Exercises on Present Perfect

Ex. 4 Put the verbs in the present perfect (have done) or past perfect (had done).

? It isn't raining now. It's stopped (stop) at last.

? We had no car at that time. We'd sold (sell) our old one.

1 The park looked awful. People .............................................. (leave) litter everywhere.

2 You can have that newspaper. I ............................................(finish) with it.

3 There's no more cheese. We................................................(eat) it all, I'm afraid.

4 There was no sign of a taxi, although I............................................ (order) one half an hour before.

5 This bill isn't right. They ............................................. (make) a mistake.

6 I spoke to Melanie at lunch-time. Someone ..........................................(tell) her the news earlier.

7 I was really tired last night. I ...............................................(have) a hard day.

8 Don't you want to see this programme? It ...............................................(start).

9 It'll soon get warm in here. I............................................... (turn) the heating on.

10 At last the committee were ready to announce their decision. They ……………… .................. (make) up their minds.

Past Perfect Tense

1 Ahmed ... all his exams by 5 o'clock yesterday.

A) passed

B) passes

C) has passed

D) has been passed

E) had passed

2 He felt that he ... it wrong.

A) has made B) made

C) will make D) was made

E) had made

3 I couldn't imagine what ... to her.

A) had happened

B) has been happened

C) will happen

D) will be happening

E) happens

4 We ... the station by 5 o'clock yesterday.

A) shall reach

B) were reaching

C) had reached

D) reached

E) would reach

5 - Who had left the room by the time I came yesterday?

- ... .

A) Torn did B) Torn does

C) Tom had D) Tom has

E) Tom was

6 He ... his work before you came.

A) finished

B) finishes

C) has finished

D) had finished

E) finish

7 He asked the children who ... the book.

A) tore B) tear

C) tears D) had torn

E) will tear

8 He ... barely ... of him until that evening.

A) had/heard B) has/heard

C) was/heard D) did/hear

E) didn't/hear

9 I ... already my homework when my mother came.

A) did B) have done

C) had done D) has done

E) do

10 It was dark and cold. At one moment he thought that he ... his way.

A) lost B) will lose

C) had lost D) was lost

E) loses

11 Mother ... dinner by 2 o’clock yesterday.

A) had cooked

B) has cooked

C) cooked

D) cooks

E) was cooking

12 I ... my text by 9 o'clock last evening.

A) translated

B) have translated

C) am translating

D) had translated

E) was translating

13 The Moores ... in New York before they ... to Los Angeles.

A) have lived / moved

B) have lived / had moved

C) had been living / had moved

D) were living / had moved

E) had been living / moved

14 Until yesterday she ... such a delicious meal.

A) was cooked

B) hadn’t cooked

C) doesn’t ever cook

D) has cooked

E) hasn’t cooked

15 The image ... into power as a result of technological possibilities in the second half of this century.

A) has come B) came

C) had come D) would

E) has been coming

16 My family wishes I ... a better job than the present one.

A) choose B) will choose

C) had chosen

D) am going to choose

E) have chosen

17 I wish I ... never ... fish, I have a stomachache now.

A) did / eat B) do / eat

C) was / eating D) will / eat

E) had / eaten

18 The exhibition was a financial disaster because the organizers ... into account the cost of advertising and catalogue production.

A) haven’t taken

B) weren’t taking

C) wasn’t taking

D) haven’t been taking

E) hadn’t taken

19 ... by the time I arrived at the station.

A) People have been going here and there

B) The station was far away from the city

C) There are two trains waiting to leave for their destinations

D) The train had left making a noise

E) The conductor didn’t like the idea

20 After he judged that his right hand ... in the water long enough he took it out and looked at it.

A) was being B) has been

C) is being D) had been

E) must have been