Class 5 English — The present perfect

Build the present perfect with have or has and a past participle, and tell it apart from the simple past.

Name: ________________________

1.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- have
- never
- seen
- We
- such a big kite.
2.Two words, please. Use the present perfect of "play": They ____ two matches so far.
3.Sort each sentence by its tense.
Groups: Present perfect · Simple past
- They have painted the wall.
- He lost his pen on Monday.
- They painted the wall in May.
- We have visited the museum.
- We visited the museum last year.
- He has lost his pen.
4.Which sentence is in the present perfect?
- a) She is washing the dishes.
- b) She washes the dishes.
- c) She has washed the dishes.
- d) She washed the dishes.
5.Two words, please. Use the present perfect of "break": Somebody ____ the window.
6.Match each verb to its past participle — the form that follows have or has.
- eat
- write
- see
- do
- take
- give
- seen
- taken
- written
- done
- given
- eaten
7.I have ____ that film twice.
- a) seeing
- b) saw
- c) see
- d) seen
8.Meera ____ finished her homework.
- a) have
- b) haves
- c) having
- d) has

Answer key — Class 5 English — The present perfect

1. 1. We 2. have 3. never 4. seen 5. such a big kite.
2. have played
3. We have visited the museum. → Present perfect; We visited the museum last year. → Simple past; He has lost his pen. → Present perfect; He lost his pen on Monday. → Simple past; They have painted the wall. → Present perfect; They painted the wall in May. → Simple past
4. c) She has washed the dishes.
5. has broken
6. eat → eaten; write → written; see → seen; do → done; take → taken; give → given
7. d) seen
8. d) has