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The Present Perfect Tense Diagnostic Check© Pearson Education 2014

The Present Perfect Tense

Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: ________________________________

Underline the part of each sentence that tells you when something happened. For example: We won the netball match last Friday.

1. The lesson began five minutes ago. (1 mark)2. When the doorbell rang, we ran to the door. (1 mark)3. I have played tennis since I was six. (1 mark)

Rewrite the following sentences in the past tense.

For example: My best friend comes to my house for tea. My best friend came to my house for tea.

1. The boy runs towards the swing. (1 mark)2. Her grandma bakes delicious cakes.

(1 mark)3. The whole village is flooded.

(1 mark)

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The Present Perfect Tense Diagnostic Check© Pearson Education 2014

The following sentences are about things that happened in the past. Underline the verb that has been written in the wrong tense and rewrite it in the correct tense underneath.

For example: It was my birthday last week and Mum gives me a scooter. gave 1. As the plane lands, Tyler looked out of the window.

(1 mark)2. When the phone rang, she drops her teddy bear.

(1 mark)3. Mary laughed when the clown falls over.

(1 mark)

Which sentence tells you about an event that began in the past and is still happening? Tick one box.

My friend told me a funny story yesterday.

I brushed my teeth after breakfast.

I have been writing this story for two hours.

Suria was ill last week. (1 mark)

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