Question

Open the brackets using Present Perfect. They ________ (prepare) a beautiful dinner for us. We ________ (not eat) too much at lunch. _______ Sarah ________ (drink) all the juice in the morning? Peter ________ (waste) all his money on drinks. I ________ (not be) to England for over 15 years. You ________ (not make) too much noise this time. The kids ________ (clean) the house themselves today. ______ the biology test ________ (already start)? I ________ (never bake) a carrot cake with sugar. Morgan ________ (lose) her leather wallet. We ________ (talk) to Mr. Smith once in Florida. It ________ (rain) twice this week. Julie ________ (never be) so quiet while preparing for the exam. _______ you ________ (just take) a shower? We ________ (publish) three German grammar books up to now.

Answer 1

Have prepared
haven't eaten
has Sarah drunk...
has wasted
haven't been
haven't made
have cleaned
Has the biology test already started?
I have never baked
has lost
have talked
has rained
has never been
Have you just taken
have published

Answer 2

I can help you with opening the brackets using Present Perfect. The Present Perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have and the past participle of a verb. We use the Present Perfect for something that started in the past and continues in the present, for something that happened in the past but is important in the present, or for something that has just, already, or recently happened. Here are the sentences with the brackets opened:

- They have prepared (prepare) a beautiful dinner for us. - We have not eaten (not eat) too much at lunch. - Has Sarah drunk (drink) all the juice in the morning? - Peter has wasted (waste) all his money on drinks. - I have not been (not be) to England for over 15 years. - You have not made (not make) too much noise this time. - The kids have cleaned (clean) the house themselves today. - Has the biology test already started (already start)? - I have never baked (never bake) a carrot cake with sugar. - Morgan has lost (lose) her leather wallet. - We have talked (talk) to Mr. Smith once in Florida. - It has rained (rain) twice this week. - Julie has never been (never be) so quiet while preparing for the exam. - Have you just taken (just take) a shower? - We have published (publish) three German grammar books up to now.

I hope this helps you understand the Present Perfect better. If you want to practice more, you can try some exercises online .