English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Present perfect affirmative

1. Complete the table. Use the past simple and past participle forms of the verbs.

past simple

past participle

1) study

2) use

3) know

4) watch

5) plan

6) speak

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past simple

past participle

1) study

studied

studied

2) use

used

used

3) know

knew

known

4) watch

watched

watched

5) plan

planned

planned

6) speak

spoke

spoken

2. Write sentences. Use the present perfect affirmative.

1) Charles / move / to London

 ________.

2) Mum / cook / dinner

 ________.

3) Henry and Sally / sell / their house

 ________.

4) We / invite / 50 people to our party

 ________.

5) Becky / grow / four centimetres taller this year

     ________.

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1) Charles has moved to London.

2) Mum has cooked dinner.

3) Henry and Sally have sold their house.

4) We’ve invited 50 people to our party.

5) Becky has grown four centimetres taller this year.

3. Ben and Libby are going to Ireland on holiday. Complete the story. Use the present perfect form of the verb in brackets.

They 1) _______ (pack) their suitcases.

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They 2) _______ (catch) a bus to the airport, but it 3) _______ (stop).

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Their plane 5) _______ (just / take off).

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24 hours later ___ The plane 7) _______ (land) in Dublin.

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It 9) _______ (begin) to rain.

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They 11) _______ (get) to the hotel.

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1) ’ve packed   2) ’ve caught   3) ’s stopped

4) has broken down   5) has just taken off   6) ’ve missed

7) has landed   8) ’ve dropped   9) ’s begun   10) ’ve left

11) ’ve got   12) ’ve reserved

4. Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect affirmative with just.

1) ‘Why are you laughing?’

 ‘I ______________ a funny story.’ (hear)

2) ‘Are you thirsty?’

 ‘No, I ______________ a drink.’ (have)

3) ‘Is Paula here yet?’

  ‘Yes, she ________ She’s in the hall.’ (arrive)

4) ‘Where’s Fred?’

  ‘He ______________ to town. He left a few minutes ago.’ (go)

5) ‘Have you invited Liam to your party?’

  ‘Yes, I ______________ him a text.’ (send)

6) ‘Is it still snowing?’

      ‘No, it ________’ (stop)

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1) ’ve just heard   2) ’ve just had   3) ’s just arrived

4) ’s just gone   5) ’ve just sent   6) ’s just stopped

Challenge!

Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use the present perfect.

1) Sue is thirsty because __________________

2) Tom is angry because __________________

3) Mike is happy because __________________