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1. 1.

   Do this simple exercise in order to understand. Read the example.

   The film already (start) = The film has already started.

   1. The scooter ___________________ (bang) into a fruit stall.
   2. Virat ___________________ just (hit) a sixer.
   3. I ___________________ just (have) had a shower.
   4. Look! The thief ___________________ (steal) her chain.
   5. The train ___________________ (arrive).
2. 2.

   Answer these questions in complete sentences. Your answers will be in the present perfect tense.

   1. How much money have you spent this month?
      I have spent five hundred rupees this month.
   2. How long have you lived in this city?
   3. Which cities/ countries have you visited?
   4. have you ever travelled by plane?
   5. Have you understand this chapter?
3. 3.

   Complete the sentences in the present perfect tense with the help of the verbs given in brackets.

   1. I _________ _________ for you for the past hour and you have still not come. (wait)
   2. We _________ _________ the whole afternoon and are tired. (read)
   3. She _________ _________ for this company for the past three years. (work)
   4. Mum is not at home. She _________ _________ my brother for his tuitions. (take)
   5. It rained all last week. It _________ _________ a lot lately. (rain)
   6. The guests _________ _________ . (arrive) Let's serve the drinks and snacks.
   7. Do you want to borrow my pencil? No thanks, I _________ _________ my own. (get)
   8. I _________ _________ (be0 here for an hour now.
   9. How many films _________ you (see)? I _________ (see) two.
   10. Mr Raj _________ always _________ (work) very hard. He _________ not (take) a single day off in his entiire carrer.
4. 4.

   Write these sentences in another way. Your answers will be in the present perfect continuous tense.

   I have lived in India since birth.
   I have been living in India since birth.

   1. He has waited for an hour ____________________________
   2. Someone has drunk my cola ____________________________
   3. father has dug this garden bed ____________________________
   4. Ma has done the shopping ____________________________
   5. Dad has paid my tution fees ____________________________
5. 5.

   Rewrite these sentences in the present perfect or present perfect continuous tense of the verbs given in brackets.

   1. Herat ____________ (do) well at college. She hopes to keep it up.
   2. He ____________ (break) my mobile. He ____________ (play) with it this morning.
   3. He ____________ (work) silently the entire day. He ____________ (plan) a surprise for us.
   4. The candidates ____________ (wait) since the morning. Not a single candidate ____________ (be call) in yet.
   5. The boys ____________ (play) cricket since the afternoon. they ____________ (not come) home for lunch.
6. 6.

   Rewrite these sentences using the past perfect tense / past tense of the verbs given in the brackets.

   1. We ____________ (expect) many people to turn up but only a few ____________ (turn up) for the meeting.
   2. Sarla ____________ (have) to do all the work yesterday. the maid ____________ (turn) up.
   3. When I ____________ (reach) school, classes ____________ already ____________ (begin).
   4. I ____________ (not see) that woman before. So I ____________ ( not know) her.
   5. The boys ____________ (be) tired as they ____________ (walk) five kilometres.
   6. I ____________ (go) for a walk after I ____________ (have) dinner.
   7. By lunch time, the batsman ____________ (score) eighty runs and he ____________ (remain) not out.
   8. Vivek's father wished he ____________ (pay) more attention to his son's studies.
   9. When I ____________ (go) to the nursing home, my cousin ____________ (get discharged) already.
   10. The rain ____________ (stop) when the buses began to ply again.