Grade 4 worksheet on present perfect tense with sentence rewriting exercises and a soccer-themed illustration.

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🎯 Task: Rewrite each sentence from the present tense to the present perfect tense.

> 💡 Reminder:
> - Present tense: I play, he goes, she eats → describes habitual actions or general truths.
> - Present perfect tense: I have played, he has gone, she has eaten → describes actions that happened at an unspecified time before now, or actions that started in the past and continue to the present.
> - Structure: have/has + past participle

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## ✏️ Rewriting the Sentences:

1. He goes to the party.
→ He has gone to the party.
*(“Gone” is the past participle of “go” — implies he is already there.)*

2. She eats dinner.
→ She has eaten dinner.
*(“Eaten” is the past participle of “eat” — implies she finished eating.)*

3. Oscar likes to play soccer.
→ Oscar has liked to play soccer.
*(This is grammatically correct but sounds unnatural. Usually, we don’t use present perfect with “like” unless emphasizing duration. Better: “Oscar has played soccer.” But since the original says “likes,” we follow the structure strictly.)*
⚠️ *Note: This one is tricky. “Likes” expresses a state, not an action. Present perfect of “like” is rarely used unless you mean “has liked for X years.” If allowed to adjust meaning slightly for naturalness, you might say “Oscar has played soccer.” But per instructions, we stick to rewriting exactly: “has liked.”*

4. Four of us play the drums.
→ Four of us have played the drums.
*(“Played” is the past participle of “play” — implies they’ve done it at least once before now.)*

5. Melanie sleeps for eight hours.
→ Melanie has slept for eight hours.
*(“Slept” is the past participle — implies she completed sleeping for 8 hours recently.)*

6. Ryan has six cats and four dogs.
→ Ryan has had six cats and four dogs.
*(“Had” is the past participle of “have” — this means Ryan owned them at some point in the past up to now. It implies possession over time.)*
⚠️ *Note: This is a bit awkward because “has six cats” is a current state. The present perfect “has had” suggests he acquired them in the past and still has them — which is acceptable if we assume continuity. Alternatively, if he still owns them, “has” is fine, but the task asks for present perfect, so we change it to “has had.”*

7. My parents think France is the most beautiful country.
→ My parents have thought France is the most beautiful country.
*(“Thought” is the past participle of “think” — this implies they held this belief in the past, possibly still do. Again, a bit unnatural — usually we’d say “have believed” or just leave as is. But per rules: “have thought.”)*

8. The policemen arrest the criminals.
→ The policemen have arrested the criminals.
*(“Arrested” is the past participle — implies the action is completed.)*

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## ✍️ Now try on your own:

1. Write a sentence using the present tense.

> Example: I walk to school every day.

2. Write the same sentence using the present perfect tense.

> Example: I have walked to school (today / this week / ever).
> *(You need to add context like “today” or “this week” to make it meaningful.)*

✔ Another example:
- Present: She reads books.
- Present perfect: She has read three books this month.

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## 📝 Final Answer Summary:

Rewritten Sentences (Present Perfect):

1. He has gone to the party.
2. She has eaten dinner.
3. Oscar has liked to play soccer. *(or better: Oscar has played soccer — if allowed to adapt meaning)*
4. Four of us have played the drums.
5. Melanie has slept for eight hours.
6. Ryan has had six cats and four dogs.
7. My parents have thought France is the most beautiful country.
8. The policemen have arrested the criminals.

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## 💡 Teaching Tip:
When teaching present perfect, emphasize:
- Unspecified time in the past (“I have visited Paris.” — doesn’t say when)
- Experience (“I have seen that movie.”)
- Change or new information (“He has broken his leg.”)
- Continuation from past to present (“I have lived here for 5 years.”)

Let me know if you want printable versions or more practice sentences! 😊