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1. 1.

   Do this simple exercise in order to understand.

   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. Answers will be in the present perfect tense.

   1. How much money have you spent this month?
   2. How long have you lived in this city?
   3. Which cities/countries have you visited?
   4. Have you ever traveled by plane?
   5. Have you understood 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 ____________ (be) here for an hour now.
   9. How many films ___________ you (see)? I ___________ (see) two.
4. 4.

   Complete these sentences using the simple past or the present perfect tense of the verbs given in brackets.

   1. I first ____________ the Taj as a child. We ____________ often __________ the Taj. (visit)
   2. They _____________ (do) their homework. They __________ (tire) now.
   3. My grandfather _________ (pass away) recently. My Grandma ___________ it quite bravely. (take)
   4. Who (break) the porcelain vase? Grandpa ____________ (bring) it from Russia.
   5. Binny ___________ his bicycle. (repair)
   6. I _________ (see) that fellow somewhere but I ___________ (forget) his name.
   7. The plane __________ just (land). The doors __________ (open)
   8. I _________(hope) that I would get the job.
   9. I ___________just (receive) your message I __________ already ___________(get) in touch with your relative.
   10. Mr Raj ______________ always ____________ (work) very hard. He ____________ not (take) a single day off in his entire career.
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.