UNIT 1: TASK 1

WORKBOOK.
PAGE 2. EXERCISES: 5,6
5 Complete each sentence with the present perfect. Use contractions when
possible.
1. A: Have you had any coffee today? B: yes, I had two cups.
2. A: Have you been you Europe? B: yes, we have been to Spain.
3. A: Have you exercised this week? B: Yes, I have gone to the gym twice.
4. A: Have you read any book lately? B: No, I haven’t been too busy.

6 Complete the question with the correct form of the verbs from the box.
Use each verb only once. Then write your own responses. When you answer yes,
and specific information, using the simple past tense.

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1. “Have you see any good movies lately?”

2. “Have you met any famous people?”
3. “Have you been to Europe?”
4. “Have you eaten lunch today?”
5. “Have you checked your e-mail today?”

PAGE 3. EXERCISES: 8,9

8 Complete the sentences. Circle the correct words.

1. Have you visited the Louvre (yet / ever)?
2. I haven’t been to the opera (already / yet).
3. Who is she? I haven’t (ever / before) seen her.
4. Has Evan (yet / ever) tried ceviche (already before)?
5. we’ve only been here one day, but we’ve (already / yet) taken a lot of pictures.
6. My parents have been to Italy (ever / before).
7. Has she (yet / ever) gone sightseeing in New York?
8. Have they (already / before) seen the new Brad Pitt movie?
9 Complete the conversations. Write questions or answers in the present perfect.
Use already, yet, ever or before.
1. A: Have George ever ridden a horse?
B: Yes, he has. George went horseback riding last summer.
2. A: Have ted and Alice already taken a tour of the Statue of Liberty?
B: No. thy haven’t.
3. A: Have you been in to London?
B: Yes. I’ve been to London several times.
4. A: Have they ever gone to climb mountains?
B: No, but they plan to go to the top of the Sears Tower tomorrow.
5. A. Has Lisa ever tried Turkish coffee?
B: Yes. She toke this one week ago.

PAGE 6. EXERCISES: A, B
A. Look the answers. Write information questions, using the question Word in
parentheses.
1. A: (Where) Where has he lived?
B: He’s lived in Santiago, Budapest, and Kyoto.
2. A: (How) How have it been?
B: it’s been great – sunny and warm every day!
3. A: (What) What have Sophie studied?
B: Sophie has studied English, Spanish and Japanese.
4. A: (Which) Which Museum have they gone?
B: They’ve gone to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
5. A: (How many) How many times have you been to Paris?
B: She’s been to Paris three times.
6. A: (Who) Who have you met?
B: I’ve met Mr. Russ, Mr. Sherman and Ms. Savidge.
B. Rewrite each sentence, changing the placement of yet or already.
1. We’ve taken that tour already. We already take that tour.
2. They haven’t yet climbed Mt. McKinley. They haven’t climbed Mt. Mckinley yet
3. Has he eaten dinner already? Has he already eaten dinner?
4. I’ve already gone sightseeing in Prague. I’ve gone sightseeing in Prague.
5. She hasn’t tried Vietnamese food yet. She hasn’t yet tried Vietnamese food.

PAGE 7. EXERCISES: D, E
D. Think of a frightening, a thrilling, a fascinating and a disgusting experience.
Write questions with ever.
1. Frightening: Have you ever felt Frightened?
2. Thrilling: Have you ever felt thrilled?
3. Fascinating: Have you ever felt fascinated?
4. Disgusting: Have you ever felt disgusted?

Now write short answers to your questions.

1. No, I haven’t. 3. Yes, I have.
2. Yes, I have. 4. No, I haven’t.

E. CHALLENGE. What are four things that you’ve never done? Write sentences
using the words in parentheses.
1. (Never) I have never boxed.
2. (Not ever) I haven't ever play basketball.
3. (Never, before) I have never done it before.
4. (Never, ever) I’ve never ever played the piano.

After finishing these exercises, you have to write a paragraph where you explain in your
own words the importance of present perfect to communicate effectively in English.
As we can see the present perfect is a verbal tense in the English language that narrates events that
have already occurred at a specific time or in the past but which continue to have relevance in the
present. In this sense, it contrasts with the simple past, which is used to refer to actions that took place
in the past but which no longer necessarily have any validity with the present.