14 GAMES to practice Present Perfect
1. BUT
I HAVE JUST DONE THAT! (passive + present perfect)
S1: The room must be cleaned.
S2: But I have just / already cleaned it!
Milk-drunk,
leaves-blown away, spell broken, car driven to park, sandwich eaten, kite
flown, rows forgotten, sins forgiven, information given, crops grown in the
garden, magic book hidden, chairperson chosen, horse ridden, bell rung, all
hands risen, all hips shaken, all homework shown, all pens stolen, bags taken
away, paper torn, rubbish thrown out, school uniform worn, essay written. � PLEASE note - some phrases are a bit silly!
2.
Mime what you have already / just
done
S1: mimes an activity.
S2: Have you swam? Have you torn some paper?
Have you thrown a ball?
S1: Yes, I have thrown a volleyball in the
park.
3.
Mime what you haven�t done yet.
S1: Haven�t you driven the car yet?
S2: I haven�t driven the car yet and I
haven�t hidden a treasure box either.
4.
Life
of a Celebrity � game
Bring some
photos of famous Brits / Americans. Students tell /write down the sentences
with V3. Extra points for the correct name of the celebrity.
Eg: Bill Gates is
rich and famous so he hasn�t worn cheap clothes since he was a young
boy....
Similar game � Imaginary friend � photo from
a magazine � write about the person
4.
Creative
adverts � ask ss to write down SILLY adverts with present perfect have+V3. Categorise � make groups of similar irregulars.
5. Irregular ball � students sit in a circle and
pass a ball. S1 says an irregular verb, S2 says past, S3 past participle, S4
chooses another irregular verb, S5 says the past simple, S6 says the past
participle...
Similar � 1
student in the middle throws a ball a shouts an irregular verb, S2 shouts
V2 and V3 and throws the ball back. Keep
the pace pretty fast. The student who makes a mistake must go to the centre and
throw the ball.
6. Battleships
or Tic tac toe
Choose 10 verbs, each past participle -V3 is a
battleship, draw a battlefield tables and play the game.
Tictactoe � each square represents one irregular verb.
Ss make sentences and correct each other. X O
7. Wipe
it out � take an easy short story, white out all irregulars / V3 and ask ss to
complete the story. Take turns. Make a new super-funny story! Great fun
with madlibs!
8.
Something
has been done! - present perfect passive
S1:
Something has been written!
S2: A novel has been written? A short story? A
play script? A poison letter? A poem?
S1:
Nods.
S2:
OK. A poem has been written!
9. The
Magnificent Seven - pairs of
gunfighters make 5 steps, turn around and fire their �pistols� � they make
correct sentences in present perfect with have+ V3
10. Liar, Liar! � S1 tells an incorrect sentence
and S2 corrects him.
11. The
Deaf Auntie � Reported Speech - S1 � uses past simple, present perfect, past perfect
S1 says a
sentence and S2 says reported speech �
S1: I drank
the tea slowly. // I have drunk the tea slowly.
S2: She
said she had drank it slowly.
12. Crossfire
- Wink / Shoot game � SS sit in a circle, T points at one student
and says a verb (eg write), the student bends down and the �neighbours� � the
student on the right and the student on the left
look at each other and shout a
phrase/sentence (or V2 + V3), and point a toygun at each other, the first
correct answer � scores a point. Optional: ss don�t have toyguns, they wink.
