299 FREE Present Perfect Worksheets: Teach Present Perfect With Confidence!

FREE Present Perfect Worksheets

Some verb tenses, like the present simple, are easy to teach - which is why most ESL teachers cover them first, at the very beginning of level one. But soon you and your class will move on to the next few verb tenses - and eventually, you’re going to have to teach the present perfect. This tense can be a little hard for students to grasp at first - and it can also be tricky to distinguish from the past simple. Still, it’s crucial for your students to learn how to use it correctly.

Many ESL teachers start to run out of ideas for present perfect-related activities after the second or third class spent focusing on this tense. And that’s understandable - sometimes it seems like there are only so many ways to approach the present perfect before both you and your students start to tune out. Making sure your students learn to understand and produce present perfect verbs correctly means providing a steady supply of new, interesting, and challenging activities - and that can be tough to manage.

That’s exactly why BusyTeacher.org offers 299 present perfect worksheets - all of them tested and student-approved in real ESL classrooms all over the world. Whether you’re looking for simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets for introducing your students to the present perfect tense, or searching for new games and activities that’ll inspire your students to use the present perfect in creative ways, BusyTeacher.org has got you covered.

Our 299 worksheets cover all aspects of the present perfect, from regular verbs to irregular ones; from pronunciation to proper construction. And they teach these concepts in a diverse variety of ways, from board games and rhyming activities to listening activities with popular songs and online videos. These worksheets will do a lot more than just drill your students on the present perfect tense - they’ll encourage your class to think about how and where the present perfect is used, and start to produce it on their own.

Each of these worksheets has been created for ESL teachers by ESL teachers. Our entire community is composed of teachers just like you, working in ESL classrooms around the world. These worksheets represent the best of what’s really worked in their classes - and they’re making it available to you, for free, without any registration required. So if you’d like to give back by sharing one of your own popular worksheets, click the “Submit a worksheet” button at the bottom of this page - we’d love to see what’s worked for you!

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GRAMMAR TIP:What Is Present Perfect?
The present perfect is a grammatical combination of the present tense and the perfect aspect, used to express a past event that has present consequences. An example is "I have eaten" (so I'm not hungry). Depending on the specific language, the events described by present perfects are not necessarily completed, as in "I have been eating" or "I have lived here for five years." The present perfect is a compound tense in English, as in many other languages, meaning that it is formed by combining an auxiliary verb with the main verb. For example, in modern English, it is formed by combining a present-tense form of the auxiliary verb "to have" with the past participle of the main verb. In the above example, "have" is the auxiliary verb, where as the past participle "eaten" is the main verb. The two verbs are sometimes labeled "V1" and "V2" in grammar instruction. In modern English, the auxiliary verb for forming the present perfect is always to have.
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How to Teach the Present Perfect Simple Tense

How to Teach the Present Perfect Simple Tense

Nathan Martin
This lesson plan should be used with English learners at an intermediate level. Before starting, students should have a strong understanding of how to use the past simple tense. They should als ...
1 Views 12,994 Int
Mnemonic Rhyming Groups

Mnemonic Rhyming Groups

, Present Perfect,
    Learning can be fun with mnemonics. Irregular verbs, as referenced on this list (colored edited version) of Mnemonic Rhyming Groups can be used to form rhyming songs and to help ...
1 Views 10,892 All
Grammar Review B2 and C1 Levels

Grammar Review B2 and C1 Levels

Manuela Moraes
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This PowerPoint presentation helps students review the time tenses. It includes some warm-up examples (teachers should prepare their own explanations), and three grammar exercises (with answers) ...
1 Views 17,533 AdvExam
SONG – Landslide by Fleetwood Mac covered by The Chicks

SONG – Landslide by Fleetwood Mac covered by The Chicks

Igor de Oliveira Poty
  This worksheet is based on the song Landslide from Fleetwood Mac. The lyrics match The Chicks version better as they are easier to understand. Students listen to and watch the video and ...
1 Views 13,350 Pre-IntIntAdv
Hoarding

Hoarding

Lorena Andrea
  This upper-intermediate worksheet covers the subject of hoarding. Students go through and discuss the questions carefully. Then they watch the video on YouTube through the provided link. ...
1 Views 10,228 Adv
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Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect,
  This worksheet consists of four pages with five exercises on Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous tenses: Choose the correct tense, Complete the sentences, Choose 'for' ...
1 Views 21,403 IntAdv
Revision of Tenses

Revision of Tenses

  This sheet consists of thirty-five sentences to practise the basic English tenses. It also contains most of the other tenses such as the Future Perfect, the Future Continuous, the Presen ...
1 Views 12,271 Pre-IntIntAdv
Present Perfect Worksheet

Present Perfect Worksheet

Charlotte
» » Present Perfect
  This worksheet is suitable for the classroom as well as self-study students. It helps improve the ability to understand the Present Perfect Tense. It also includes how to change Present ...
1 Views 38,999 ElemPre-Int
Mnemonic Rhyming Groups

Mnemonic Rhyming Groups

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  Learning can be fun with mnemonics. In this resource irregular verbs are sorted into rhyming groups that make it easier to memorize them in a short period of time. Actually some groups ...
1 Views 7,429 All
Irregular Past Participles Review

Irregular Past Participles Review

, Present Perfect
  There are 85 sentences to be completed with a different irregular past participle. Some verbs are really easy. Others are more difficult, so it can also be used to improve students' voca ...
1 Views 10,333 IntAdvExam
Present perfect tense

Present perfect tense

Abel
» » Present Perfect
 Write sentences in present perfect using the prompts given. In this exercise, students will be able to correctly write what is happening in each situation using present perfect simple.  ...
1 Views 15,583 Pre-Int
Past Simple or Present Perfect Revision Exercise

Past Simple or Present Perfect Revision Exercise

  This is a worksheet to revise the use of these two tenses: past simple and present perfect. There are six different tasks. Positive sentences, negative sentences, and questions. The last ...
1 Views 35,488 ElemPre-IntInt
Present Perfect With Yet, Just And Already

Present Perfect With Yet, Just And Already

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This worksheet lets students review past participles, and it gives students the opportunity to practise present perfect with “yet, just, already”. In the first exercise students need ...
1 Views 22,323 Pre-Int
Irregular Verbs and Introduction To Present Perfect: Form

Irregular Verbs and Introduction To Present Perfect: Form

Present Perfect, , ,
This worksheet lets students review common irregular verbs and gives them the opportunity to practise the form of present perfect. In the first exercise students complete a table with the past si ...
1 Views 10,445 Pre-Int
Superlatives: Form, And Use With Present Perfect With “Ever”

Superlatives: Form, And Use With Present Perfect With “Ever”

This worksheets lets students revisit the form of superlatives and their use with present perfect with “ever”. In the first exercise students complete a table with the correct compara ...
1 Views 23,593 Pre-Int
Travel Board Game

Travel Board Game

BusyTeacher Contributor
Board game with travel related vocabulary, including questions using present simple, past simple, and present perfect. This can be used with multi-cultural students or students who are familiar wi ...
1 Views 43,985 Pre-IntInt
Grammar Revision with The Cranberries - Animal Instinct

Grammar Revision with The Cranberries - Animal Instinct

Paloma Valencia Castro
This fun activity will help students practice some grammar elements such as past tenses, pronouns and the future with 'will'. Ideal for elementary or pre-intermediate students. The song can be par ...
1 Views 21,547 ElemPre-Int
I Have Never - Present Perfect

I Have Never - Present Perfect

Bianka Molnar
» » Present Perfect
Have you ever played 'Never have I ever...'? - Well, it's time to practise the Present Perfect while having some fun. It can be a great homework assignment or just a practise of understanding the ...
1 Views 35,878 Pre-IntIntAdv
Crossword - Present Perfect and Simple Past

Crossword - Present Perfect and Simple Past

Fontanelli
This is a simple crossword designed for elementary / pre-intermediate / intermediate students. It has been designed to help students learn the differences between past simple and present perfect, ...
18 Views 87,857 ElemPre-IntInt
Find Someone Who....

Find Someone Who....

Delphine
Present Perfect,
I've designed this worksheet for a class activity which will enable teenage students to work out whether their classmates are adventurous...or not. Students go round the class asking a question st ...
6 Views 36,228 ElemPre-Int
Expressions Related to Transport

Expressions Related to Transport

Awder
Present Perfect, ,
This worksheet contains some very useful expressions related to transport and present perfect practice. It is recommended for elementary to intermediate students. The students have a look at the s ...
10 Views 56,237 ElemPre-IntInt
Tenses Table

Tenses Table

Nikki
This is an overview of the different tenses in English: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past simple, past continuous, past perfect,  past perf ...
9 Views 49,133 All
Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

Youlie
Present Perfect,
It focuses on the common mistakes made when using these tenses. It also contains an exercise and some theory on the subject. There is a list of mistakes that are corrected and the correct ans ...
7 Views 39,255 All
Present Perfect for Elementary Students

Present Perfect for Elementary Students

Blaaahh
» » Present Perfect
Here's a brief explanation of present perfect for elementary students. It contains a brief explanation with ever. There's no exercises put in this ppt, only the explanation. Simple and d ...
10 Views 31,449 Elem
Tenses Revision Board Game

Tenses Revision Board Game

Students use prompts + the subject in the field they land on to make questions/positive/negative sentences. Applicable to all tenses. E.g., revision of past tense. A student rolls a 5 and makes a ...
17 Views 36,346 ElemPre-IntInt

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