Exercises Present Perfect 8th Week

EXERCISE Underline the present perfect tense in each sentence.
Then tell if
the sentence is true or false.
EXAMPLE Google has become a very popular search engine. T
1. Google has grown over the years.

2. Sergey Brin has lived in the U.S. all his life.
3. Larry Page and Sergey Brin have known each other since they were
children.
4. Larry Page has been interested in computers since he was a child.
5. Brin and Page have returned to college to finish their degrees.
6. Brin and Page have become rich.
7. The noun “Google” has become a verb.
9.2 The Past Participle

The past participle of regular verbs ends in -ed. The past participle is the same as the
past form for regular verbs.
FORMS EXAMPLES
Base Past Past I work every day.
Form Form Participle I worked yesterday.
I have worked all week.
work worked worked
improve improved improved
The past participle of many irregular verbs is the same as the past form.
FORMS EXAMPLES
Base Past Past We have a new car now.
Form Form Participle We had an old car, but we sold it.
We have had our new car for two months.
have had had
buy bought bought
The past participle of some irregular verbs is different from the past form.
FORMS EXAMPLES
Base Past Past I write a composition once a week.
Form Form Participle I wrote a composition yesterday.
I have written five compositions this
go went gone semester.
write wrote written
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For the following verbs, the base form, past form, and past participle
are all different.
Base Past Past Base Past Past
Form Form Participle Form Form Participle
become became become arise arose arisen
come came come bite bit bitten
run ran run drive drove driven
ride rode ridden
blow blew blown
rise rose risen
draw drew drawn
write wrote written
fly flew flown
grow grew grown be was/were been
know knew known eat ate eaten
throw threw thrown fall fell fallen
forgive forgave forgiven
swear swore sworn
give gave given
tear tore torn
mistake mistook mistaken
wear wore worn
see saw seen
break broke broken shake shook shaken
choose chose chosen take took taken
freeze froze frozen
do did done
speak spoke spoken
forget forgot forgotten
steal stole stolen
get got gotten
begin began begun go went gone
drink drank drunk lie lay lain
ring rang rung prove proved proven
sing sang sung (or proved)
sink sank sunk show showed shown
swim swam swum (or showed)
EXERCISE 2 Write the past participle of these verbs.

EXAMPLE eat eaten
1. go 11. live 21. write

2. see 12. know 22. put
3. look 13. like 23. begin
4. study 14. fall 24. want
5. bring 15. feel 25. get
6. take 16. come 26. fly
7. say 17. break 27. sit
8. be 18. wear 28. drink
9. find 19. choose 29. grow
10. leave 20. drive 30. give
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9.3 The Present Perfect—Contractions and Negatives
EXAMPLES EXPLANATION
I’ve had a lot of experience with computers. We can make a contraction with subject
We’ve read the story about Google. pronouns and have or has.
He’s been interested in computers since he I have = I’ve He has = He’s
was a child. You have = You’ve She has = She’s
There’s been an increase in searching over We have = We’ve It has = It’s
the years. They have = They’ve There has = There’s
Larry’s lived in the U.S. all his life. Most singular nouns can contract with has.
Sergey’s been in the U.S. since he was five
years old.
I haven’t studied programming. Negative contractions:
Brin hasn’t returned to college. have not = haven’t
has not = hasn’t
Language Note: The ’s in he’s, she’s, it’s, and there’s can mean has or is. The word following the
contraction will tell you what the contraction means.
He’s working. = He is working.
He’s worked. = He has worked.
EXERCISE Fill in the blanks to form the present perfect. Use a contraction.
EXAMPLE You ’ve bought a new computer.
1. I learned a lot about computers.

2. We read the story about Google.
3. Larry known Sergey since they were at Stanford University.
4. They (not) known each other since they were children.
5. It been easy for me to learn about computers.
6. You used the Internet many times.
7. Larry and Sergey (not) finished their degrees.
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EXERCISE Underline the present perfect tense in each sentence.

1. Google has grown over the years.

9.2 The Past Participle

EXERCISE 2 Write the past participle of these verbs.

1. go 11. live 21. write

The Present Perfect; The Present Perfect Continuous 283

1. I learned a lot about computers.

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