Use this fun and fast activity to review the present perfect tense and do some writing practice in a real-life-ish context.
Present Perfect Activities
by ESL Expertz
Our present perfect activities are designed for the online classroom, but make great printable activities, games and worksheets, too.
ESL Letters to Santa Activity
Students read 5 different letters to Santa in this ESL activity you can use to practice or review the present perfect continuous.
Present Perfect Before and After Writing Activity
Students write a letter about the changes in a character life with this present perfect before and after writing activity.
Present Perfect Time Expressions Game
In this present perfect time expressions game, students must use specific time expressions to prove something about themselves.
Present Perfect Practice: Small Crimes in the UK
Welcome to day 8 of our present perfect activities giveaway! Today we've got a rare fill-in-the blank present perfect practice activity. On the worksheet are 20 small crimes people commit in the UK without ever realizing they are breaking the law! Your students will...
Present Perfect with Question Tags
Help your students feel more comfortable and fluent with statements that use the present perfect with question tags.
Present Perfect with Yet and Already
Tired of fill-in-the-blank worksheets? Here’s a better way to practice present perfect with yet and already. Students make to-do lists and compare them in pairs. Have you filled up your gas tank yet?
Present Perfect Affects the Present
Students give explanations with a limited set of verbs in present perfect to explain the current situation.
Present Perfect Interview Questions
Discovering the present perfect and need a fun way to practice making questions? Use this present perfect interview question activity! Students play the roles of interviewers and interviewees with interesting characters.
Present Perfect For and Since Board Game
Here is a present perfect for and since board game designed for your online ZOOM classroom that also works as a printable.
Present Perfect Online Pair Activity
Make assumptions about your partner using the present perfect in this present perfect online pair activity for your online classroom.
Present Perfect and Never Activity
A ZOOM friendly present perfect and never activity designed as a discovery tool or practice for absolute beginners!
Present Perfect Questions with Irregular Verbs
Follow the path of the dominoes asking present perfect questions with irregular verbs Use as many verbs as possible!
Questions and Present Perfect Game
Choose a theme and ask your students to write 3 questions matching the three responses using the present perfect!
Present Perfect Game: How the World has Changed
A quick game to have a discussion about the evolution of the world while practicing the present perfect and learning some useful vocabulary related to trends and change.
Odd One Out: Present Perfect Edition
Practice Present perfect with this odd one out activity. Five words appear in each box. Which one doesn’t fit?
Well, Say Something! Present Perfect Edition
Use this online friendly discussion skill-building game where students respond to phrases pulled from random conversations and practice present perfect while they’re at it!
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