Present Perfect Practice

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Base Form	Simple Past Form	Past Participle Form
1. begin
2.	broke
3.		bought
4. catch
5.		drunk
6.	ate
7. write
8.	knew
9. forgive
10. forget
11.		kept
12. sing
13. come
14.	shook
15.		spoken

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1. I first�knewhave known�Sally� when she was just a little girl, but I�haven't seen�her for many years. I don't know what she is doing now.�However, I knewhave known�Sally's cousin, Bill,�for over 30 years. He is one of my best friends.

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2. The two�children finally agreedhave agreed�to play on the see-saw. Since then, they playedhave played�together very well.

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3. Forty-two students enteredhave entered�the engineering program at our college last year.

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4. Over 1000 students graduatedhave graduated�from the engineering program over the last decade.

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5. Tom needs to get ahold of you. Since�lunchtime, he triedhas tried�three times to call you. He�calledhas called�you at 2, 3, and�4:00.�

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1. I've lived here forsince�10 years.

2. I've studied English forsince�1998.

3. I've known her forsince�a long time.

4. I haven't eaten sushi forsince�I lived in Japan.

5. I've been a student forsince�too long.

6. They've been married forsince�they graduated from college.