Choose the correct particle. 1. The scientists are still carrying away/out tests on their new invention.
2. Peter backed down/about when he realised he was wrong.
3. Whatever you do, don't ever give out/up!
4. Ulan came up/across some old newspaper articles on Thomas Edison.
5. I must cut out/down on red meat and fried food.
6. The university was set across/up over three hundred years ago.
7. This medical nanobot will take from/over all the functions of a doctor.
8. Ulan has set aside/down some money to buy the new book about the brain.

The PRESENT PERFECT TENSE is formed with a present tense form of "to have" plus the past participle of the verb (which can be either regular or irregular in form). This tense indicates either that an action was completed (finished or "perfected") at some point in the past or that the action extends to the present: I have walked two miles already [but I'm still walking]. I have run the Boston Marathon [but that was some time ago]. The critics have praised the film Saving Private Ryan since it came out [and they continue to do so].

1  . was the first prize won by John.
2. are our exercises  corrected each night by the teacher.
3. is The mail  delivered at ten o’clock.
4. will  the construction of the bridge be finished this year.
5. will the contract  be signed tomorrow.
6. What was listened to with great interest.
7. is the film  much spoken about.
8. Are all the letters looked through by the secretary.
9.were all these books  published by this publishing house.

1. The first prize wasn t  won by John.
2. Our exercises aren t corrected each night by the teacher.
3. The mail isn t  delivered at ten o’clock.
4. The construction of the bridge won t be finished this year.
5. The contract won t be signed tomorrow.
6. His report wasn t  listened to with great interest.
7. The film isn t much spoken about.
8. All the letters aren t looked through by the secretary.
9. All these books weren t published by this publishing house.