Simple Past vs Present Perfect Worksheets

This free series of eight worksheets helps students understand and practise the difference between the simple past and the present perfect. Each lesson targets eight high-frequency verbs and covers both tenses in context, making it suitable for elementary learners who have been introduced to both forms and need practice distinguishing between them.

Each worksheet contains seven exercises — identify the tense, multiple choice, matching, gap fill, word order, word sort, and a complete-the-conversation activity — giving students practice across a range of skills including recognition, production, and contextualised use. A teacher answer key is included with every worksheet, printed on a separate page marked Do Not Distribute to Students. The paired interactive HTML lesson is also available as a free resource for classroom use on a whiteboard or for self-study homework.