I’ve already done it.

1 Don’t lose your key! 6 Remember to write that letter!

2 Don’t forget to close the window! 7 Don’t open your birthday present now!

3 Clean your bike! 8 Drink your coffee!

4 Have your breakfast! 9 Don’t miss the bus!

5 Don’t eat the last cake! 10 Make your bed!

YET

Example: Have they arrived yet? Yes, they have.

Ex. 86. Ask your partner. Make up sentences from the table.

Have Has y our friend they your parents you taken s een bought visited sold been to eaten watered a new house E gypt the flowers their breakfast the art museum your girlfriend the photographs his old car yet? Yes, ______ Not yet.

NOT YET

Example: He hasn’t had his breakfast yet.

Ex. 87. Make up sentences as in the example.

Example: I - write a letter / mail it

Tom – learn English / learn French

I have already written the letter but I haven’t posted it yet.

Tom has already learnt English but he hasn’t learnt French yet.

I -cook a dinner / eat it

Sue - buy shoes / buy boots

My brother - sell a house / buy a new one

They – come back from their holiday / stated to work

John – give up smoking / give up drinking

She – finish school / enter university yet

Susan – put to bed her son / put to bed her daughter.

Ex. 88. What has the nurse done / just done / not yet done?

M r Walker

Take his temperature - Yes.

Make his bed - Not yet.

Check his pulse - Yes.

Give him his pills - Just.

Fill in his chart - Not yet.

Change his bandages - Not yet.

Bring him his letters - Just.

Tidy his room - Yes.

Open the window - Yes.

Empty the wastepaper basket - Not yet.

Example: She’s taken his temperature.

EVER / NEVER

Example: Have you ever been to England? Yes, I have. Have you ever eaten snails? No, I haven’t. I’ve never eaten snails.

Ex. 89. Make up different sentences from this table.

Use you (x4), your friend (x5), and your parents (x5).

H ave Has

y ou your friend your parents

e ver

been g one won seen lost made eaten had broken borrowed sold

a prize toothache to the USA a mirror a flat your keys an accident caviar any money a skiing a cake

Example: Have you ever had toothache? Yes, I have.

No, I haven’t. I have never had toothache.

Ex. 90. Make up short dialogues from this table.

I have

run a race swum under water made ice-cream eaten snails seen a policeman on roller-skates slept in a tent travelled by airplane climbed a mountain driven a car spoken to a famous person been to a TV studio

once twice three times four times five times lots of times never

Example: - I have swum under water lots of times. And you? Have you ever swum under water?

• Yes I have. I have swum under water twice.

- No, I haven’t. I have never swum under water.

Present Perfect with FOR and SINCE

Present Perfect + for (a period of time) Present Perfect + since (point in time)

for

four days ten minutes an hour two hours a week three week a month six months five years a long time

since

Monday Wednesday 9 (o’clock) 12.30 24 July 10 October December Christmas 1985 I get up

Ex. 91. Put in since or for

1. Ben: How long have you known John?

Alex: I’ve known him _____since______ we were at school.

2. Sue: How long have you worn contact lenses?

Emma: I’ve worn them _______________________ five years.

3. Jim: How long have you and Bob lived in France?

Tina: We’ve lived here ______________ over ten years now.

4. Andy: I’m sorry I’m late. How long have you been here?

Tom: I’ve been here _________________________5 o’clock.

5. Sarah: How long have you had this dress?

Angie: I’ve had it ____________________________Christmas.

6. Joe: How long have you been in Asia?

Mary: I’ve been in Asia _____________________ seven years.

7. Cherry: How long have you worked at this school?

Terry: I’ve worked at this school ____________________1986.

8. Helen: How long have you known Tom?

Nick: I’ve known him ________________________ five years.

9. George: When did you last go to America?

Anna: I haven’t been to America _______________ July, 1998.

Ex. 92. Put in since or for

1. I’ve known him _________ we were at school.

2. Kate has borrowed Tom’s tennis racket ________ 3 months.

3. I have had this bicycle __________ 5 years.

4. I haven’t seen him __________ Monday.

5. She has worn this dress ________ a long time.

6. Kenny Denton has played for Liverpool _________ 1982.

7. I’ve worked at this school ___________ two years.

8. I haven’t been to America___________ July, 1998.

9. Mr Pitt has been in hospital _______ May.

10. Nobody has seen him _________last week.

11. He has been under water ________half an hour.

12. She has driven the same car ________ 1975.

13. He hasn’t eaten anything _________ twenty-four hours.

14. Jane has kept Kate’s camera _________ 3 weeks.

15. Things have changed _________ I was a girl.