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1 Present Perfect story 2, Page 1 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | Present Perfect story 2 By Really Learn English Visit the Present Perfect Section for More Resources 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.

2 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! ITEM#3847520941 Present Perfect story 2, Page 2 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | Present Perfect story 2 Exercises A.

3 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?

4 WH-Question: Who has broken the glass? Tag Question: Nick has broken the glass, hasn't he? Present Perfect story 2, Page 3 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | 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: _____ Present Perfect story 2, Page 4 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | C.

5 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.

6 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! Present Perfect story 2, Page 5 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | 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?

7 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.

8 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? Present Perfect story 2, Page 6 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | 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.

9 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? Present Perfect story 2, Page 7 Copyright 2013 Ola Zur | 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.

10 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! Grammar can be easy!