Let's solve this
Present Perfect Tense exercise step by step.
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🔹 Understanding the Present Perfect Tense
The
present perfect tense is used to describe actions that happened at an unspecified time before now or actions that started in the past and continue into the present.
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✔ Structure:
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Subject + has/have + past participle (V3)
- Use
has with singular subjects (he, she, it, Ali, Fatima, etc.)
- Use
have with plural subjects (they, we, all my friends, etc.)
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Now, let’s go through each sentence and fill in the correct verb form using the
present perfect tense.
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✔ Answers with Explanation:
1)
Ahmed ________ the wall. (paint)
→ Ahmed
has painted the wall.
✔️ "Ahmed" is singular → use
has +
painted (past participle of paint)
2)
She ________ the plants in her garden. (water)
→ She
has watered the plants in her garden.
✔️ "She" is singular →
has +
watered
3)
He ________ to Switzerland. (be)
→ He
has been to Switzerland.
✔️ "He" is singular →
has +
been (past participle of "be")
4)
All my friends ________ the homework. (complete)
→ All my friends
have completed the homework.
✔️ "All my friends" is plural →
have +
completed
5)
Fatima ________ a beautiful story. (write)
→ Fatima
has written a beautiful story.
✔️ "Fatima" is singular →
has +
written
6)
Ali ________ French. (learn)
→ Ali
has learned French.
✔️ "Ali" is singular →
has +
learned (or "learnt" – both are acceptable)
7)
They ________ the volleyball. (play)
→ They
have played the volleyball.
✔️ "They" is plural →
have +
played
8)
My uncle ________ a cake. (bake)
→ My uncle
has baked a cake.
✔️ "My uncle" is singular →
has +
baked
9)
My dad ________ Louvre. (visit)
→ My dad
has visited Louvre.
✔️ "My dad" is singular →
has +
visited
10)
My sister ________ the chair. (break)
→ My sister
has broken the chair.
✔️ "My sister" is singular →
has +
broken
11)
She ________ her car keys at the shop. (forgot)
→ She
has forgotten her car keys at the shop.
✔️ "She" is singular →
has +
forgotten
📌 Note: "Forgot" is the simple past; the past participle is
forgotten.
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✔ Final Answers:
1) has painted
2) has watered
3) has been
4) have completed
5) has written
6) has learned
7) have played
8) has baked
9) has visited
10) has broken
11) has forgotten
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💡 Tip:
Always check:
- Subject number (singular/plural) → choose
has or
have
- Use the
past participle (V3) form of the verb
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of perfect tense worksheet.