Present Perfect

• English
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)

The present perfect tense refers to an action or state that either occurred 

at an indefinite time in the past (e.g., we have talked before) 

or began in the past and continued to the present time

 (e.g., he has grown impatient over the last hour).

This tense is formed by have/has + the past participle.

1) The first element is have or has,

(depending on the subject the verb is matched with.)

2)The second element is the past participle of the verb, 

which is usually formed by adding -ed or -d to the verb’s root 

(e.g., walked, cleaned, typed, perambulated, jumped, laughed, sautéed)

 They ..............written a text.

1. have
2. has

3HB .................. learned about the present perfect.

1. have
2. has

Ken and Liz ..................learned to juggle.

1. have
2. has

I ..................................
in a restaurant before.

1. never have worked
2. never has worked
3. have never worked
4. has never worked

She ..............................
to India twice.

1. has been
2. have been
3. has were
4. have were

We ...................................
the apple tree

1. has already planted
2. have already planted
3. already has planted
4. already have planted

Emma ..........................
this film on TV

1. never have seen
2. has never saw
3. has never seen
4. have never seen

Andy ......................
his sister's bike.

1. have not repaired
2. has not repaired
3. have not repairing
4. has not repairing

I ..............................
a new laptop.

1. have bought
2. have buyed
3. has bought
4. has buyed

is het al afgelopen?

nee

present perfect

ja

staat er in de zin

wanneer het is

gebeurd?

ja

past simple

nee

present perfect

Peter ........................... football yesterday

1. Peter played
2. Peter playing
3. Peter has played
4. Peter have played

They ................. the car. It looks new again

1. cleaned
2. cleant
3. has cleaned
4. have cleaned

Last year we .................... to Italy

1. goed
2. went
3. has gone
4. have gone

I ............ my keys, so I can't open that door

1. lose
2. lost
3. has lost
4. have lost

Nina.................... her leg. She is still in hospital

1. breaks
2. broke
3. has broken
4. have broken

I ............................. here all my life

1. living
2. lived
3. has lived
4. have lived