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Grammar: The Present Perfect and Present Perfect Passive
When we talk about Borrowmeade in 1990, we can use the past simple tense, e.g. There was a farmhouse to the
west of the village centre. However, when we talk about Borrowmeade today, we use the present perfect tense to
describe what has changed and what has been changed.

(A) Complete 1-5, putting the verb in brackets in the correct present perfect form.
has been demolished
(1) i. The farmhouse to the west of the town centre _____________________________ (demolish).
has been knocked down
ii. The farmhouse to the west of the town centre _____________________________ (knock down).
have pulled down
iii. They _____________________________ (pull down) the farmhouse to the west of the town centre.
has been converted into
(2) i. The new town centre _____________________________ (convert into) a pedestrian zone.
have transformed
ii. Town officials _____________________________ (transform) the new town centre into a car-free area.
have introduced
iii. Town officials _____________________________ (introduce) a car-free area to the new town centre.
has been constructed
(3) i. A new winter sports centre _________________________ (construct) to the south-west of the town.
has been expanded
ii. The ski centre _____________________________ (expand) into a winter sports centre.
have been
iii There _____________________________ (be) significant redevelopment of the ski centre.
iv. The ski centre _____________________________ (redevelop) into a winter sports centre.
has been redeveloped
has been cleared
(4) i. Fickledore Forest _____________________________ (clear).
(has) been replaced
has disappeared
ii. Fickledore Forest _____________________________ (disappear) and ___________________________
(replace) by a climbing centre.
has been cut down
iii. Fickledore Forest _____________________________ (cut down).
has been made into
(5) i. The cornershop _____________________________ (make into) a department store.
has been developed into
ii. The cornershop _____________________________ (develop into) a department store.
has been opened
iii. A department store _____________________________ (open) to the north-east of the town centre.
(has) become
has been extended
iv. The cornershop _____________________________ (extend) and _____________________________
(become) a department store.
have turned it into
v. The present owners of the cornershop _____________________________ (turn into) a department store.
Key Verbs
The verbs in brackets ( ) used in the above exercise are very important as far as describing developments in an area
is concerned. If you do not know what they mean, use your dictionary to help you. Further practice with some of
the verbs already covered, as well as some new verbs can be found in the exercise below.

(Β) Complete the short text about another town using the verbs from the box.

convert enlarge erect install introduce renovate transform

erected
A communica ons tower has been (1) __________ to the north-east side of town. New broadband services
transformed/
installed
converted
have also been (2) __________ . The park has been (3) __________ into a large sports centre. The supermarket
enlarged
building has been significantly (4) __________ and turned into an indoor shopping mall. The old cinema has
renovated
converted /
been (5) __________ and is now a modern cineplex. The old mill has been (6) __________ into a block of flats
introduced
and a cycling lane has been (7) __________ . transformed
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