Present Perfect

Grammar Practice Worksheets

Exercise 1
PAST PARTICIPLES

A. Simple Past and Past Participle B. Complete the Chart

Write the simple past and past participle Complete the chart below with
of the following verbs in the chart below. the correct forms of the verbs.

Simple Past Simple Simple Past

# Simple Past #
Form Participle Form Past Participle

1 work 1 knew

2 do 2 met

3 eat 3 was/were

4 call 4 fly

5 begin 5 wrote

6 give 6 read

7 answer 7 live

8 see 8 fell

9 have 9 feel

10 go 10 taken

11 study 11 drove

12 teach 12 buy

13 make 13 danced

14 talk 14 told

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Exercise 2
FILL IN THE BLANKS

Choose the correct verb from the list to the right to complete
the following sentences. Put the verb in the present perfect tense.

1. I met Barbara when we were in elementary school.

We each other for over 20 years. Word List:

2. We many new words since we started this course. • take

• work
3. That’s a wonderful movie. I it three times. • find
• see
4. Mr. and Mrs. Tanner married for ten years. • speak
• know
5. You are late! The class already .
• begin
6. Robert is my neighbour. He next door to me for five years. • finish
• learn
7. Mary several emails to her parents since she left home. • eat
• have
8. We in that restaurant a few times. • write
• give
9. Our teacher us a lot of help with the homework assignment.
• live
10. She to her landlord many times about the broken window. • buy
• be
11. We have a new camera. We some beautiful pictures of the grandchildren.

12. They already all their homework.

13. Mrs. Baxter all her groceries for the week.

14. Tommy a bad cold for two weeks.

15. Frank for that company for many years.

16. After three months of looking, she a beautiful apartment to rent.

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Exercise 3
NEGATIVE SENTENCES

A. Choose the Correct Word

Choose the correct verb from the list to the right to complete the following
sentences. Put the verb in the negative form of the present perfect tense.

1. Matthew is waiting on the corner for his girlfriend, but she yet. Word List:

2. My brother lives in a different country. I him for two years. • fix
• begin
3. E
 llie and Bill got a divorce five years ago. • arrive
They to each other since then. • be
• see
4. It is only 8:45. The class yet. • stop
• speak
5. It started to snow last night, and it still .
• buy
6. She has finally decided which car she wants, but she it yet. • read
• visit
7. I heard that the movie at the Roxy Theatre is great, but I it yet.

8. I bought a newspaper today, but I still it.

9. He took his car to the service station yesterday, but they it yet.

10. T
 he Andersons moved out of New York ten years ago,
and they back to the city since then.

B. Matching

Match each question on the left with the correct answer on the right.

1. Has he finished university yet? a) No, he hasn’t. He’s still talking.

2. Have you eaten breakfast yet? b) No, I haven’t. My wife’s still reading it.
3. Have they gotten married yet? c) No, he hasn’t graduated yet.
4. Has the president finished speaking yet? d) No, it hasn’t. The teacher isn’t here yet.
5. Has Mary watered the plants yet? e) No, they haven’t finished yet.
6. Has the doctor seen you yet? f) No, they haven’t. They’re still engaged.
7. Has the sun come out yet? g) No, she hasn’t. They are still dry.
8. Have they finished their homework yet? h) No, I haven’t. I’ll eat in a few minutes.
9. Has the class begun yet? i) No, she hasn’t. She is with another patient.
10. Have you read the paper yet? j) No, it hasn’t. It’s still raining.

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Exercise 4
ALREADY, STILL & YET

A. Mrs. Tanner’s School Day Schedule

Read the schedule below and make ten positive and negative
sentences using already, yet, or still and the present perfect tense.
Assume it is now 12:00 pm.

Time Activity Time Activity

8:30 arrive at school 12:15 eat lunch, go for a walk

9:00 take attendance, teach French class 1:00 meet with Joe’s parents

10:00 meet with the principal 2:00 take students to the library

11:00 teach Spanish class 3:00 read students’ essays

11:30 write report cards 4:00 go home

Ex. Mrs. Tanner has already taken attendance.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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