Present Perfect Tense Exercise

Make sentences in the present perfect tense.

We make the present perfect tense forms by putting has / have before the past participle form of the verb.

Note that has is used when the subject is a singular noun or third person singular pronoun.

Have is used when the subject is a plural noun or plural pronoun. The first person singular I and the second person you also take have.

Exercise

1. I …………………….. (watch) that film.

2. She ………………………… (eat) her breakfast.

3. He ………………………… (finish) his homework.

4. She ………………………… (do) her work.

5. I ………………………….. (apply) for that job.

6. The cat …………………………. (drink) all the milk.

7. The clock …………………………. (strike) nine.

8. John ……………………………. (pass) the test.

9. The guests ……………………….. (arrive)

10. She ………………………… (work) here for 10 years.

11. I ……………………….. (know) him for a long time.

12. The child ………………………. (sleep) for several hours.

13. Janet ………………………….. (win) the first prize.

14. Sita ……………………………… (write) a novel.

Answers

1. I have watched that film.

2. She has eaten her breakfast.

3. He has finished his homework.

4. She has done her work.

5. I have applied for that job.

6. The cat has drunk all the milk.

7. The clock has struck nine.

8. John has passed the test.

9. The guests have arrived.

10. She has worked here for 10 years.

11. I have known him for a long time.

12. The child has slept for several hours.

13. Janet has won the first prize.

14. Sita has written a novel.