6 Complete the sentence with a verb from the box in the present perfect and any other necessary information. do stop rise get lose arrive change leave
a) Half an hour ago it was raining and now it isn't.
It has stopped raining.
B) John is at school. His homework is at home.
at home,
c Ten minutes ago you ordered a pizza by phone. The doorbell is now ringing.
Great. My pizza
d Last year the school had 540 pupils. This year there are 600.
The number of pupils
by 60.
e You can't find your revision notes.
-notes.
f You're doing an experiment. You did the same experiment last week and the week before.
This is the third time
g Philip Jones goes to your school. Last year he went to a different school.
schools.
h Last year your school work was easy. Now it's not.
The school work
more difficult this year.
It has _stopped_ raining.
Explanation: Here, the action of raining has stopped. We use the present perfect tense "has stopped" to describe an action that happened in the past and is still relevant in the present.
b) John is at school. His homework is at home.
His homework is _at home_.
Explanation: The location of John's homework is at home. We use the prepositional phrase "at home" to answer the question of where the homework is located.
c) Ten minutes ago you ordered a pizza by phone. The doorbell is now ringing.
Great. My pizza _is arriving_.
Explanation: The action of the pizza arriving is happening now. We use the present continuous tense "is arriving" to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.
d) Last year the school had 540 pupils. This year there are 600.
The number of pupils _has increased_ by 60.
Explanation: The number of pupils has increased from 540 to 600. We use the present perfect tense "has increased" to describe a change that happened in the past and is still relevant in the present.
e) You can't find your revision notes.
-You have _lost_ your revision notes.
Explanation: The action of losing the revision notes happened in the past and has an impact on the present situation. We use the present perfect tense "have lost" to describe this.
f) You're doing an experiment. You did the same experiment last week and the week before.
This is the third time you _have done_ the experiment.
Explanation: The action of doing the experiment happened multiple times in the past and has a connection to the present. We use the present perfect tense "have done" to describe this.
g) Philip Jones goes to your school. Last year he went to a different school.
Philip Jones _has changed_ schools.
Explanation: The action of changing schools happened in the past and has an impact on the present situation. We use the present perfect tense "has changed" to describe this.
h) Last year your school work was easy. Now it's not.
The school work _has become_ more difficult this year.
Explanation: The school work has undergone a change and has become more difficult. We use the present perfect tense "has become" to describe this change.