Grammar Practice Worksheets ✎
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Tense
Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the
present prefect tense.
take / work / find / see / speak / know / begin
do / learn / eat / have / write / give / live / buy / be
1. I met Barbara when we were in elementary school. We _______________ each other for over
twenty years.
2. We __________________ many new words since we started this course.
3. That’s a wonderful movie. I ____________________ it three times.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Tonner _____________________ married for 10 years.
5. You are late! The class ________________ already __________________.
6. Robert is my neighbor. He ___________________ next door to me for five years.
7. Mary ____________________ several letters to her parents since she left home.
8. We _____________________ in that restaurant several times.
9. Our teacher _____________________ us a lot of help with the homework assignment.
10. She ______________________ to her landlord many times about the broken window.
11.We have a new camera. We _____________________ some beautiful pictures of the
grandchildren.
12. They ____________________ all their homework already.
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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Present Perfect
Present Perfect Tense - Negative
A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the
negative form of the present prefect tense.
fix / begin / arrive / be / see / stop / speak / buy / read / visit
1. Mathew is waiting on the corner for his girlfriend, but she __________________ yet.
2. My brother lives in a different country. I _____________________ him for two years.
3. Ellie and Bill got a divorce five years ago. They ________________ to each other since then.
4. It is only 8:45. The class _____________________ yet.
5. It started to snow last night and it still __________________________.
6. She has finally decided which car she wants, but she ________________________ it yet.
7. I heard that the movie at the Roxy Theater 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.The Andersons moved out of New York ten years ago and they __________________ back
to the city since then.
B. Match the questions 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, he hasn’t. He is with another patient.
10. Have you read the paper yet? J) No, it hasn’t. It’s still raining.
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Present Perfect
Present Perfect Tense with Since and For
Rewrite the following sentences using since or for and the verb provided. You may have to change some of
the words, but keep the same meaning.
Ex. Bill and Rita got married twenty years ago.
Bill and Rita have been married for twenty years. (be)
1. Jordan moved into this apartment in 2005.
__________________________________________________________________________ (live)
2. Ellen and Rose met each other 40 years ago.
__________________________________________________________________________ (know)
3. The teacher came to school at 8:00 this morning.
__________________________________________________________________________ (be)
4. Robbie grew a beard six months ago.
__________________________________________________________________________ (have)
5. Dennis bought his car four years ago.
__________________________________________________________________________ (own)
6. Maria started to wear glasses when she was five years old.
__________________________________________________________________________ (wear)
7. David fell in love with Patricia when they were teenagers.
__________________________________________________________________________ (be)
8. Mark started to work at the bank three years ago.
__________________________________________________________________________ (work)
9. Sam learned how to swim three years ago.
__________________________________________________________________________ (know)
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Present Perfect
Present Perfect Tense with Already/Yet
Mrs. Tonner’s School Day Schedule
8:30 9:00 10:00 11:00 11:30 12:15 1:00 2:00 3:00
read
take students’
meet with teach eat lunch, meet with take
arrive attendance; write report essays;
the Spanish class go for a walk Joe’s students to the
at school teach French cards
principal parents library
class go home at
4:00
Read the schedule above and make 10 sentences using already and yet. Assume it is now 12:00.
Ex. Mrs. Tonner has already taken attendance.________________________________________________
1.____________________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________________________________________________
8. ____________________________________________________________________________________
9. ____________________________________________________________________________________
10. ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Present Perfect
Present Perfect Tense with Ever and Never
Practice using the present perfect tense by asking questions beginning with “Have you ever…?”. Use the
words provided to make your questions.
Ex. you /ever/ be/ to France - Have you ever been to France?
Then answer each question using either a positive or negative reply.
Ex. Have you ever been to France?
Yes, I have. I’ve been there several times. or Yes, I have. I was there last year. or No, I haven’t.
1. the teacher/ ever/ be/ late for class ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. the pilot/ ever/ fly/ in a helicopter ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3. your father/ ever/ make/ dinner for your mother ________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4. you/ ever/ find/ a lot of money on the street ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5. the children/ ever/ go camping/ in the forest ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
6. the baseball team/ ever/ win a championship game ______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
7. the actress/ever/ forget her lines _____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
8. the policeman/ever/ shoot anyone ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
9. the politicians/ever/ break their promises ______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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Present Perfect
Present Perfect – Scrambled Sentences
Put the words below in the correct order to make grammatically correct sentences. (Each sentence is in
the present perfect tense.)
Ex. finished they yet homework their haven’t They haven’t finished their homework yet.
1. week I flu had the since have last
________________________________________________________________________________________
2. time divorced she for been long a has
________________________________________________________________________________________
3. been week absent all school from has he
________________________________________________________________________________________
4. this city apartment lived since I in this have I moved to
________________________________________________________________________________________
5. lesson already that has teacher taught the
________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Edith child since glasses was a worn has she
________________________________________________________________________________________
7. since she at broke work hasn’t her been leg she
________________________________________________________________________________________
8. new very happy the their children puppy they have since got been
________________________________________________________________________________________
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