Present Perfect Simple – Exercises
Write down the sentences. Use the present perfect simple tense.
Complete the following sentences with the correct present
perfect forms.
1. Mrs Snow_________________a fantastic cake. (make)
2. Debbie___________________a new bike. (buy)
3. I___________________my little dog yet. (not feed)
4. Sally and Jenny__________________a new CD player.
(get)
5. Chris ______________________wood for a raft. (not find)
6. The students ______________________their homework.
(not do)
7. Nick can't play football today. He__________________an
accident with his bike. (have)
8. Liz__________________her homework yet. (not finish)
9.___________Julia______________to school today? (be)
10. What_____________you___________for lunch today,
Mum? (make)
11. Sandra_______________________a lot of things for her
birthday party, but she____________________the cakes
yet. (buy, not make)
Write down the questions and the short answers –
Present Perfect.
Ex.: Snoopy / catch / a mouse. Snoopy has caught a mouse.
1. Brian / play / football
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2. Susan / read / her new book
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3. I / find / some money in the street
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4. Mr and Mrs Baker / have / an accident
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5. Tom Davis / win / the tennis match
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6. Alison Brown / lose / her keys
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7. Mr Martin / make / breakfast for the boys
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8. The girls / bring / some wood for the fire
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9. The Snows / complete / a cheap car insurance
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10. Mrs Black / wash / the dishes
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Take the words in brackets to complete the
sentences in the present perfect simple.
Ex. the Coopers / arrive / yet
Have the Coopers arrived yet? No, they haven’t.
1. you / ever be / in Sweden
________________________? Yes, _________.
2. Tim / find / his workbook
_________________________? No, ________.
3. he / ever read / a book from Shakespeare
_________________________? Yes, ________.
5. you / ever play / the piano
_________________________? Yes, ________.
6. you / hear / from Daniel lately
___________________________? Yes, ______.
7. it / snow / this winter
___________________________? Yes, ______.
8. you / sleep / well all night
__________________________? No, ________.
9. she / already finish
__________________________? No, ________.
10. Susan / ride / a bike before
__________________________? No, ________.
She____________________a lot of different things. (buy)
My sister__________________the house so far. (not leave)
Darren____________________back from work. (just come)
We____________to spend our holidays there. (never want)
He____________________in his office. (not arrive)
My father_____________________away on business. (be)
They_________________from the mall so far. (not return)
I_________________________his last novel. (just finish)
Zoe______________the night train to Amsterdam. (take)
Use the following words to form questions in the
present perfect simple.
not help / you / your sister / why -
_______________________________________?
they / release / already / their new album -
__________________________________________?
she / ever / be / to the United States -
__________________________________________?
never / they / eat / fish and chips -
__________________________________________?
Peter / all day / be / where
-____________________________________________?
you / your homework / already / finish
______________________________________?