Tiempos Verbales
Tiempos Verbales
Tiempos Verbales
En Inglés usamos el Presente Perfecto para describir algo que ocurrió en el pasado y que tiene
consecuencia en el presente.
El PRESENTE PERFECTO se forma: S+have/has+past participle (3º columna de los verbos)
Examples: I have broken my leg
She has broken her leg
1- Complete the text with the correct form of the Present Perfect tense
Make – go – be – not study – work – travel -
This is Mary Simpson. She.........................for CNN Channel for 15 years and …..................to a lot
of places around the world. She....................a reporter since 1990 and..................to dangerous
countries such as Lebannon and Iraq. She.........................at University but she................a great
effort in learning Communication and Technology tools.
2- Complete the text with the correct form of the Simple Present tense.( rutinas /hábitos)
Susan is a busy person now. She............30 years old and...................at CNN Channel. In her job,
she..................3 languages: English, French and Japanese. She.................around the world now
because she.....................a reporter any more; she......................CNN Executive Director. In
addition, she................travelling very much. In her free time, Susan and her husband............tennis
and..........museumns.
3- Complete the text with the correct form of the Past Simple tense.
4-PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE or
PRESENT PERFECT
Martin Luther King.................( live) from 1929 to 1968. He..............( be) a great communicator. He
…..................( fight) for equality between races in the USA. For more than 40 years people..............
(listen) to one of his speeches and they still find inspiration in it today. The speech................(begin)
'I have a dream'. He...............(make) this famous speech in 1963. In 1980, Stevie Wonder.................
( write ) a song called Happy Birthday to celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday. Since 1986, the
date of his birthday...............( be ) a national holiday in the USA. Nobody in the history of the USA
…..........( do ) more for civil rights or racial equality.
3- Answer
1- Who was Martin Luther King?...........................................................
2- When was he born?.....................................................................................................
3- What did he do?...........................................................................................................................
4- Have people listened to his speech for years?.....................................................
5- What was his famous speech?.............................................................................
6- When did he die?..............................................................................................