Present perfect

She_________ five letters (write)

• has written

• have written

• has wrote

• have write

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'has written' because the subject 'She' requires the singular form of the verb 'has written' instead of 'have written'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

School_____ yet (not start)

• have not start

• had not started

• has not started

• has not start

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'has not started' because the subject 'school' is singular, so the correct verb form is 'has not started' in the present perfect tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

She____ dinner. (cook)

• have cook

• has cooked

• had cooked

• have cooked

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'has cooked' because it matches the subject 'She' and the present perfect tense of the verb 'cook'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I_____ my key (lose)

• have lost

• have lose

• has lost

• had lose

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have lost' because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, requiring the auxiliary verb 'have' followed by the past participle 'lost'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I_____to Australia. (never to be)

• never have been

• have never is

• have never was

• have never been

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have never been' as it correctly completes the sentence with the present perfect tense to indicate the speaker has never traveled to Australia.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

____you____ that movie many times? (see)

• has, see

• have, seen

• had, seen

• seen, have

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'have, seen' because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, which requires the auxiliary verb 'have' followed by the past participle 'seen'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

______ there ever____ a war in the United States? (to be)

• have, to be

• has, been

• have, been

• had, is

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'has, been' because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, requiring 'has' as the auxiliary verb and 'been' as the past participle of 'to be'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Man_____ on the Moon (walk)

• has walked

• has walk

• have walked

• had walk

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'has walked' because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues into the present.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

James_________ his homework yet (not finish)

• had not finished

• has not finish

• has not finished

• have not finish

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'has not finished' because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, requiring 'has' as the auxiliary verb and 'finished' as the past participle of the main verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

____you___ the book yet? (read)

• have, readed

• has, readed

• have, read

• has, read

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'have, read' because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, and 'have' is used with 'you'. The verb 'read' should remain in the base form without 'ed'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D