A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the negative form of the present prefect tense.
fix / begin / arrive / be I see / stop speak / buy | read / visit
yet.
him for two years.
to each other since then.
1. Mathew is waiting on the corner for his girlfriend, but she
2. My brother lives in a different country. I
3. Ellie and Bill got a divorce five years ago. They
4. It is only 8:45. The class
yet.
5. It started to snow last night and it still
6. She has finally decided which car she wants, but she
7. I heard that the movie at the Roxy Theater is great, but I
8. I bought a newspaper today, but I still
9. He took his car to the service station yesterday, but they
10.The Andersons moved out of New York ten years ago and they
to the city since then.
it yet.
it yet.
it.
it yet.
back
1. Mathew is waiting on the corner for his girlfriend, but she hasn't arrived yet. (The action of arriving has not happened by now.)
2. My brother lives in a different country. I haven't seen him for two years. (I didn't see my brother in the past two years.)
3. Ellie and Bill got a divorce five years ago. They haven't spoken to each other since then. (They haven't had any communication since their divorce.)
4. It is only 8:45. The class hasn't begun yet. (The class hasn't started at the current time.)
5. It started to snow last night and it still hasn't stopped. (The snow has been falling continuously since last night.)
6. She has finally decided which car she wants, but she hasn't bought it yet. (She hasn't made the purchase of the car she chose.)
7. I heard that the movie at the Roxy Theater is great, but I haven't read any reviews about it yet. (I haven't read any reviews at the current moment.)
8. I bought a newspaper today, but I still haven't visited the store to pick it up. (I haven't gone to the store to get the newspaper yet.)
9. He took his car to the service station yesterday, but they haven't fixed it yet. (The car remains in an unfixed state after being taken to the service station.)
10. The Andersons moved out of New York ten years ago and they haven't been back to the city since then. (They haven't returned to the city of New York in the past ten years.)
The negative form of the present perfect tense is created by using the auxiliary verb "have" or "has" with the past participle of the verb. The word "yet" is used to indicate that the action has not happened up to now.