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Use the Present Perfect Tense with Past Participles Ending in -en

In this worksheet, students will learn to use the present perfect tense with past participles ending in -en.

'Use the Present Perfect Tense with Past Participles Ending in -en' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 4 English worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Writing: Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation

Curriculum subtopic:   Tense Awareness

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Worksheet Overview

Read the sentence below:

 

Sophie walked back from the shops.

 

woman dropping shopping

 

Which tense is this sentence written in?

 

It’s written in the simple past tense.

 

The verb walked is written in the past tense form and it tells us about something that has already happened

 

In this activity, we’re going to look at a different tense called the present perfect.

 

Present Perfect Tense

From its name, it sounds as if the present perfect tense is used to describe something that is happening right now, but the name tricks us.

 

The present perfect tense is actually used to talk about something that started happening in the past but it might still be happening and is connected to what’s going on in the present.

 

For example:

Baxter has chosen his dinner.

 

dinner

 

This sentence shows that Baxter started choosing his dinner in the past, but his choosing may have continued into the present.

 

To write in the present perfect tense we must use have/has + a past participle.

 

A past participle is a past tense verb ending in -ed (like walked) or -en (like eaten).

 

In this activity, we’ll be using past participles ending in -en.

 

We use have after the pronouns I, you, we and they.

 

I have eaten

You have eaten

We have eaten

They have eaten

 

empty plate

 

We use has after the words she, he and it.

 

She has eaten

He has eaten

It has eaten 

 

The past participle in these examples is eaten

 

Here are some examples of past participles ending in -en.

 

Present Tense Past Participle
bite bitten
choose chosen
drive driven
forget forgotten

 

Which word is missing from this present perfect sentence?

 

I ____ written a letter to my friend.

 

We use have after the pronoun I when writing in the present perfect form.

 

have written a letter to my friend.

 

writing a letter

 

In this activity, you’ll be using past participles ending in -en to help you write in the present perfect tense. Make sure you remember when to use 'has' and when to use 'have'.

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