Proofreading and verb tense worksheet for language learning.
A colorful English grammar worksheet for proofreading and verb tense practice, featuring a snowman, rainbow, and chair illustration, with exercises on correcting mistakes and changing bracketed words to past or present perfect tense.
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## ✔ Part 1: Proofreading — Underline the mistake and write the correct word on the line.
We need to find grammatical errors (usually verb tense, subject-verb agreement, or article/word choice) and correct them.
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1. Have Jess showed up to the party yet?
→ Mistake: “Have Jess” → Subject-verb agreement error. “Jess” is singular, so we need “Has”.
✔ Corrected: Has Jess showed up to the party yet?
> *Note: Also, “showed” is past simple; for present perfect, it should be “shown”, but the instruction says “write the correct word on the line”, implying only one word correction. Since “Have” is clearly wrong, we change it to “Has”. If you want full correction: “Has Jess shown up...”*
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2. Mr and Mrs Chung has not made any mistake on the paper.
→ Mistake: “has” → “Mr and Mrs Chung” is plural (two people), so use “have”.
✔ Corrected: Mr and Mrs Chung have not made any mistake on the paper.
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3. I have given you two pieces of paper this morning.
→ Mistake: “have given” → This is present perfect, which is used for actions with present relevance. “This morning” is a completed time in the past → use simple past.
✔ Corrected: I gave you two pieces of paper this morning.
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4. My mom has bought my brother a pair of short.
→ Mistake: “short” → Should be plural “shorts” (clothing item).
✔ Corrected: My mom has bought my brother a pair of shorts.
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5. I visited Japan three times already.
→ Mistake: “visited” → “already” suggests present perfect tense (action completed before now).
✔ Corrected: I have visited Japan three times already.
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6. We had 2 hot dogs for lunch last night.
→ Mistake: “had” → This is correct! No mistake.
✔ No mistake.
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7. Did you buy us any souvenirs last Sunday?
→ Mistake: “buy” → In past simple questions, we use base form after “did”, so this is actually correct.
✔ No mistake.
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8. I have already finished our revision!
→ Mistake: None — this is grammatically correct. Present perfect + “already” = fine.
✔ No mistake.
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9. Did you already made a snowman?
→ Mistake: “made” → After “did”, we use base verb: “make”.
✔ Corrected: Did you already make a snowman?
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10. I didn’t start yet.
→ Mistake: “didn’t start” → “yet” suggests present perfect.
✔ Corrected: I haven’t started yet.
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11. We have already finished washing our hands. They are still wet.
→ Mistake: None — This is logically odd (why are they still wet if you finished washing?), but grammatically correct.
✔ No mistake.
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12. How many times did you go on a boat trip?
→ Mistake: None — Simple past is fine for completed actions.
✔ No mistake.
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13. He has never rode on a boat before.
→ Mistake: “rode” → Past participle of “ride” is “ridden”.
✔ Corrected: He has never ridden on a boat before.
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14. How many time has the child seen a rainbow before?
→ Mistake: “time” → Should be plural “times” because “how many” requires plural countable noun.
✔ Corrected: How many times has the child seen a rainbow before?
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15. She has seen a rainbow three times.
→ Mistake: None — Correct use of present perfect.
✔ No mistake.
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## ✔ Part 2: Change the bracketed words into “past tense” or “present perfect tense”.
We need to choose the correct tense based on context.
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1. I ______ (eat) two hours ago.
→ “Two hours ago” = specific past time → Past Tense
✔ ate
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2. How many times ______ you ______ (write) me a letter?
→ Asking about life experience up to now → Present Perfect
✔ have...written
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3. I am still sad because I ______ (lose) my watch yesterday.
→ “Yesterday” = specific past time → Past Tense
✔ lost
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4. The kids ______ (see) this movie more than 4 times.
→ Emphasizing experience up to now → Present Perfect
✔ have seen
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5. I ______ (not be) to Canada before but I wish to go there one day.
→ Talking about life experience → Present Perfect
✔ have not been (or haven’t been)
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6. ______ you ______ (take) my coat? It was here just now.
→ “Just now” = recent past, often used with present perfect when result is visible.
✔ Have...taken
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7. My uncle ______ (make) a wooden chair for me last winter.
→ “Last winter” = specific past time → Past Tense
✔ made
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8. ______ you ______ (close) all the windows yet?
→ “Yet” = present perfect marker → Present Perfect
✔ Have...closed
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## 🎯 Final Answer Summary:
| # | Correction |
|---|------------|
| 1 | Has |
| 2 | have |
| 3 | gave |
| 4 | shorts |
| 5 | have visited |
| 6 | ✔ No mistake |
| 7 | ✔ No mistake |
| 8 | ✔ No mistake |
| 9 | make |
|10 | haven’t started |
|11 | ✔ No mistake |
|12 | ✔ No mistake |
|13 | ridden |
|14 | times |
|15 | ✔ No mistake |
*(Note: For #1, technically “shown” is better than “showed”, but since the instruction says “write the correct word on the line”, changing “Have” to “Has” fixes the main error.)*
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1. ate
2. have...written
3. lost
4. have seen
5. have not been
6. Have...taken
7. made
8. Have...closed
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✔ You’re all set! Let me know if you’d like this formatted as a printable answer key.
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## ✔ Part 1: Proofreading — Underline the mistake and write the correct word on the line.
We need to find grammatical errors (usually verb tense, subject-verb agreement, or article/word choice) and correct them.
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1. Have Jess showed up to the party yet?
→ Mistake: “Have Jess” → Subject-verb agreement error. “Jess” is singular, so we need “Has”.
✔ Corrected: Has Jess showed up to the party yet?
> *Note: Also, “showed” is past simple; for present perfect, it should be “shown”, but the instruction says “write the correct word on the line”, implying only one word correction. Since “Have” is clearly wrong, we change it to “Has”. If you want full correction: “Has Jess shown up...”*
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2. Mr and Mrs Chung has not made any mistake on the paper.
→ Mistake: “has” → “Mr and Mrs Chung” is plural (two people), so use “have”.
✔ Corrected: Mr and Mrs Chung have not made any mistake on the paper.
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3. I have given you two pieces of paper this morning.
→ Mistake: “have given” → This is present perfect, which is used for actions with present relevance. “This morning” is a completed time in the past → use simple past.
✔ Corrected: I gave you two pieces of paper this morning.
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4. My mom has bought my brother a pair of short.
→ Mistake: “short” → Should be plural “shorts” (clothing item).
✔ Corrected: My mom has bought my brother a pair of shorts.
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5. I visited Japan three times already.
→ Mistake: “visited” → “already” suggests present perfect tense (action completed before now).
✔ Corrected: I have visited Japan three times already.
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6. We had 2 hot dogs for lunch last night.
→ Mistake: “had” → This is correct! No mistake.
✔ No mistake.
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7. Did you buy us any souvenirs last Sunday?
→ Mistake: “buy” → In past simple questions, we use base form after “did”, so this is actually correct.
✔ No mistake.
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8. I have already finished our revision!
→ Mistake: None — this is grammatically correct. Present perfect + “already” = fine.
✔ No mistake.
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9. Did you already made a snowman?
→ Mistake: “made” → After “did”, we use base verb: “make”.
✔ Corrected: Did you already make a snowman?
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10. I didn’t start yet.
→ Mistake: “didn’t start” → “yet” suggests present perfect.
✔ Corrected: I haven’t started yet.
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11. We have already finished washing our hands. They are still wet.
→ Mistake: None — This is logically odd (why are they still wet if you finished washing?), but grammatically correct.
✔ No mistake.
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12. How many times did you go on a boat trip?
→ Mistake: None — Simple past is fine for completed actions.
✔ No mistake.
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13. He has never rode on a boat before.
→ Mistake: “rode” → Past participle of “ride” is “ridden”.
✔ Corrected: He has never ridden on a boat before.
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14. How many time has the child seen a rainbow before?
→ Mistake: “time” → Should be plural “times” because “how many” requires plural countable noun.
✔ Corrected: How many times has the child seen a rainbow before?
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15. She has seen a rainbow three times.
→ Mistake: None — Correct use of present perfect.
✔ No mistake.
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## ✔ Part 2: Change the bracketed words into “past tense” or “present perfect tense”.
We need to choose the correct tense based on context.
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1. I ______ (eat) two hours ago.
→ “Two hours ago” = specific past time → Past Tense
✔ ate
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2. How many times ______ you ______ (write) me a letter?
→ Asking about life experience up to now → Present Perfect
✔ have...written
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3. I am still sad because I ______ (lose) my watch yesterday.
→ “Yesterday” = specific past time → Past Tense
✔ lost
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4. The kids ______ (see) this movie more than 4 times.
→ Emphasizing experience up to now → Present Perfect
✔ have seen
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5. I ______ (not be) to Canada before but I wish to go there one day.
→ Talking about life experience → Present Perfect
✔ have not been (or haven’t been)
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6. ______ you ______ (take) my coat? It was here just now.
→ “Just now” = recent past, often used with present perfect when result is visible.
✔ Have...taken
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7. My uncle ______ (make) a wooden chair for me last winter.
→ “Last winter” = specific past time → Past Tense
✔ made
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8. ______ you ______ (close) all the windows yet?
→ “Yet” = present perfect marker → Present Perfect
✔ Have...closed
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## 🎯 Final Answer Summary:
Part 1: Proofreading
| # | Correction |
|---|------------|
| 1 | Has |
| 2 | have |
| 3 | gave |
| 4 | shorts |
| 5 | have visited |
| 6 | ✔ No mistake |
| 7 | ✔ No mistake |
| 8 | ✔ No mistake |
| 9 | make |
|10 | haven’t started |
|11 | ✔ No mistake |
|12 | ✔ No mistake |
|13 | ridden |
|14 | times |
|15 | ✔ No mistake |
*(Note: For #1, technically “shown” is better than “showed”, but since the instruction says “write the correct word on the line”, changing “Have” to “Has” fixes the main error.)*
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Part 2: Verb Tense Change
1. ate
2. have...written
3. lost
4. have seen
5. have not been
6. Have...taken
7. made
8. Have...closed
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✔ You’re all set! Let me know if you’d like this formatted as a printable answer key.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of present perfect tenses worksheet.
