PRESENT PERFECT - Complete the Sentences

Grammar Info
Activity 1: Complete Sentences

Present Perfect Tense

How to Form the Present Perfect

The Present Perfect is formed with: HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE

Affirmative Sentences

  • I have finished my homework.
  • You have seen that movie.
  • He/She/It has eaten lunch.
  • We have visited Paris.
  • They have learned English.

Negative Sentences

  • I have not (haven't) finished my homework.
  • You have not (haven't) seen that movie.
  • He/She/It has not (hasn't) eaten lunch.
  • We have not (haven't) visited Paris.
  • They have not (haven't) learned English.

Questions

  • Have I finished my homework?
  • Have you seen that movie?
  • Has he/she/it eaten lunch?
  • Have we visited Paris?
  • Have they learned English?

When to Use Present Perfect

  • Experiences: I have been to Japan.
  • Recent actions: She has just arrived.
  • Unfinished time: We have lived here for 5 years.
  • Results in the present: I have lost my keys.
  • Life experiences: He has never tried sushi.

Regular vs Irregular Verbs

Regular Verbs (add -ed)

  • work → worked
  • play → played
  • watch → watched
  • live → lived
  • want → wanted

Irregular Verbs

  • be → been
  • see → seen
  • go → gone
  • do → done
  • have → had
  • buy → bought
  • teach → taught

Activity 1: Complete with Present Perfect

Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

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