Present Perfect Tense

Year 3 EnglishGrammar and Punctuation3 pages

About this worksheet

Built to close a lesson on the present perfect tense, these three Year 3 pages start with a reminder. It tells pupils that has or have plus a verb shows something in the past that still matters now. Two quick checks ask them to spot the present perfect sentence about a dog eating homework and to choose gone over went. Four reflection questions follow, including how to explain the tense to an alien in one sentence. The answer key has example answers for all six questions, and the sheet follows the England National Curriculum objective on the present perfect.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

โ€œUsing the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tenseโ€

Question 1 sets "The dog ate my homework yesterday" against the present perfect, and questions 2 and 4 ask pupils to use has or have themselves.

What's inside this worksheet

Quick Check

Pupils tick the present perfect sentence from a pair about the dog and the homework, then choose gone to finish "The bus has _____ without us."

My Learning Journey

Four questions: the hardest verb form, a new sentence with have or has, an explanation for an alien and one question they still have.

How teachers use it

Plenary

Use it at the end of a present perfect lesson, since the sheet is written as a wrap-up.

Planning the next lesson

Read the answers to questions 3 and 6. Pupils who still mix up saw and seen need more practice before you move on.

Talk partners

Question 5 works as a paired task. Pupils tell a partner how they would explain the tense to the alien.

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