Present Perfect (A2-B1)

🎧 Present Perfect Listening Exercise

Task: Listen and write the sentence you hear.

Vocabulary is based on the lesson word set you shared.

1. 😌 I have felt calm all morning.
2. ✅ She has managed every task today.
3. 🍳 We have eaten breakfast together today.
4. 🚶 He has taken a short walk outside.
5. 📖 They have read an interesting article recently.
6. 🗣️ I have spoken to my friend today.
7. 📦 She has received a package this week.
8. 🎁 He has sent a small gift.
9. 🌟 We have looked forward to this lesson.
10. 😴 They have slept badly this week.
11. ☕ I have drunk hot tea today.
12. 🧘 She has felt relaxed after work.
13. 🏠 He has stayed safe during winter.
14. 🤝 We have supported each other well.
15. 📚 They have found new motivation recently.
16. 😟 I have worried about my plans.
17. 🧤 She has lost her warm gloves.
18. ❄️ He has slipped on the icy pavement.
19. 💭 We have thought about our future.
20. 🙏 They have felt grateful all day.
21. 🌈 I have become more hopeful recently.

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📘 Grammar Guide: Present Perfect

Topic	Explanation	Examples
🌟 General meaning	We use the Present Perfect to talk about actions or experiences that are connected with the present.	I have finished my work. / She has received a package.
✅ Positive sentence	Subject + have / has + past participle	I have felt calm today. / He has taken a walk.
👤 Have or has?	We use have with I, you, we, they. We use has with he, she, it.	I have eaten. / She has eaten.
❌ Negative sentence	Subject + have / has + not + past participle	I have not finished. / He has not replied.
✂️ Short negative forms	haven’t = have not; hasn’t = has not	We haven’t spoken today. / She hasn’t slept well.
❓ Question	Have / Has + subject + past participle?	Have you read this article? / Has he found his keys?
🕰️ Life experience	We use Present Perfect to talk about life experience without saying exactly when.	I have seen this film. / They have tried yoga.
📅 Today / this week / recently / lately	We use Present Perfect with unfinished time periods or recent actions.	I have worked a lot today. / She has felt tired lately.
🔑 Result now	We use Present Perfect when the action has a result now.	I have lost my gloves. / He has found his keys.
⚡ Already	Already means something happened earlier than expected.	I have already finished my work.
⏳ Yet	Yet is often used in questions and negative sentences.	Have you replied yet? / She hasn’t replied yet.
✨ Just	Just means something happened a very short time ago.	We have just received a message.
⚠️ Present Perfect vs Past Simple	Past Simple says when something happened. Present Perfect shows a connection with now.	Past Simple: I spoke to him yesterday. / Present Perfect: I have spoken to him today.
🧩 Common past participles	Many important verbs are irregular, so we must learn their third form.	eat — eaten; drink — drunk; speak — spoken; write — written; find — found; feel — felt

✍️ Exercise: Translate into English

Task: Translate the Belarusian sentences into English. Use the Present Perfect.

1. 😌 Я сёння адчуваў сябе спакойна.
2. ✅ Яна ўжо скончыла сваю працу.
3. 🍳 Мы сёння паснедалі разам.
4. 🚶 Ён нядаўна пагуляў на свежым паветры.
5. 📖 Яны прачыталі цікавы артыкул.
6. 🗣️ Я сёння пагаварыў з сябрам.
7. 📦 Яна атрымала пасылку на гэтым тыдні.
8. 🎁 Ён адправіў маленькі падарунак.
9. 🌟 Мы доўга чакалі гэтага занятку.
10. 😴 Яны дрэнна спалі гэтым тыднем.
11. ☕ Я сёння выпіў гарачую гарбату.
12. 🧘 Яна адчула сябе расслаблена пасля працы.
13. 🏠 Ён заставаўся ў бяспецы зімою.
14. 🤝 Мы добра падтрымалі адно аднаго.
15. 📚 Яны знайшлі новую матывацыю.
16. 😟 Я хваляваўся пра свае планы.
17. 🧤 Яна згубіла свае цёплыя пальчаткі.
18. ❄️ Ён паслізнуўся на слізкім тратуары.
19. 💭 Мы падумалі пра сваю будучыню.
20. 🙏 Яны адчувалі ўдзячнасць увесь дзень.
21. 🌈 Я стаў больш надзейным апошнім часам.
22. 🥱 Яна адчувала моцную стому сёння.
23. 📩 Ён ужо адказаў на маё паведамленне.
24. 🧺 Мы зрабілі хатнія справы сёння раніцаю.
25. 🎭 Яны паглядзелі новы фільм на гэтым тыдні.
26. 🛍️ Я купіў нешта карыснае для дома.
27. 🧊 Яна адчула страх у гэтай сітуацыі.
28. 🔑 Ён знайшоў свае ключы.
29. 🧠 Мы вывучылі шмат новых словаў.
30. 🌨️ Яны адчувалі сум апошнім часам.
31. 🥳 Яна адчула вялікую радасць пасля добрай навіны.
32. 🕯️ Мы захавалі надзею ў цяжкі дзень.

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📘 Grammar Guide: yet vs already

Word	Meaning	We usually use it in…	Position in the sentence	Examples
already	Something happened earlier than expected.	Positive sentences and questions.	Usually before the main verb, but after have / has.	I have already finished my work.
yet	Something has not happened, but we expect it to happen.	Negative sentences and questions.	Usually at the end of the sentence.	I haven’t finished my work yet.
already in questions	We are surprised that something happened so soon.	Questions.	After have / has.	Have you already eaten breakfast?
yet in questions	We ask if something has happened up to now.	Questions.	At the end of the sentence.	Have you eaten breakfast yet?
not yet	Something has not happened up to now.	Negative answers.	At the end.	No, I haven’t replied yet.

🧠 Remember

Situation	Use
Positive result now	already
Negative sentence	yet
Normal question	yet
Surprised question	already

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✍️ Exercise: Choose yet or already

Task: Complete the sentences with yet or already.

1. 😌 I have ______ felt calm today.
2. 📩 She hasn’t replied to my message ______.
3. 🍳 Have you had breakfast ______?
4. ✅ We have ______ finished all our tasks.
5. 📦 He hasn’t received the package ______.
6. 🎁 They have ______ sent the gift.
7. 🚶 Have you taken a walk outside ______?
8. 📖 I haven’t read this article ______.
9. 🗣️ She has ______ spoken to her friend.
10. 😴 Have they gone to bed ______?
11. ☕ He has ______ drunk two cups of tea.
12. 🧘 I haven’t felt relaxed ______.
13. 🏠 We have ______ stayed safe this winter.
14. 🤝 They haven’t supported each other ______.
15. 📚 She has ______ found new motivation.
16. 😟 Have you worried about this problem ______?
17. 🧤 He hasn’t found his warm gloves ______.
18. ❄️ She has ______ slipped on the icy pavement.
19. 💭 We haven’t thought about our plans ______.
20. 🙏 They have ______ felt grateful today.
21. 🌈 I haven’t become more hopeful ______.
22. 🥱 She has ______ felt exhausted this morning.
23. 🧺 Have you done your chores ______?
24. 🎭 We have ______ watched this movie.
25. 🛍️ He hasn’t bought anything useful ______.
26. 🧊 Have they felt scared ______?
27. 🔑 She has ______ found her keys.
28. 🧠 We haven’t learnt these words ______.
29. 🌨️ I have ______ felt sad this week.
30. 🥳 Has she ______ heard the good news?
31. 🕯️ They haven’t lost hope ______.
32. 🌟 Have you made plans for the week ______?

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📚 Reading Exercise: Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Task: Read the sentences about Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Then choose 5 sentences and retell them in your own words.

The facts are based on biographical information about Bulwer-Lytton as a British writer, politician, poet, critic, and novelist.

1. 🌫️ Edward Bulwer-Lytton was a famous British writer.
2. 🏙️ He was born in London in 1803.
3. 📚 He wrote novels, poems, plays, and essays.
4. 🏛️ He also worked as a politician in Britain.
5. ✍️ His books were very popular in the nineteenth century.
6. 🌋 His famous novel is The Last Days of Pompeii.
7. 🏺 This novel tells a story about ancient Pompeii.
8. 🔥 Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.
9. 🎭 Bulwer-Lytton also wrote plays for the theatre.
10. 🖋️ One famous phrase comes from his play Richelieu.
11. ⚔️ The phrase is “The pen is mightier than the sword.”
12. 🌩️ He is also linked with a stormy opening sentence.
13. 📖 The sentence begins, “It was a dark and stormy night.”
14. 🕯️ Some modern readers find his style too dramatic.
15. 🌟 However, many people still remember his words.
16. 🏰 In 1866, he became Baron Lytton of Knebworth.
17. 🧠 His life shows a mix of literature and politics.
18. 📜 Edward Bulwer-Lytton died in 1873 in England.