Change to interrogative SP & PC
I work.
Do I work?
Complete sentence using the present perfect form of the verb and choose for or since:
I __________ in this theater for / since twenty years. (work)
I have worked in this theater for twenty years.
Same (be) ___________ a newspaper reporter before he (become) ______________ a businessman.
Same was / had been a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman.
I (see, never) __________ any of Picasso's paintings before I (visit) __________ the art museum.
had never seen / visited
Since I came to this country, I am learning a lot about the way of life here.
have learned
She's singing in the play.
Is she singing in the play?
Complete sentence using the present perfect form of the verb and choose for or since:
The band ________ this song at every concert for / since they started. (sing)
The band has sung this song at every concert since they started.
I (feel) ________ a little better after I (take) took / had taken the medicine.
I felt a little better after I had taken the medicine.
Yesterday at a restaurant, I (see) __________ Suzie, an old friend of mine. I (see, not) __________ her in years. At first, I (recognize, not) __________ her because she (lose) __________ a great deal of weight.
saw / hadn't seen / didn't recognize / had lost
Before I come here, I never was buying anything from the vending machine.
had never bought
Paul is working in the bank.
Is Paul working in the bank?
Complete sentence using the present perfect form of the verb and choose for or since:
I ____________ to the ballet for / since I was a child. (not be)
I haven't been to the ballet since I was a child.
I was late. The teacher (give already) _______________ a quiz when I (get) _____ to class.
I was late. The teacher had already given a quiz when I got to class.
In 2001, my parents (emigrate) __________ to the United States from Cambodia. They (travel, never) __________ outside of Cambodia and were, of course, excited by the challenge of relocating. Eventually, they (settle) __________ in California. My sister and I (grow) __________ up there. Last year, I (go) __________ to Cambodia for the first time to study. I (want, always) __________ to visit Cambodia and learn more about my family.
emigrated / had never traveled / settled / grew / went / had always wanted
I arrive here only a short time ago. I am here since last Friday.
I have been here since..
Suze can ride a bike.
Can Suzie ride a bike?
Complete sentence using the present perfect form of the verb and choose for or since:
They ____________ their own songs for / since many years. (write)
They have written their own songs for many years.
It was raining hard, but by the time class (be) __________ over, the rain (stop) __________.
It was raining hard, but by the time class was over, the rain had stopped.
Correct the mistakes:
When I arrived here, I hadn't known much about the United States. I saw many movies about America, but that wasn't enough.
didn't know much
had seen many movies
My grandfather had lived in a small village in Italy when he was a child. At 19, he had moved to Rome, where he had met and had married my grandmother. My father had been born in Rome. I am born in Rome too.
where he met... and married ...
My father was born in Rome
I was born in Rome
He understands French.
Does he understand French?
Complete sentence using the present perfect form of the verb and choose for or since:
____ their manager __________ again for / since yesterday morning? (call)
Has their manager called again since yesterday morning?
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (roam) __________ the earth, but they (become)__________ extinct by the time humankind first (appear) __________.
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the earth, but they had become extinct by the time humankind first appeared.
Correct the mistakes:
My understanding of this country changed a lot since I arrived.
has changed
How long you been living here? I been here for almost two year.
How long have you been...
I have been here
for almost 2 years.