1. … in Hong Kong since 2004.

 a. She lived

 b. She's lived

c. She's live

2. I … him for ages.

a. seen

 b. haven't saw

c. haven't seen

3. She's … the boss for 6 months now

a. has

 b. be

c. been

4. We … to France on holiday last year.

a. went

b. 've gone

 c. go

5. He … had a lot of problems recently.

a. have

b. 's

c. is

6. She … four marathons. Her first one … in 2001 in Amsterdam.

a. has run / has been

b. ran / was

 c. has run / was

Present perfect Exercise

2: Look at this information about the Harry Potter writer JK Rowling. Choose the best answer from the options below to complete the sentences.

She (1) _was__ born on 31 July 1965.

She (2  has written 7 Harry Potter books and although she says she won't write any more, lots of her fans hope her seventh one won't be her last

She (3) _ has worked / __ as an English Language teacher in Portugal for a short time in the early 90s

Her books about Harry Potter

(4) / _ have been incredibly successful and so far she

(5)__ has made ________ more than £500 million from them.

She (6)__ has ________ married twice and has two children – one from each marriage.

Options

 (1) has been / was / is

(2) writes / has wrote / has written

(3) has worked / worked / is worked

 (4) have / have been / has been

(5) has made / has make / makes

 (6) has / has been / was

Exercise

1: Read the sentence and choose the one option a - c which best fits the space.

1. … in Hong Kong since 2004.

a. She lived – Sorry, you need to use the present perfect here.

b. She's lived – Well done, the present perfect here is correct.

 c. She's live – Sorry, the main verb 'live' is in the wrong form.