Homework AYF February 20th Present Perfect

Inverness on a map

Winter time in Fort Augustus

Inverness High Street

Loch Ness

Loch Ness is a lake between the Scottish towns of Inverness and Fort Augustus. The word loch is Scottish for lake. Loch Ness is about 37 km long and extremely deep, the deepest part is 226 m.

Loch Ness is famous for its friendly monster, Nessie. Most people think that this is only a legend, but every year tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness and hope that they will see the monster.

For more information on Inverness have a look at its tourist site: http://www.inverness-scotland.com/visit-inverness.php

1. Use the Present Perfect to fill in the blanks.

a) Tourists from all over the world (be) _____ to Loch Ness.

b) Most of them (see / not) _____ Nessie, however.

c) Only very few people say that the Loch Ness Monster (appear) _____ in front of them.

d) Even scientists (come) _____ to Loch Ness to find the monster.

e) And the boss of the Guinness brewery (promise) _____ to pay 500,000 Pounds to the person who catches Nessie.    

2. Use Present Perfect to complete these sentences.

a) I (not / work) _____ today.

b) We (buy) _____ a new lamp.

c) We (not / plan) _____ our holiday yet.

d) Where (be / you) _____?

e) He (write) _____ five letters.

f) She (not / see) _____ him for a long time.

g) (be / you) _____ at school today?

h) School (not / start) _______ yet.

i) (speak / he) _______ to his boss?

j) No, he (have / not) _______ the time yet.

Keep this in mind for next week: 

Use the Past Simple: for an action that happened in the past and is finished.

                                   with definite time expression in the past.

I went to the shop yesterday

I went to Wales last year

Use the Present Perfect: for an action that started in the Past but it is still true today. 

                                         with undefined time expressions.

I have lost my keys 

I have gone to Wales three times