Present Perfect Story 2, Page 1

Present Perfect Story 2

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Who is she? What has she done? What has happened?

Recently, it has snowed in Maria's town. In the last week, it has snowed
three times. Maria has always loved the snow. She has played in the snow
many times before.
Maria's dog, Sparky, has never played in the snow. This is Sparky's first
snow. He has not felt the cold yet.
Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas. She puts on her warm
clothes and snow boots. She pulls the sled up the hill. Sparky has run
outside with Maria. Sparky has followed Maria up the hill. He feels good!
Maria has finally reached the top. She sits on her sled. She rides down the
hill. Sparky runs beside the sled. They have finally reached the bottom.
Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill. Sparky has decided
that he likes the snow too!

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Present Perfect Story 2 Exercises

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Present Perfect tense.
1. Recently, where has it snowed? How many times has it snowed there in
the last week?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Has Sparky ever played in the snow before today? What has Maria
received for Christmas?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. Where has Maria taken her sled? Who has followed her?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no
questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag
questions.

Examples for the sentence Nick has broken the glass.

Negative: Nick has not broken the glass.
Yes/No Question: Has Nick broken the glass?
WH-Question: Who has broken the glass?
Tag Question: Nick has broken the glass, hasn't he?
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1. Maria has always loved the snow.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
2. Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
3. Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________

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C. This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with
the right words from the box below.
dog

Christmas

always

likes

beside

top

snowed

followed

pulls

has

Recently, it has ___________ in Maria's town. In the last week, it has

snowed three times. Maria has ___________ loved the snow. She has
played in the snow many times before.
Maria's ___________, Sparky, has never played in the snow. This is Sparky's
first snow. He ___________ not felt the cold yet.
Maria has just received a new sled for ___________. She puts on her warm
clothes and snow boots. She ___________ the sled up the hill. Sparky has
run outside with Maria. Sparky has ___________ Maria up the hill. He feels
good!
Maria has finally reached the ___________. She sits on her sled. She rides
down the hill. Sparky runs ___________ the sled. They have finally reached
the bottom. Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill. Sparky has
decided that he ___________ the snow too!

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Present Perfect Story 2 Answers

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Present Perfect tense.
1. Recently, where has it snowed? How many times has it snowed there in
the last week?
Recently, it has snowed in Maria's town. It has snowed there three times in
the last week.
2. Has Sparky ever played in the snow before today? What has Maria
received for Christmas?
No, Sparky has never played in the snow before today. Maria has received a
new sled for Christmas.
3. Where has Maria taken her sled? Who has followed her?
Maria has taken her sled to the top of the hill. Sparky has followed her up
the hill.
B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no
questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word) and tag questions.
1. Maria has always loved the snow.
Negative: Maria has not always loved the snow.
Yes/No Question: Has Maria always loved the snow?
WH-Question: Who has always loved the snow?
Tag Question: Maria has always loved the snow, hasn't she?

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2. Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas
Negative: Maria has not just received a new sled for Christmas.
Yes/No Question: Has Maria just received a new sled for Christmas?
WH-Question: What has Maria just received for Christmas?
Tag Question: Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas, hasn't she?
3. Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill.
Negative: Sparky has not followed Maria all the way down the hill.
Yes/No Question: Has Sparky followed Maria all the way down the hill?
WH-Question: Where has Sparky followed Maria?
Tag Question: Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill, hasn't
he?

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C. This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with
the right words from the box below.
Recently, it has snowed in Maria's town. In the last week, it has snowed
three times. Maria has always loved the snow. She has played in the snow
many times before.
Maria's dog, Sparky, has never played in the snow. This is Sparky's first
snow. He has not felt the cold yet.
Maria has just received a new sled for Christmas. She puts on her warm
clothes and snow boots. She pulls the sled up the hill. Sparky has run
outside with Maria. Sparky has followed Maria up the hill. He feels good!
Maria has finally reached the top. She sits on her sled. She rides down the
hill. Sparky runs beside the sled. They have finally reached the bottom.
Sparky has followed Maria all the way down the hill. Sparky has decided
that he likes the snow too!

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