Odisha State Board CHSE Odisha Class 12 Invitation to English 4 Solutions Grammar Tense Patterns Unit 2 The Present Perfect Textbook Activity Questions and Answers.
CHSE Odisha 12th Class English Grammar Tense Patterns Unit 2 The Present Perfect
SECTION- 1:
Examine the use of the Present Perfect in the following sentences.
(a) A: Where’s your T.V. set? I don’t see it.
B: I have sold it.
(b) A: Why are you looking so happy?
B: I have just got a job.
In the above examples, the speaker ‘B’ talks about some events beginning in the past and lasting up to the present moment (or still continuing). Though the event started in the past, it is connected to the present moment of speaking. In this sense, we used the Present Perfect Tense.
Activity — 9
Complete the sentences marked B. Use the verb in brackets, together with ‘just/already/yet’.
A: What does your wife think of your plan?
B : I __________(not tell) her yet.
A: Would you like something to eat?
B : No, thanks I __________(just/eat).
A: Is your brother here yet?
B : Yes, he __________(just/arrive).
A: What’s on TV today?
B: I don’t know. I __________(not see) the programme yet.
A: Do you know where Bidhu lives?
B : Yes, he __________(just/move) to Satyanagar.
A: Are your friends coming to the circus with us?
B : No, they __________(already/see) it.
A: When is Prakash leaving?
B : He __________(already/leave).
Answer:
1. A: What does your wife think of your plan?
B: I have not told her yet.
A: Would you like something to eat?
B: No, thanks I have just eaten.
A: Is your brother here yet?
B: Yes, he has just arrived.
A: What’s on TV today?
B: I don’t know. I have not seen the program yet.
A: Do you know where Bidhu lives?
B: Yes, he has just moved to Satyanagar.
A: Are your friends coming to the circus with us?
B: No, they have already seen it.
A: When is Prakash leaving?
B: He has already left.
Activity – 10
Study the situations suggested below and makeup sentences with “yet”, “already” or “just”.
1. You are going to Koraput next Sunday. You phone your travel agent to buy a ticket for you.
Later your father says. ‘Shall I get the ticket for you ?”
You: No, (buy) ___________________________________.
2. Alok goes to the Post Office but returns after a while. His friend asks you if he is still at the Post Office.
You: No, (come back) ___________________________________.
3. You know that one of your classmates is looking for a house. When you meet him, you want to know if he has been successful.
You: ___________________________________.
4. You visit a friend’s house after lunch. He asks if you would like something to eat.
You: ___________________________________.
5. You are doing your homework. Your brother thinks that you have finished and turns the light off. What would you tell him?
You: ___________________________________.
6. Amar goes out. Ten minutes later his friend comes and asks you if he can meet Amar.
You: ___________________________________.
Answer:
1. No, I have already bought it from a travel agent.
2. No, he has already come back.
3. Have you got a house yet?
4. Have you had your lunch yet?
5. I have not finished my homework yet.
6. Amar has iust gone out
Activity – 11
Below is a list of things that your parents have asked you to do today. You have checked the things you’ve done so far. Talk about the things you’ve already done and the things you haven’t done yet. (Two have been done for you as examples.)
1. do the washing up
2. do your homework ✓
3. wash the scooter
4. write to the brother
5. read today’s newspapers ✓
6. defrost the fridge
7. buy some fruits ✓
8. watch the news on TV
9. clean the windows ✓
10. water the plants
11. empty the dustbins ✓
12. phone uncle
Answer:
1. I haven’t done the washing up yet.
2. I have already done my homework.
3. I have not washed the scooter yet.
4. I have not written to my brother yet.
5. I have already read today’s newspaper.
6. I have not de-frosted the fridge yet.
7. I have already bought some fruit.
8. I have not watched the news on TV.
9. I have already cleaned the windows.
10. I haven’t watered the plants yet.
11. I have not emptied the dustbin yet.
12. I have not phoned my uncle yet.
Activity – 12
Anil, Anima, Mohan and Anand are talking about the places they have visited. Fill in the spaces using the information in the chart below.
| Kolkata | Koraput | Puri | Sambalpur | Shillong | |
| Anil | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Anima | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mohan | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Anand | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
1. Anil __________been to Kolkata, but Mohan ___________.
2. Three people __________ been to Puri.
3. Only one person __________been to Sambalpur.
4. Mohan is the only one who __________ visited only one place.
5. Nobody __________ been to Shillong.
6. Two people __________ been to three places.
7. Anima and Mohan __________ both been to Puri, but neither __________ been to Koraput.
Answer:
1. Anil has been to Calcutta, but Mohan hasn ’t.
2. Three people have been to Puri.
3. Only one person hasn’t been to Sambalpur.
4. Mohan is the only one who has visited only one place.
5. Nobody has been to Shillong.
6. Two people have been to three places.
7. Anima and Mohan have both been to Puri, but neither haven’t been to Koraput.
Note:
Look at the difference between ‘have /has been ’ and ‘have/has gone ‘Has /have been’ means went and returned. But ‘has gone/have gone means went and not returned. The Present Perfect form of ‘go’ (has/have gone) is not used when the subject of the sentence is 7, we or you.’ The Present Perfect is used to refer to some happening in the past, for which the time of action is not given.
SECTION – 2
Look at the sentences below.
1. Hari didn’t have a beard six months ago. He has a beard now. He has grown a beard.
2. Malati was very shy. She is smart now. She has become smart.
3. She was a little baby when I last saw her. She is a young girl now. She has grown up.
When a change has taken place between now and sometime before now, we use the Present Perfect Tense.
Activity – 13
Study the situations below and make up appropriate sentences using the verbs suggested.
1. Yesterday my sister bought a pen. She can’t find it now. (lose)
______________________________________________.
2. The children were playing here some time ago. Now they are not seen, (leave)
______________________________________________.
3. My friend weighed 50 kilograms. Now he weighs 70. (gain weight)
______________________________________________.
4. The man met with an accident. Now he is not able to speak, (loses voice)
______________________________________________.
5. It was raining in the morning. Now the sky is clear. (stop)
______________________________________________.
6. The tiger attacked the man. He is dead now. (kill)
______________________________________________.
7. He had some paper with him. Now he does not have any to write on. (run out)
______________________________________________.
8. My teacher got a job in a bank. He is not coming to school anymore, (resign)
______________________________________________.
Answer:
1. She has lost it somewhere.
2. They have already left.
3. He has gained weight.
4. He has lost voice in the accident.
5. The rain has already stopped.
6. The tiger has already killed the man.
7. He has already run out of paper.
8. He has already resigned from school.
SECTION – 3
Present Perfect is often used with the following time expressions.
| lately | until now | ever | for five years |
| not yet | never | always | over the last eight years |
| recently | just | so far | in the past Iwo years |
| in recent years | already | since 1990 |
Do remember that the expressions like “last year, ago, yesterday” etc. cannot be used in the Present Perfect.
Activity – 14
Rewrite the following sentences putting the words in brackets in the right place. The first one has been done for you.
1. My teacher has wanted to be a writer. (never)
Ans. My teacher has never wanted to be a writer.
2. I’ve found him helpful, (always)
______________________________________________.
3. People have misunderstood him. (often)
______________________________________________.
4. I’ve had lunch. (just)
______________________________________________.
5. Has he been to Puri? (ever)
______________________________________________.
6. Don’t panic. The police have arrested the culprit, (already)
______________________________________________.
Answer:
2. I’ve always found him helpful.
3. People have often misunderstood him.
4. I’ve Just had lunch.
5. Has he ever been to Puri?
6. Don’t panic. The police have already arrested the culprit.
Activity – 15
Imagine that you suddenly run into an old friend whom you have not met for the last five years. But he has changed so much that you can hardly recognize him. Describe the changes that have taken place in your friend.
a) _______________________________
b) _______________________________
c) _______________________________
d) _______________________________
e) _______________________________
Answer:
1. He has grown into a young man.
2. He has become strong and healthy.
3. He has grown fair and tall.
4. He has made himself smart and confident.
5. He has grown a thick beard.
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