9.  Jack ____________ (find) a wallet on the way to school yesterday.

10. You and San San _____________ ( cut) the cake just now.

Exercise 93

Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past Tense.

1.  I _______________ (enjoy) the game very much.

2.  Tom and his family often_____________ (visit) Mr. Teo last year.

3.  Leela and I ______________ (read) in the library yesterday.

4.  Julia ______________  (joke) with her friends last Monday.

5.  You and George _________________ (exercise) this morning.

6.  John __________________ ( take) part in sports yesterday.

7.  My uncle and his family ____________ (move) house a few days ago.

8.  The boy ______________ (hope) to meet his friends last Wednesday.

9.  The pupils ______________________(try) hard to complete the work.

10.  Betty ____________________ (know) how to do the work.

11.  The duck __________________ (quack) loudly yesterday.

12.  The kangaroo ___________________ (hop) very high just now.

13.  The cock ____________ (crow) loudly this morning.