Level 3Societygrammar

Present Perfect — Full Review — Cities That Build Belonging

Grammar: Present Perfect

Free ESL grammar exercise on present perfect — full review themed around cities that build belonging. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.

What's on this worksheet

A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on society, practising present perfect. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.

From the reading

Medellín has already invested over $400 million in public spaces since 2004. Singapore has transformed more than 300 kilometres of waterways into public paths since 2006. Many cities have not yet started this kind of investment, but the evidence has grown steadily.

Grammar: Present Perfect

Present perfect — form
Cities have invested millions since 2004. — have/has + past participle
for / since
She has lived here for ten years / since 2014. — for = period, since = start point

Sample items

  1. The city ______ just opened a new inclusive park by the river.
  2. I ______ never felt a stronger sense of belonging than I do now.
  3. She ______ lived in this neighbourhood for over twenty years.

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