Mastering Present Perfect: Exercises and Examples

Present Perfect Exercises

ACTIVITIES UNIT 3 EDMODO: PRESENT PERFECT

Write in the Present Perfect

-Tom has swum (SWIM) in the swimming pool this morning.

-Where have you been (YOU/BE) this morning?

-I have felt (FEEL) ill tonight.

-Jonas and Danny haven't played (NOT/PLAY) football with their friends.

-The students have spoken (SPEAK) a lot today in class.

-The teacher of History has explained (EXPLAIN) the American Revolution today.

-The elephant has slept (SLEEP) for fifteen hours today.

-We have broken (BREAK) the door of our classroom.

-The baby has cried (CRY) for twenty minutes.

-My father hasn't worked (NOT/WORK) in Seville since 1987.

-(Jane / READ ) Has Jane read a book?

Complete These Phrases with For/Since

Since 1998

For a long time

Since three o’clock

For two hours

For twenty minutes

Since September

Since last summer

Since 2001

For ten years

Since Monday

Since May

Since he was 8 years old

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

-My brother has just bought (JUST/BUY) a new house in Conil.

-Jack went (GO) to Miami this weekend.

-Jennifer visited (VISIT) her family two weeks ago.

-You played (PLAY) basketball with your friends last Monday.

-Terry has never ridden (NEVER/RIDE) a motorcycle.

-Have you ever (YOU/EVER) met a famous person?

-My friend George had (HAVE) an accident in 2004.

-Sheila studied (STUDY) in Seville since 2009.

Make Questions for the Underlined Words

Caroline has studied English for two hours

Tom and George have travelled to London this weekend

Anne has discovered a gold mine in her country house

James has watched much TV today

Amy Winehouse has died in 2011

Peter has bought a new i-pad in Media Markt

1: How much time has Caroline studied?

2: Where have Tom and George travelled this weekend?

3: Who has watched much TV today?

4: When did Amy Winehouse die?

5: What has Peter bought in Media Markt?