PRESENT PERFECT TENSE PRACTICE: WHAT HAVE THEY

DONE SO FAR , WHILE ON LOCKDOWN?

Read about what these people have done while they are on lockdown. Your job is to put the verbs into
the present perfect tense. What have you done so far? Make a list!

1) Hi. I’m David. So far, I ………………… (watch) twenty six films. I …………….. (not be) bored; I love films!
2) I’m Richard, I ……………………. (do) some very worthwhile things! I ………………… (make) a virtual tour of
ancient Rome and I …………………. (visit) the British museum, all online, of course!
3) Tom and Frank are brothers. They …………………. (subscribe) to The Joy of Painting on youtube and
they …………………. (paint) some beautiful watercolours. Their Mum ………………… (choose) the best ones
and she ………………… (hang) them on the wall.
4) Marie loves music. She ………………. (compile) a Spotify list of all her
favourite songs and, very impressively, she ……………….. (write) a song. She
…………………… (upload) it to youtube.
5) My name is Julia. I love art, but I am useless at it! So, I ……………. (not
paint) anything, but I …………. (do) a virtual tour of the Uffizi. I ……………..
(be able) to admire so many wonderful works of art.
6) I am Pip, well, that’s my nickname. I used to enjoy Karaoke nights with my friends. So, I ……………..
(add) a great App called AirConsole to my phone and this ………………… (turn) my smartphone into a
mic. I …………………(sing) all my favourite songs and I ………………… (practise) some new ones.
7) Jenny is a fitness freak. She ………………… (turn) her bedroom into a makeshift gym and she
………………. (run) round the garden about five hundred and fifty times already!
8) I’m Jana. I ………………. (arrange) to meet with my friends, via HouseParty, an app that allows for
large group video chats. I ………………….. (have) a chat with all my friends!
9) I ………………….. (try) amigurumi, the Japanese art of crocheting small creatures or people.
I ………………….. (create) a tiny Freddie Mercury. I do love Freddie, who doesn’t?
10) Jack loves cooking, so he …………………… (find) new recipes and …………………… (experiment)
with lots of new dishes. He ……………….. (cook) some very nice meals for the family. He
……………… (not do) much washing up though and his poor mother ……………… (have to) do it.
11) I ……………….. (sign up) with duolingo and I …………………. (start) learning German. I I’ve made this!
………………….. (not make) much progress yet, sadly. I’m going to persevere, though!
12) We, that is my sister and me, love Game of Thrones. We ………………… (build) our own medieval city.
We …………………….. (give) it lots of castles. Google ‘building your own medieval city’. It’s great!
13) I ……………………… (scare) myself half to death! Many pre-1900 horror stories are available online,

and so far, I ………………… (read) hundreds of them! No wonder I can’t sleep😉

14) Jason is not Sherlock Holmes, but he ………………….. (solve) some murders. He …………………. (swap)
clues and ideas with other people, online of course, about unsolved murder cases.
15) I …………………….. ( love) always history. I …………………. (begin) to research my own family history. I
……………………. (learn) about where my ancestors were during the Black Death.
16) The Smith family ……………… (not do) much. However, they ……………….. (decide) that they are going to
be very nice to each other and get through lockdown feeling supportive of each other, and strong.
17) I’m called Micky. I …………………. (go/be) for a walk every day. I ……………… (find) that people are much
more friendly than they used to be. Long may that continue!
18) Brenda is a teacher. She ………………. (set) tasks for her students and she ……………… (mark) their

work very regularly. She ………………. (miss) them and she hopes to get back to school really soon😊

KEY PLEASE NOTE: either the full form (I have + pp/he has + pp) etc or the contracted one (I’ve/he’s + pp)
is acceptable. I have varied them in the answer key.

1) Hi. I’m David. So far, I have watched twelve films. I have not been bored, love films!
2) I’m Richard, I have done some very worthwhile things! I have made a virtual tour of ancient
Rome and I’ve visited the British museum, online, of course!
3) Tom and Frank are brothers. They have subscribed to The Joy of Painting on youtube and
they’ve painted some beautiful watercolours. Their Mum has chosen the best ones and she’s
hung them on the wall.
4) Marie loves music. She has compiled Spotify list of all her favourite songs and, very
impressively, she has written a song. She’s uploaded it to youtube.
5) My name is Julia. I love art, but I am useless at it! So, I haven’t painted anything, but I have
done a virtual tour of the Uffizi. I have been able to admire so many wonderful works of art.
6) I am Pip, well, that’s my nickname. I used to enjoy Karaoke nights with my friends. So, I have
added a great App called AirConsole to my phone and this has turned my smartphone into a
mic. I have sung all my favourite songs and I’ve practised some new ones.
7) Jenny is a fitness freak. She has turned her bedroom into a makeshift gym and she’s run
round the garden about five hundred and fifty times already!
8) I have arranged to meet with my friends, via HouseParty, an app that allows for large group
video chats. I’ve had a chat with all my friends!
9) I have tried amigurumi, the Japanese art of crocheting small creatures or people. I’ve created
a tiny Freddie Mercury. I do love Freddie, who doesn’t?
10) Jack loves cooking, so he has found new recipes and he’s experimented with lots of new dishes.
He’s cooked some very nice meals for the family. He hasn’t done much washing up though and

his poor mother has had to do it. 😉

11) I have signed up with duolingo and I’ve started learning German. I haven’t made much progress
yet sadly. I’m going to persevere, though!
12) We, that is my sister and me, love Game of Thrones. We have built our own medieval city.
We’ve given it lots of castles. Google ‘building your own medieval city’. It’s great!
13) I have scared myself half to death! Many pre-1900 horror stories are available online, and so

far, I’ve read hundreds of them! No wonder I can’t sleep😉

14) Jason is not Sherlock Holmes, but he has solved some murders. He’s swapped clues and ideas
with other people online of course, about unsolved murder cases.
15) I have always loved history. I have begun to research my own family history. I’ve learned
about where my ancestors were during the Black Death.
16) The Smith family hasn’t done (or haven’t) much. They’ve decided that they are going to be very
nice to each other and get through lockdown feeling supportive of each other, and strong.
17) I’m called Micky. I have been for a walk every day. I have found that people are much more
friendly than they used to be.
18) Brenda is a teacher. She has set tasks for her students and she’s marked their work very
regularly. She has missed them and she hopes to get back to school really soon.
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