Let's solve this 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 fill in the gaps using the correct form of the verbs provided.
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✔ Answers with Explanation:
1)
Ahmed _________ the wall. (paint)
→ Ahmed is singular → use
has
→ Past participle of "paint" =
painted
✔ Ahmed has painted the wall.
2)
She _________ the plants in her garden. (water)
→ She is singular → use
has
→ Past participle of "water" =
watered
✔ She has watered the plants in her garden.
3)
He _________ to Switzerland. (be)
→ He is singular → use
has
→ Past participle of "be" =
been
✔ He has been to Switzerland.
*(Note: "has been to" means he visited and returned.)*
4)
All my friends _________ the homework. (complete)
→ "All my friends" is plural → use
have
→ Past participle of "complete" =
completed
✔ All my friends have completed the homework.
5)
Fatima _________ a beautiful story. (write)
→ Fatima is singular → use
has
→ Past participle of "write" =
written
✔ Fatima has written a beautiful story.
6)
Ali _________ French. (learn)
→ Ali is singular → use
has
→ Past participle of "learn" =
learnt or
learned (both are correct)
✔ Ali has learnt/learned French.
7)
They _________ the volleyball. (play)
→ "They" is plural → use
have
→ Past participle of "play" =
played
✔ They have played the volleyball.
8)
My uncle _________ a cake. (bake)
→ "My uncle" is singular → use
has
→ Past participle of "bake" =
baked
✔ My uncle has baked a cake.
9)
My dad _________ Louvre. (visit)
→ "My dad" is singular → use
has
→ Past participle of "visit" =
visited
✔ My dad has visited Louvre.
10)
My sister _________ the chair. (break)
→ "My sister" is singular → use
has
→ Past participle of "break" =
broken
✔ My sister has broken the chair.
11)
She _________ her car keys at the shop. (forgot)
→ "She" is singular → use
has
→ The verb given is
forgot, which is the past simple form. But for present perfect, we need the
past participle of "forget" →
forgotten
✔ She has forgotten her car keys at the shop.
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✔ Final Answers:
1) has painted
2) has watered
3) has been
4) have completed
5) has written
6) has learnt / has learned
7) have played
8) has baked
9) has visited
10) has broken
11) has forgotten
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📝 Summary Tips:
- Always check if the subject is singular or plural.
- Use
has for singular,
have for plural.
- Use the
past participle (V3) form of the verb.
- For irregular verbs (like *be*, *go*, *write*, *break*, *forget*), memorize their past participles.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of present perfect tenses worksheet.
