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Mastering the Present Perfect Tense HandoutMastering the Present Perfect Tense Handout
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Road to Grammar
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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Mastering the Present Perfect Tense

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You have found a solid resource for covering the present perfect tense. Starting with explanation and examples, this resource moves quickly into a series of exercises that target specific elements of the present perfect tense. Scroll to the end to find present perfect tense FAQs and answer keys.

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Concepts

the present perfect tense, verb tenses, auxiliary verbs, past participles, passive voice

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the exercises provided here as quick homework assignments or warm-ups
  • Print out the explanations in order to create reference pages for your learners to use when reading, speaking, and writing

Classroom Considerations

  • Since the exercises are mostly fill-in-the-blank style, you'll likely want to pair them with speaking and writing exercises where students must come up with original sentences

Pros

  • Included here are ten exercises to support your instruction, each with a matching answer key
  • The resource includes a link to additional exercises (see the materials)

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