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Present perfect puzzle a 15 question linguistic labyrinth

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1. I ____ to the museum three times this year.

The Present Perfect is used to describe completed actions within an unfinished time period (this year).. The structure is 'have/has + past participle'.

2. She ____ that movie already.

The Present Perfect indicates a completed action with relevance to the present.. Use 'has' with singular third-person subjects.

3. Which sentence correctly uses the Present Perfect?

'For' is used with a duration of time.. The Present Perfect emphasizes the duration of the action.

4. They ____ to London many times.

The Present Perfect highlights the experience of multiple trips.. The past participle of 'travel' is 'travelled'.

5. We ____ just finished our homework.

'Just' indicates a recently completed action.. The Present Perfect emphasizes the immediacy of the action.

6. Which sentence is grammatically correct and uses the Present Perfect?

'Gone' implies he is still away. 'Yesterday' is incompatible with Present Perfect.. The time reference must be an unfinished time period.

7. The rain ____ stopped.

'Has' agrees with the singular subject 'rain'.. The action has relevance to the present (e.g., the ground is still wet).

8. I never ____ to Australia.

'Never' indicates a lifetime experience.. The Present Perfect emphasizes the lack of experience up to the present.

9. Which sentence uses the Present Perfect correctly to describe an experience?

The Present Perfect describes repeated actions.. The focus is on the cumulative experience.

10. She ____ a new car recently.

'Recently' indicates a time frame relevant to the present.. The action is completed and has relevance to now.

11. The children ____ their toys away.

The action is completed and the result is visible in the present.. The Present Perfect shows the result of a past action.

12. Which sentence correctly shows the completion of an action with a result in the present?

The letter's presence on the table is the result of the writing action.. The Present Perfect connects past action to present result.

13. He ____ his driving test yet.

'Yet' is used with negative Present Perfect sentences.. The action of passing the test is still in the future.

14. How long ____ you lived here?

'How long' questions require the Present Perfect.. The question asks about the duration of an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

15. Which sentence correctly uses the Present Perfect to describe a recent action?

'Just' emphasizes the immediacy of the completed action.. The Present Perfect highlights the recent completion.

Topics:

Present tenses

Past tenses 1

Present perfect

Present tenses 2

Future 1

Future 2

Countable and uncountable nouns

Referring to nouns

Pronouns and referencing

Adjectives and adverbs

Comparing things

The noun pharse

Modals 1

Modals 2

Reported speech

Verb + verb patterns

Likelihood based on conditions 1

Likelihood based on conditions 2

Presositions

Relative clauses

Ways of organising texts

The passive

Linking ideas

Showing your position in a text

Nominalisation in written English