Present Perfect Exercises in English

Present Perfect is one of the most common, but also the most tricky tenses in English. It does not indicate a precise moment in the past, but is always connected to the present: something happened — and you see the result right now. We use it every day: when we say that we have already done something, just finished it, or have never tried it.

In order not to get confused between have and has, not to forget about the third form of the verb and to feel the difference between just, already and yet — you just need to practice a lot. That is why we have collected a whole selection of exercises here. Everything is to the point: no theory, only real examples, tests and repetition training.

Complete 5 exercises and check how confident you feel with Present Perfect — from simple insertions to tests with tricks. At the end, you will find a block with results and analysis.

Goal:
To consolidate the formation of affirmative and negative sentences in the Present Perfect, using the correct form of the auxiliary verb have / has and the third form (Past Participle) of the semantic verb.
Recall the key time markers: already, yet, just, never, ever, since, for, which often indicate the need to use the Present Perfect.
Structure:
Affirmative form: I have seen… / He has gone…
Negative form: I haven’t seen… / She hasn’t gone…
Interrogative form: Have you seen…? / Has he gone…?
✏️ Tasks:

1. I ___ never ___ such a delicious cake. (taste)
2. She ___ ___ to her grandma since last summer. (not/write)
3. They ___ ___ all the exercises already. (complete)
4. He ___ just ___ his leg. (break)
5. My parents ___ ___ to this concert before. (not/be)
6. We ___ ___ the package. (receive)
7. It ___ ___ a lot this week. (rain)
8. You ___ ___ me about that problem. (not/tell)
9. I ___ ___ my English significantly. (improve)
10. She ___ ___ any of the emails. (not/open)
11. We ___ ___ all the furniture. (assemble)
12. He ___ ___ three cups of coffee today. (drink)
13. They ___ ___ to call us back. (forget)
14. I ___ ___ the wrong file by mistake. (send)
15. She ___ ___ the invitation yet. (not/accept)

✅ You will find the answers to all the exercises at the end of the page.

Goal:
Learn to correctly use the time markers typical for the Present Perfect, such as:
already, just, yet, never, ever, since, for, and also to correctly insert have / has.
You will see sentences with two gaps:
one for the auxiliary verb (have/has),
the other for the marker word.
✏️ Tasks:

1. I ___ ___ finished my homework. (just)
2. She ___ ___ been to New York. (never)
3. They ___ ___ cleaned their room. (already)
4. We ___ ___ heard this song. (never)
5. You ___ ___ met him before. (ever)
6. He ___ ___ arrived. (not yet)
7. I ___ ___ sent the email. (already)
8. It ___ ___ started raining. (just)
9. She ___ ___ done her makeup. (already)
10. They ___ ___ watched this film. (not yet)
11. We ___ ___ spoke about it. (just)
12. He ___ ___ finished his coffee. (already)
13. I ___ ___ seen such a thing! (never)
14. You ___ ___ been late. (never)
15. We ___ ___ known each other. (since 2019)

✅ You will find the answers to all the exercises at the end of the page.

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