CHAPTER 4. THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT (7) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 4. THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT

EXERCISE 10. Irregular verbs. Directions: Write the simple past and the past participles. You will use these irregular verbs in the next exercise (Exercise 11). 1 see _________ saw _____________ _____________ seen _________ 2 eat ___________________________ ___________________________ 3 give ___________________________ ___________________________ 4 fall ___________________________ ___________________________ 5 take ___________________________ ___________________________ 6 shake ___________________________ ___________________________ 7 drive ___________________________ ___________________________ 8 ride ___________________________ ___________________________ 9 write ___________________________ ___________________________ 10 bite ___________________________ ___________________________ 11 hide ___________________________ ___________________________ EXERCISE 11. Practicing Irregular verbs. Directions: In order to practice using the past participles of irregular verbs, ask and answer questions that use the present perfect. Work in pairs, in groups, or as a class. Speaker A: Ask a question beginning with "Have you ever .....?" Speaker B: Answer the question, using the present perfect. Add another sentence about the topic if you wish. Example: eat at the student cafeteria SPEAKER A: Have you ever eaten at the student cafeteria? SPEAKER B: Yes, I have. I've eaten there many times. In fact, I ate breakfast there this morning. OR No, I haven't. I usually eat all my meals at home. 1 take a course in chemistry 2 ride in a hot-air balloon 3 write a poem 4 give the teacher an apple 5 shake hands with ( . . .) 6 bite into an apple that had a worm inside (Switch roles if working in pairs.)   7 drive a semi (a very large truck) 8 eat raw fish 9 hide money under your mattress 10 fall down stairs 11 see the skeleton of a dinosaur

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EXERCISE 10   EXERCISE 11