II. Present Perfect

1.Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect.

1. He … (work) as an air traffic controller for three years.

2. Pierre and Lucien … (change) jobs frequently.

3. Laura and Stella both … (apply) for the same job.

4. Anna … (have) several jobs since leaving university.

5. He … (be) twice to Central Asia.

6. The company …already … (sell) its best software.

7. She … just … (arrange) seminar for the graduate recruits.

8. They …already … (create) a new model that outperforms the old one.

9. We … (not/find) a talented person for this position yet.

10. The director … (not/make) better communication between out head office and local branches.

11. The sales of the company … (not/increase) since November.

12. He … (not/have) any experience in marketing yet.

2. Make questions and answer them.

Model: Has Francois ever worked in a bank? – No, he hasn’t.

1. … all the candidates for the interview … (arrive)? – Yes, … .

2. What about these candidates? … they ever … (manage) a project? – No, …

3. … you … (call) a job agency? – No, …

4. … you and Luis … (receive) a reply yet? – Well, Luis …, but I’m afraid I … .

5. … you and Tim ever … (have) difficulties getting along with Mr. Dumas? – No, …

6. … he … (know) you for a long time? – Yes, … .

7. … she … (leave) the company yet? – No, … .

8. How … you … (change) over the last five years?

9. What other jobs … he … (apply) for lately?

10. What reports … you … (read) yet?

11. How many e-mails … she … (write) today?

12. What kind of people … you … (work) with?

13. What sort of bosses … she … (have)?

14. What … they … (learn) from their other jobs?

15. What sort of problems … you … (deal) with?

3. Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. … you ever … Beijing?

a. has … been c) have … visit

b) have … visited d) has … visiting

2. He … many jobs in his life time.

a) have done c) hasn’t … does

b) has done d) has … did

3. This is the first time we … ever … a complaint.

a) has … had c) have … receiving

b) have … receive d) have … received

4. … she … what to do yet?

a) has … decided c) had … decided

b) hasn’t … decided d) haven’t … decided

5. We … a good year so far.

a) have had c) has had

b) haven’t had d) have … have

6. I … already … a word with the Chief Accountant.

a) have … have c) haven’t … had

b) has … had d) have … had

7. We … rapidly over the last few years.

a) have grown c) have … grew

b) haven’t grow d) has grown

8. I … never … the Niagara Falls.

a) hasn’t … seen c) has … seen

b) haven’t seen d) have … seen

9. It’s the second time we … .

a) haven’t meet c) have met

b) has met d) have meet

10. He … vice-president for 10 years.

a) has be c) hasn’t … had

b) has been d) have been

11. Our fax number …

a) have changed c) haven’t changed

b) has changed d) hasn’t changed

12. We … just … our prices.

a) have … lowered c) haven’t … lowered

b) has … lower d) have … lower

13. They … their website.

a) hasn’t update c) haven’t update

b) have update d) have updated

14. The government … a decrease in corporation tax.

a) have announced c) hasn’t announce

b) has announce d) has announced

15. IT … up company structures.

a) have shaken c) was shaken

b) hasn’t shake d) has shaken

16. He … the same job since 1996.

a) has had c) has been

b) have had d) had had

17. Telcom Italia … its chief executive to complete negotiations over the

company’s plans.

a)have asked c) haven’t ask

b) has ask d) has asked

18. She … just … a new sales strategy.

a) have … plan c) haven’t … planned

b) has … planned d) hasn’t … planned

19. I’ll leave as soon as I …

a) have finished c) has finished

b) have finish d) haven’t finished

20. … he ever … economics?

a) Has … study c) Had … studied

b) Have … study d) Has … studied