FIRST LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH KEY
GRAMMAR 2
PRESENT PERFECT (3)
5. Put each verb in brackets into
either the past simple, the present perfect simple, or the present perfect
continuous.
It was announced in London
this morning that the British Oil Corporation
(1) has discovered (discover) oil under the sea near
the Welsh coast. The company, which
(2).................................................... (drill) for oil in
the area since 2007,(3)....................................... (find) small
amounts of oil near Swansea last month, and since then
(4)............................................ (discover) larger amounts
under the seabed nearby. Last year the government
(5).................................................. (lend) over
£50,000,000 to BOC, and (6)...............................................
(give) permission for the company to build an oil refinery and other
facilities in South Wales. The reaction of local people to todays news
(7).....................................(be) mixed so far. Local MPs
(8)....................... (already welcome) the news, pointing out that the
oil industry will bring badly needed jobs to the area. But local residents
are worried about the danger of pollution. ‘Nobody
(9).................................................... (ask) us yet what
we want,’ said Ann Griffiths, leader of the Keep Out The Oil Campaign.
‘Look what (10)................................... (happen) when they
(11)..................................... (find). Oil in Scotland in the
1960s. The oil companies
(12).................................................... (get) rich, not
the local people. BOC (13).................................................
(not tell) us the truth about what this is going to mean for our people.’ A
BOC spokesman later (14)..........................................(refuse)
to comment. Meanwhile local campaigners
(15)...................................(ask) the government to hold an
inquiry.
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6 Put each verb in brackets into
either the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.
1 Someone (eat) has eaten all the cakes. I’ll have to
buy some more.
2 What (you buy)............................. your sister for her
birthday?
3 My throat is really sore. I (sing).............................
all evening.
4 Brenda (learn)................................ Russian, but she
finds it difficult.
5 How many people (you invite)........................ to your
party?
6 Those two cats (sit)............................................
on that branch for the last hour.
7 It (rain)..............................all day! Why cant it stop?
8 Susan (wear).................................. twelve different
dresses in the past week!
9 I (do)............................................... everything
you asked. What should I do now?
10 Graham and Pauline (try)........................ to find a house
for ages, but they cant find one they can afford.
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