Perfect present tense | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

A verb is a ...
- doing, being or having word. ✓
- a naming word for a person, place or thing.
- a describing word.
Which of the following are verbs?
- ate ✓
- is ✓
- beautiful
- grape
- has ✓
Which of these sentences is written in the first person?
- I slept well last night. ✓
- You look very smart today.
- He ripped the birthday card.
- They smell nice!
- We got soaking wet in the park. ✓
Which of the following sentences is written in the simple future tense?
- We will go to the post office tomorrow. ✓
- The flowers have died because no one fed them any water.
- The lion yawns sleepily.
Which of the following would be found in a sentence in a progressive tense?
- an auxiliary verb from ‘to be’ ✓
- a verb ending with -ed
- a verb ending with an -ing suffix ✓
- an auxiliary verb from ‘to have’
Match the sentence to the tense.
- simple present
  
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  I eat breakfast at school most mornings. ✓
- progressive past
  
  ⇔
  
  I was helping my sister with her homework. ✓
- progressive future
  
  ⇔
  
  I will be fasting next week. ✓

Which form of the infinitive 'to have' would you use in the following sentence? 'She __________ long, curly hair.'
- has ✓
- have
- haven't
Which form of the infinitive 'to have' would you use in the following sentence? 'We all __________ pegs to put our coats on'.
- has
- have ✓
- hasn't
Complete the following sentence: 'The perfect tense uses having verbs as __________ verbs.'
- auxiliary ✓
- main
- imperative
Which of the following sentences is written in the perfect present tense?
- I have played tennis twice this week. ✓
- I played tennis twice this week.
- I play tennis every week.
- I will play tennis next week.
Which form of the infinitive 'to drink' should be used in the following sentence? 'She has __________ all her apple juice already'.
- drink
- drunk ✓
- drinking
Match each tense to the correct sentence.
- perfect present
  
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  I have woken up the children. ✓
- simple present
  
  ⇔
  
  I wake up the children. ✓
- progressive present
  
  ⇔
  
  I am waking up the children. ✓

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The simple tense is a tense that does not make use of an auxiliary verb with the main verb in the present and past.
The progressive tense is a tense that makes use of an auxiliary verb from the infinitive 'to be' with the main verb.
The perfect tense is a tense that makes use of an auxiliary verb from the infinitive 'to have' with the main verb.
The auxiliary verb is followed by the past tense form of the main verb in the perfect tense.
The past tense form of the verb frequently expresses completed action.

Pupils might presume that the past participle is always the same as the simple past tense.

Encourage pupils to hear what sounds correct, for example, 'it has flown off', 'it has flew off'. This should be 'it has flown off'.

Verb - a being, doing or having word
Auxiliary verb - the helping verb that is always paired with the main verb
Perfect tense - made using an auxiliary verb based on the infinitive ‘to have’ and a past tense form of the main verb
Infinitive - any verb preceded by the word 'to'