Why do error-correction items expose gaps that gap fills can hide?

Correction forces a judgement on tense, auxiliary and participle at once, while a gap fill can be passed by memorising one word without knowing which layer failed.

In what order should the three papers be attempted?

Start with the basic paper to fix have and has with participles, move to the advanced paper for been, gone, for and since, then finish with the challenge paper mixing past simple contrasts and corrections.

Primary English: Present Perfect Challenge (10 Questions)

2026-11-05

Tutor Prep Guide · Primary English

The third paper mixes everything: one verb taking the past simple with a finished time but the present perfect for counts and experience, the it is the first time pattern, a since clause in the past simple, the passive present perfect has been broken, and three error-correction items on went, yesterday and She have.

Quick answer A finished time such as last night or yesterday takes the past simple, while a count like three times or a first experience takes the present perfect; it is the first time is followed by the present perfect; the since clause takes the past simple were or left while the main clause takes the present perfect; the passive is has been plus broken; the corrections change went to gone, drop have before saw, and change She have to She has.

01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10 questions
Suggested time	about 25 minutes
Difficulty mix	Challenge 10
Chapter	Chapter: Primary English \| Present Perfect: have / has + past participle
Level	P6

02 Questions (10 items)

ChallengeI ______ (see) that film last night.
ChallengeI ______ (see) that film three times.
ChallengeIt is the first time I ______ (drive) a car.
ChallengeHe ______ (work) here since he ______ (leave) school.
ChallengeThe window ______ (break) by the storm.
ChallengeShe has been to Paris, but she ______ (not / be) to Rome.
ChallengeI ______ (know) him since we ______ (be) children.
ChallengeCorrect the sentence: He has went to school.
ChallengeCorrect the sentence: I have seen him yesterday.
ChallengeCorrect the sentence: She have finished her work.

03 Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	saw	Last night is a finished past time, so the past simple saw is required, not the present perfect.
2	have seen	Three times states a count with no finished past time, so the present perfect fits.
3	have driven	After it is the first time the present perfect follows.
4	has worked / left	The since clause takes the past simple left, while the main clause takes has worked.
5	has been broken	The passive present perfect is has been plus the participle broken.
6	has not been	The first clause uses have been to for a past visit, so the negative is has not been.
7	have known / were	The since clause takes the past simple were, and the main clause takes have known.
8	He has gone to school. The participle of go is gone, not went.	Went is the past simple, while the present perfect needs the participle gone.
9	I saw him yesterday. Yesterday is a finished time, so the past simple is used.	A finished past time cannot take the present perfect.
10	She has finished her work. A third person singular subject takes has.	A singular subject such as she takes has, never have.

04 What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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