Present Perfect Basics: Formation and Practical Use

The present perfect tense is used to talk about actions or experiences that happened at an unspecified time before now, or that have a result in the present. In this A2-level exercise, you’ll focus on how to correctly form present perfect sentences using have/has + past participle, and choose the right expressions like already, just, yet, or ever. This will help you understand how to use the tense in everyday situations.

1. _____ to Paris?

Have you ever been

Have ever you been

Have you been ever

2. She _____ her homework.

already has finished

has finished already

has already finished

3. _____ lunch yet?

Did they eat

Have they eat

Have they eaten

4. I _____ that movie before.

never have seen

have never seen

have seen never

5. We _____ at the station.

just have arrived

have just arrived

have arrived just

6. _____ to the manager?

Did he speak

Has he speak

Has he spoken

7. They _____ here since 2010.

have been living

have lived

lived

8. I _____ your email.

haven't got

have not received

have received not

9. _____ sushi?

Did she ever try

Has she ever tried

Has she tried ever

10. We _____ together for five years.

have been worked

have worked

worked

11. _____ your homework?

Have already you done

Have you already done

Have you done already

12. He _____ his phone again.

has broken

has broke

broke