Practice on Present Perfect and Past Perfect

Use present perfect in the next sentence: I ____ done my homework.

• have

• has

• had

Answer explanation

When we use the pronouns "I", "you", "we", and "they", the auxiliary we have to use is "have".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Use present perfect in the next sentence: She _____ been to Italy.

• have

• has

• had

Answer explanation

When we use the pronouns "she", "he", and "it", we have to use the auxiliary "has".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Use present perfect in the next sentence: Robert _______ come to his sister's house.

• have

• has

• had

Answer explanation

In present perfect tense, we use "has" when we have names and nouns. For example, San Francisco has been my favorite city for 3 years.

Astrid has arrived at university.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Is the following question in present perfect correct?

Has I become a great person?

• Yes, it is

• No, it is not

Answer explanation

Regarding questions with present perfect tense, we start with "Has" when the pronoun is "he", "she", "it", or a name.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Is the following question in present perfect correct?

Have we talked to that person?

• Yes, it is

• No, it is not

Answer explanation

Regarding questions with present perfect tense, we start with "Have" when the pronoun is "we", "they", or "you".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Use past perfect with the following sentence: I ____ opened the door before I went out.

• have

• has

• had

Answer explanation

In past perfect tense, we use the auxiliary "had" with every pronoun, name, and noun. For example:

She had eaten a slice of pizza.

He had walked to the grocery store.

We had watched Rush Hour 3.

Daniela had watered her plants.

My dog had played with 3 toys.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Is the following question in past perfect correct?

Had Carla went to her mother's house?

• Yes, it is

• No, it is not

Answer explanation

It is incorrect because "went" is not a verb in past participle. The past participle form of "go" is "gone".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Fill out the following empty space: I had (a)   you before my mother sent me a message (call)

Answer explanation

The past participle form of "call" is "called".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Fill out the following empty space: He has (a)   some rice with chicken (cook).

Answer explanation

"cooked" is the past participle form of "cook".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Is the following sentence correct?

He have not come here yet.

• Yes, it is

• No, it is not

Answer explanation

The negative form of present perfect tense is "has not" or "hasn't" when we have the pronouns "she", "he", and "it". It is also used when we have a name or a noun.

The expression "have not" or "haven't" is used when we have the pronouns "they", "we", and "you".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D