PRESENT PERFECT activity - grammar in context (with answers)

Present perfect or past simple? Exercises with answers
Present perfect - FOR and SINCE - Exercises

Complete the text with the correct answer.

I ______________ (1) a lot of strange things in my life, but this ____________ (2) definitely the strangest. A few years ago I ____________  (3) as a travelling librarian for the summer. Once a week we _____________ (4) to visit a small village in the middle of the country. One day a hen ___________ (5)  into the library and asked for three books. I don’t know about you, but I ___________ (6) a talking hen before. I was so surprised I gave her the books. The next week, when we came back, the hen _____________ (7) for us when we arrived. She gave me her books back and ____________ (8) for some more. This went on for a few weeks. I got curious. ____________ (9) really read all those books? I____________ (10) to follow her. The hen walked out of the village and into a field. In the middle of the field, there was a pond where a frog ____________ (11) for the hen. The hen ______________ (12) up to the frog and put the books down at his feet, one by one. As she put each book down at his feet, the frog looked up and said ____________ (13).

1) 've seen - was seeing - saw

2) has been - was being - was

3) have worked - was working - worked

4) went - been - gone

5) was coming - has come - came

6) never saw - never see - have never seen

7) waited - have waited - was waiting

8) asked - didn't ask - was asking

9) Did the hen - Was the hen - The hen did

10) was deciding - decided - decide

11) waited - were waiting - was waiting

12) was walking - walks - walked

13) I've read it - I was reading it - I read it 

Answers

I've seen a lot of strange things in my life, but this was definitely the strangest. A few years ago I was working as a travelling librarian for the summer. Once a week we went to visit a small village in the middle of the country. One day a hen came into the library and asked for three books. I don’t know about you, but I have never seen a talking hen before. I was so surprised I gave her the books. The next week, when we came back, the hen was waiting for us when we arrived. She gave me her books back and asked for some more. This went on for a few weeks. I got curious. Did the hen really read all those books? I decided to follow her. The hen walked out of the village and into a field. In the middle of the field, there was a pond where a frog was waiting for the hen. The hen walked up to the frog and put the books down at his feet, one by one. As she put each book down at his feet, the frog looked up and said I've read it.