БИСТРО Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One
sentence is correct.
1 I haven’t finished my project already. Can you help me?
2 I’ve ever read anything by Michael Morpurgo. Is he a
good writer?
3 We’ve already bought some fruit so you don’t need to
get any more.
4 Did they taken a taxi to the airport? They haven’t got
much time.
5 Mum has just went to the bank. She’ll be back soon.
2.
Complete the short dialogues with the correct
present perfect form of the verbs given.
break • buy • send • take • watch
1 A: Did John get a reply to his email?
B: No, he it yet.
2 A: Have you seen the new James Bond film?
B: No, I it yet.
3 A: What’s in the bag?
B: I that new computer game.
4 A: Anna that book back
to the library?
B: No. She’s still reading it.
5 A: What’s wrong?
B: I my phone. I’ll have to get a
new one.
Explanation: The word "already" is not needed in this sentence because it suggests that the action of finishing the project has already taken place before now. However, the word "yet" is appropriate to indicate that the action has not happened up until now.
2. I’ve never read anything by Michael Morpurgo. Is he a good writer?
Explanation: The word "ever" should be replaced with "never" to indicate that the action of reading anything by Michael Morpurgo has not happened at any point in the past.
3. We’ve already bought some fruit so you don’t need to get any more.
Explanation: The sentence is correct as it is. The word "already" is used correctly to indicate that the action of buying fruit has already been completed.
4. Did they take a taxi to the airport? They haven’t got much time.
Explanation: The word "taken" should be replaced with "take" to form a grammatically correct sentence in the past simple tense. Additionally, the word "haven't" should be replaced with "don't" to indicate a general lack of time, rather than a specific lack of time in the past.
5. Mum has just gone to the bank. She’ll be back soon.
Explanation: The word "went" should be replaced with "gone" to form a grammatically correct sentence in the present perfect tense. The word "just" is correctly used to indicate that the action of going to the bank happened a very short time ago.
Complete the short dialogues with the correct present perfect form of the verbs given.
1 A: Did John get a reply to his email?
B: No, he hasn't received it yet.
2 A: Have you seen the new James Bond film?
B: No, I haven't watched it yet.
3 A: What’s in the bag?
B: I have bought that new computer game.
4 A: Has Anna taken that book back to the library?
B: No. She’s still reading it.
5 A: What’s wrong?
B: I have broken my phone. I’ll have to get a new one.