The Present Perfect Tense – affirmative and negative (focus on form)

To form Present Perfect, we use have/has + past participle (3rd column for irregular verbs and -ed for regular verbs). Of course, when the subject is I, we, you, they or any plural noun use have. When the subject is he, she, it or a singular noun use has.

(Sadašnji perfekt se gradi uz pomoć pomoćnih glagola have/has i prošlog participa glavnog glagola (treća kolona nepravilnih glagola ili nastavak -ed za pravilne glagole. Naravno, kada je subjekat u rečenici Ja, mi, vi, oni ili imenica u množini koristimo have, u slučajevima kada je subjekat u rečenici on, ona, ono / to ili imenica u jednini koristimo has.)

We can use short forms for have and has, ‘ve or ‘s.

(Naravno, umesto have i has možemo koristiti kratke oblike ‘ve ili ‘s.)

To make the Present Perfect negative, we use haven’t/hasn’t i past participle.

(Odrični oblik gradimo uz pomoć haven’t/hasn’t i prošlog participa.)

Now, write the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Tense. The list of irregular verbs will help you.

1. We ________ (eat) some fruit.
2. She ________ (speak) to the teacher.
3. I _______ (meet) some very interesting people.
4. My mum _________ (not cook) lunch yet.
5. He _________ (not see) the film.
6. The children _________ (break) the window.
7. They ________ (stop) talking.
8. Sonia _______ (play) tennis.
9. I _______ (not write) my homework yet.
10. Catherine ________ (phone) her cousin.
11. The postman ________ (not come) yet.
12. She _________ (not study) French.
13. George _________ (not be) to Italy.
14. Mr Cameron _________ (drink) some wine.
15. The class _________ (start).

Verb (infinitive)	Past simple form	Past participle
become	became	become
begin	began	begun
break	broke	broken
bring	brought	brought
build	built	built
buy	bought	bought
catch	caught	caught
choose	chose	chosen
come	came	come
cost	cost	cost
cut	cut	cut
do	did	done
draw	drew	drawn
drink	drank	drunk
drive	drove	driven
eat	ate	eaten
fall	fell	fallen
feed	fed	fed
feel	felt	felt
fight	fought	fought
find	found	found
fly	flew	flown
forget	forgot	forgotten
forgive	forgave	forgiven
get	got	got (BrE) / gotten (AmE)
give	gave	given
go	went	gone
grow	grew	grown

have	had	had
hear	heard	heard
hide	hid	hidden
hit	hit	hit
hold	held	held
know	knew	known
learn	learned	learnt/learned
leave	left	left
lend	lent	lent
lose	lost	lost
make	made	made
mean	meant	meant
meet	met	met
pay	paid	paid
put	put	put
read	read	read
ride	rode	ridden
rise	rose	risen
run	ran	run
say	said	said
see	saw	seen
sell	sold	sold
send	sent	sent
set	set	set
show	showed	shown
sing	sang	sung
sit	sat	sat
sleep	slept	slept
speak	spoke	spoken
spend	spent	spent
stand	stood	stood
steal	stole	stolen
swim	swam	swum
take	took	taken
teach	taught	taught
tell	told	told
think	thought	thought
throw	threw	thrown
understand	understood	understood
wear	wore	worn
win	won	won
write	wrote	written

Preparation for the 2nd Test – part 2 (6th grade)

Here are some new exercises for you to do and practise for the test.

I Complete the gaps with suitable expressions given below.

Do you want to come round to my place?           a sort of        Really?        Here it is.        the best thing is     You must be joking!       Are you doing anything at the moment?   going out with

1. Jack is ___________ Trish.
2. I’m so bored. I’ve got nothing to do. __________________? We can watch some DVDs together.
3. A: I’ve passed the test.   B: ___________
4. A: Can I take a look at the book you’re reading?   B: Sure. ______________  A: What is it about?         A: It’s ______  a detective story.
5. __________ about shopping online is that you don’t have to leave your home when buying things.
6. A: Gina got engaged to Roger last weekend.     B: ____________! She loves Anthony.

II Make dialogues. Use the best response from the table.

		fantastic
		brilliant
		great
He	looks	exciting
She	sounds	nice
It	tastes	delicious
That	smells	boring
		terrible
		awful

1. A: We went to Thailand last month.   B: That sounds fantastic.   A: Yes, we had a great time.
2. A: We had 4 tests last week.  B:  ____________   A: _____________
3. A: Here’s a photo of my new girlfriend.    B: _______________   A: ______________
4. A: We’re going to Paris next weekend.   B: _______________   A: _____________
5. A: Here’s the pizza.   B: ______________
6. A: I made this chocolate cake.    B: Mmmm, ________________
7. A: he broke his leg in a skiing accident.    B: ________________
8. A: This is my new coat.   B: ____________________

Preparation for the 2nd test – part 1 (6th grade)

 My dear six-graders, here you can find some exercises for you to practice for the English test next week. Should you have any questions, you know what you have to do and where you can find me ; ).

So let’s get started.

I Use the past simple or the past continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

1.      We ________ (swim) in the pool when it suddenly _______ (start) to rain.

2.      While I ________ (look) for my cat, I _______ (find) a small rabbit in the garden.

3.      Mike _______ (climb) a hill when he _______ (fall) down and _______ (break) his leg.

4.      She _______ (cook) dinner as her husband _______ (set) the table.

5.      What _____ you ______ while your brother ________(watch) a film last night?

6.      He ______ (jog) in the park at 5 p.m. yesterday.

7.      What ______ they ______ (do) at 8 a.m. on Saturday?

8.      She _______ (grab) the parcel and ________ (open) it.

9.      Everyone _______ (eat) cake when we ______ (arrive) at the party.

10.  I ________ (be) at home when they _______ (get) back.

 

II Use the correct indefinite pronoun.

              

	SOME	ANY	NO	EVERY
PEOPLE	Someone Somebody	Anyone Anybody	No one Nobody	Everyone Everybody
THINGS	Something	Anything	Nothing	Everything
PLACES	Somewhere	Anywhere	Nowhere	Everywhere

 

1.      I need help with these exercises. I want _______ to help me.

2.      Have we got ________ to eat? There is _______ in the fridge. We must go the supermarket.

3.      There are no chairs in the room. We have _________ to sit.

4.      I can’t find my mobile _________.

5.      I can hear noise. I think there is _______ in the living room.

6.      There is ________ at the front door. Is it your friend?

7.      We are having a party next weekend and ________ is coming.

8.      Come here, Sandra. I’ve got _______ to tell you.

9.      Is there _______ you need from the supermarket?

10.  _______ knows what will happen in twenty years time.

11.  She’s so selfish! She doesn’t care about ________.

12.  I’m so thirsty. I need ________ to drink.

13.  I’m so sad and lonely. _______ loves me.

14.  Don’t just sit there. Say ________!

15.  I’ve lost my pen. Does ______ have a spare pen?

 

III Complete the gaps with the expressions from the box.

Get lost!    What did I say?    Fine, thanks.   Guess what!   How’s it going?   Sorry, I can’t.    There she is.      I know.

 

1.      You and your friend are waiting for you sister. Suddenly, she appears. You say: _______.

2.      Your best friend is annoying you. You say: _________.

3.      Someone asks you ‘’How are you?”.  You say: __________.

4.      A friend tells you something but another friend told you about it earlier. You say: _______

5.      You meet a friend you last saw last week. You say: _________

6.      You want to tell your friend something very interesting and surprising.  You say: _________

7.      You say something nice to your cousin but she gets angry. You say: ________

8.      Your friend invites you to a party but you are going on a trip that weekend. You say: _______

IV Ask for and give directions. Look at the map.

You are where the orange cross is. Ask and give directions how to get to:

1. the chemist
2. Art Gallery
3. School
4. Aquarium
5. Supermarket

V Complete the where necessary.

1.      _____ British Museum

2.      _____ Hyde Park

3.      _____ Theatre Royal

4.      _____ Mississippi River

5.      _____ Grand Street

6.      _____ Times Square

 

VI Complete the text with a, an or the where necessary.

1.      He lives in ____ small town. _____ town is in ____ south-east part of Germany.

2.      Look! That’s Jackie crossing _____ street.

3.      Can I use ____ bathroom?

4.      I know ____ good restaurant. ____ restaurant is in ____ Bond Street. Let’s reserve ____ table.

5.      Do you drink ____ wine?

6.      Melanie is looking for ___ new job.

7.      _____ life is sometimes hard.

8.       He looked at _____ moon.

9.      He takes ____ bus to school. He usually takes ____ number 15 bus.

10.  I’ll meet her at _____ bus stop opposite ____ police station.

11.  ____ Canada is ____ big country.

12.  Can I use  ____ phone?

13.  She’s going to ____ post office.

14.  I need ____ new jeans.

15.  Could you close ____ door, please?

16.  This is ____ blue whale. It is ____ biggest mammal on ____ Earth.

17.  He won the race. He was ____ first.

18.  She’s got ______ beautiful brown eyes.

19.  Most people like _____ animals.

20.  Let’s meet in ____ city centre.

 

VII Complete the sentences with the given words.

Earthquake     volcano    lightning   avalanches    flood    hurricane

 

 

1.      A ________ is a very, very strong wind.

2.      In winter, there are often __________ of snow in the high mountains.

3.      Forest fires can start when a ______ hits a tree.

4.      A ________ can erupt. Then, fire and lava come out of the top.

5.      The earth shakes and buildings can fall down during an ___________.

6.      In a _________, water can come into your house.

 

VIII Write about Helena’s arrangements for the next week using the present continuous tense.

·         Monday: go to the dentist’s

·         Tuesday: play tennis with Pamela

·         Thursday: take clothes to the dry cleaner’s

·         Friday: finish the English project with Sam

·         Saturday: watch DVDs with Tina

·         Sunday: having lunch with the Browns

 

1.      On Monday, Helena is going to the dentist’s.

 

IX Make arrangements using the cues.

1.      Go to the cinema / Friday evening?

No, have dinner with George

Saturday evening?

Yes

 

A: Shall we go to the cinema on Friday evening?

B: No, sorry, I can’t. I’m having dinner with George.

A: What about Saturday evening?

B: Saturday evening is OK. Let’s meet in front of the cinema.

A: Great. See you there at 8.15.

 

2.      Play football / at the weekend?

No, go away for the weekend with my family.

Monday afternoon?

Yes

 

3.      Go for a picnic / Sunday?

No, study for an exam

Next weekend?

Yes

And of course, here you can find the Answer key .