CBSE Class 2 English Verb in Simple Present Perfect Tense Assignment

Fill in the correct form of the verb given: Past or Present Perfect Simple

1. So far, Jill _________________ almost half of the book. (READ)

Ans-So far, Jill has read almost half of the book. (READ)

2. Do you know who _________________ the telephone? – It ______________ Alexander Graham Bell. (INVENT, BE)

Ans-Do you know who invented the telephone? – It was Alexander Graham Bell. (INVENT, BE)

3. On her trip across Asia, Mum _________________ three countries up to now. (VISIT)

Ans- On her trip across Asia, Mum has visited three countries up to now. (VISIT)

4. How many books ____________________ in the last few years? (HE WRITE)

Ans-How many books has he written in the last few years? (HE WRITE)

5. Martha lives in Dublin. She's _________________ there her whole life, ever since her dad _________________ a few years ago. (LIVE, DIE)

Ans- Martha lives in Dublin. She's lived there her whole life, ever since her dad died a few years ago. (LIVE, DIE)

6. Paul and Gina _________________ an hour ago. They _________________ problems with their flight. (ARRIVE, HAVE)

Ans-Paul and Gina arrived an hour ago. They had problems with their flight. (ARRIVE, HAVE)

7. Drugs _________________ a huge problem in the United States. (BECOME)

Ans-Drugs have become a huge problem in the United States. (BECOME)

8. Granddad _________________ in hospital since Monday. He _________________ in hospital before. (BE, NEVER BE)

Ans- Granddad has been in hospital since Monday. He's never been in hospital before. (BE, NEVER BE)

9. _______________________ the Queen in person? No, but I _________________ Prince Andrew at a concert a few months ago. (YOU EVER SEE, SEE)

Ans- Have you ever seen the Queen in person? No, but I saw Prince Andrew at a concert a few months ago. (YOU EVER SEE, SEE)

10. Mozart _________________ over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime. (WRITE)

Ans- Mozart wrote over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime. (WRITE)

11. They _________________ to Spain on holiday last summer (GO)

Ans- They went to Spain on holiday last summer (GO)

12. I'm hungry. I _________________ anything for hours. (NOT EAT)

Ans- I'm hungry. I haven't eaten anything for hours. (NOT EAT)

13. I _________________ my key and can't find it anywhere. (LOSE)

Ans- I have lost my key and can't find it anywhere. (LOSE)

14. He _________________ as a war correspondent during the second Iraq war. (WORK)

Ans- He worked as a war correspondent during the second Iraq war. (WORK)

15. I ____________ a huge meal for lunch and simply can't eat anything at the moment. (HAVE)

Ans-I had a huge meal for lunch and simply can't eat anything at the moment. (HAVE)

16. It _________________ yet this week, but last week it really _________________ a lot. (NOT RAIN, RAIN)

Ans-It hasn't rained yet this week, but last week it really rained a lot. (NOT RAIN, RAIN)

17. According to her statement, she _________________ at the Crown Hotel from last Monday to Thursday. (STAY)

Ans-According to her statement, she stayed at the Crown Hotel from last Monday to Thursday. (STAY)

18. Who ____________________ at the cinema last night? (YOU MEET)

Ans- Who did you meet at the cinema last night? (YOU MEET)

19. I don't need any new driving lessons. I _________________ the test. (ALREADY PASS)

Ans- I don't need any new driving lessons. I have already passed the test. (ALREADY PASS)

20. Fortunately, I ___________________ any bones. (NEVER BREAK)

Ans- Fortunately, I have never broken any bones. (NEVER BREAK)

21. My cousins _________________ in Dublin since their childhood. Marvin _________________ to America when he was 16 but only _________________ there for a few years. Then he _______________ back to Ireland. (BE, GO, STAY, COME)

Ans-My cousins have been in Dublin since their childhood. Marvin went to America when he was 16 but only stayed there for a few years. Then he came back to Ireland. (BE, GO, STAY, COME)

22. I ___________________ the car. Now it looks great! (WASH)

Ans-I have washed the car. Now it looks great! (WASH)

23. She _______________ smoking a few months ago. (STOP)

Ans-She stopped smoking a few months ago. (STOP)

24. Back in March, I __________________ enough money to buy a new car. Now, I can afford one. (NOT HAVE)

Ans-Back in March, I didn't have enough money to buy a new car. Now, I can afford one. (NOT HAVE)

25. Scientist ___________________ a major discovery in medicine. (JUST MAKE)

Ans- Scientist have just made a major discovery in medicine. (JUST MAKE)

Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use past or present perfect tense –simple or progressive.

Dear Janet

I hope you’re OK. Unfortunately, I’m not. The doctor _____________________ (COME)

yesterday. He _______________________ (NOT LIKE) my cough. I ________________________ (LIE) in bed since Tuesday, and I can’t stand it anymore. I _______________________ (NEVER BE) ill like this before - don’t know what’s the matter with me.

And the weather’s terrible, too. It ____________________________ (RAIN) the whole week and I can’t even have a cup of tea in the morning to cheer myself up, because the milkman_____________________ (NOT COME) this morning. Don’t know why - I’m pretty sure I_____________________ (PAY) his bill.

Alice _____________________ (GET) married last week, so now all Mary’s kids_____________________ (LEAVE) home. She won’t know what to do with herself, will she?

Lucy Millmann is moving to Doncaster next month. Since Fred _____________________ (DIE) of a heart attack she _____________________ (BE) all alone. I’m sorry she’s going. We

_____________________ (BE) neighbours for over twenty years and she ________________________

(ALWAYS , BE) friendly and helpful to me.

Jessica, my cleaning lady, _____________________ (LEAVE) a few days ago. I’m glad. I_____________________ (NOT TRUST) her since she _____________________ (BREAK) all those plates and _____________________ (SAY) it _____________________ (BE) the cat.

The village _____________________ (NOT CHANGE) very much. A new family_____________________ (TAKE) over the grocery store recently. They seem quite nice. I hope they are more efficient than the last shopkeeper.

So that’s about it. Please write to me when there’s something new.

Answer-

Dear Janet

I hope you’re OK. Unfortunately, I’m not. The doctor came (COME) yesterday. He didn’t like (NOT LIKE) my cough. I have been lying (LIE) in bed since Tuesday, and I can’t stand it anymore. I have never been (NEVER BE) ill like this before - don’t know what’s the matter with me.

And the weather’s terrible, too. It has been raining (RAIN) the whole week and I can’t even have a cup of tea in the morning to cheer myself up, because the milkman hasn’t come (NOT COME) this morning. Don’t know why - I’m pretty sure I have paid (PAY) his bill.

Alice got (GET) married last week, so now all Mary’s kids have left (LEAVE) home. She won’t know what to do with herself, will she?

Lucy Millmann is moving to Doncaster next month. Since Fred died (DIE) of a heart attack she has been (BE) all alone. I’m sorry she’s going. We have been (BE) neighbours for over twenty years and she has always been (ALWAYS , BE) friendly and helpful to me.

Jessica, my cleaning lady, left (LEAVE) a few days ago. I’m glad. I haven’t trusted (NOT TRUST) her since she broke (BREAK) all those plates and said (SAY) it was (BE) the cat.The village hasn’t changed (NOT CHANGE) very much. A new family has taken (TAKE) over the grocery store recently. They seem quite nice. I hope they are more efficient than the last shopkeeper.

So that’s about it. Please write to me when there’s something new.

Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

1. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in past simple or present perfect.

1. She loves Paris. She ..................... (be) there many times.

2. Bill ....................... (work) in that company for 3 years. (He still works there).

3. They ....................... (go) to London on holiday last summer.

4. I ....................... (read) that book. It´s good.

5. His parents ....................... (be) here yesterday.

6. They ....................... (go) to Germany when he ....................... (be) only 4.

7. ........... you ......... (watch) a film last night?

8. I ....................... (have) some toast when I got up.

9. He ....................... (live) in Rome since he was a teenager.

10. The house looks different. .......... you .............. (paint) it?

11. I ....................... (not see) you in class last Friday.

12. Shakespeare ....................... (write) over one hundred sonnets.

Answer-

1. She loves Paris. She has been there many times.

2. Bill has worked in that company for 3 years. (He still works there).

3. They went to London on holiday last summer.

4. I have read that book. It´s good.

5. His parents were here yesterday.

6. They went to Germany when he was only 4.

7. Did you watch any film last night?

8. I had a couple of toasts for breakfast this morning.

9. He has lived in Rome since he was a teenager.

10. The house looks different. Have you painted it?

11. I didn´t see you in class last Friday.

12. Shakespeare wrote over one hundred sonnets.

2. Say if the following sentences are right or wrong. Correct them if necessary.

1. Have you ever been to Thailand? ......................................................................................

2. I´ve had sausages for lunch at half past one. ....................................................................

3. She´s enjoyed herself at the party last night. .....................................................................

4. I´ve read that book but I didn´t like it much. .......................................................................

5. Tom has left school one year ago. .....................................................................................

6. My cousins have lived in Dublin since they´ve been children. ...........................................

7. We have worked here for a year and a half. ......................................................................

8. My parents lived in Britain for a couple of years. ...............................................................

9. James has made a cake yesterday. ..................................................................................

10. I´ve washed the car. It looks great now. ............................................................................

Answer-

1. Right

2. Wrong. I had sausages for lunch at half past one.

3. Wrong. She enjoyed herself at the party last night.

4. Right

5. Wrong. Tom left school one year ago.

6. Wrong. My cousins have lived in Dublin since they were children.

7. Right.

8. Right.

9. Wrong. James made a cake yesterday.

10. Right

3. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in present perfect or past simple.

be   finish   stop   watch   not smoke   enjoy   win   live

1. She ............... smoking two months ago.

2. She ............... for two months.

3. ......... you ever .......... to Florence?

4. ......... you ........... that TV show last night?

5. They still live in that town. They ............... there for ages.

6. A friend of mine ............... the lottery three years ago.

7. When ........... you ........... your homework?

8. They ............... themselves at the party last summer.

Answer-

1. She stopped smoking two months ago.

2. She hasn´t smoked for two months.

3. Have you ever been to Florence?

4. Did you watch that TV show last night?

5. They still live in that town. They have lived there for ages.

6. A friend of mine won the lottery three years ago.

7. When did you finish your homework?

8. They enjoyed themselves at the party last summer.

4. Write the past participle of these verbs.

1. write

2. wash

3. forget

4. break

5. make

Answer-

1. Written

2. Washed

3. Forgotten

4. Broken

5. Made

Exerciise 5

More questions-

What do you know about a sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.

For e.g. book a this is (makes no sense)

This is a book. (a meaningful sentence) A sentence starts with a capital letter.

For e.g. she is my mother. (sentence doesn’t begin with a capital letter)

She is my mother. (This is a correct sentence. Here it begins with a capital letter) A sentence often ends with a full stop. It can also end with a question mark or an exclamation mark. For e.g. I have a pet cat.

What is your name? / Do you have a pen?

A pretty flower!

Now read these.

1. I am a girl.

2. You are a boy.

3. What is the colour of your hair?

4. How old are you?

5. I won the race!

6. A big yellow bus!

So, what did you learn today?

The sentence always begins with a capital letter.

It ends with a full stop (.), question mark (?) or an exclamatory mark (!).

Sentence always makes proper sense.

Now rewrite these sentences. Begin each sentence with a capital letter. Put a full-stop or a question mark at the end. One has been done for you.

1. my bag is green

My bag is green.

2. she is in her office

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3. my hair is black

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4. the ship sails in the sea

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5. who is your best friend

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6. sara is my sister

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7. the cat is on the mat

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8. what is your name

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9. i like to eat carrots

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10.you are my friend

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Definition: -

Noun is a name of any person, place, animal or thing. Nouns are also called as naming words.......for ex-Ram, dog, girl, chair etc.

Fill in the blanks with suitable noun: -

I) I was not well so I went to the doctor.

II) The milkman brings milk for us.

III) The teacher told us to open the book in the class.

IV) There are so many beautiful flowers in the garden.

V) The sun shines brightly in the sky during day.