Present Perfect Tense — Exercise 7 (Questions with Full Explanations and Verb)

This set contains 10 new Present Perfect Tense practice questions (have/has + past participle verb). Each item includes the correct answer, a short verb definition, and detailed explanations for the correct option and for every incorrect option — so you learn the grammar and the reason why other forms fail. The distractors are intentionally tricky to sharpen judgement.

Definition: Present Perfect (have/has + past participle or verb 3rd form)

  • Form: have/has + past participle (e.g., I have finished; she has completed).
  • Use: actions with relevance to the present (experiences, completed actions with present result, actions started in the past and continuing to now, life experiences, and actions with unspecified time).
  • Keywords: already, yet, just, ever, never, so far, recently, lately often appear.
  • Negatives/Questions: have/has not (haven’t/hasn’t) and Have/Has + subject + past participle?
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Quiz Instructions

  1. Read each question and choose the best answer out of four given options.
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  7. Below the quiz box, there are explanation of each options. You can study and try again.
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Quiz Question, Answer and Explanation

Note: Do remember in the quiz box above, the questions and options will shuffle, so they won’t have the same sequence like 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C as below.

1. We ______ the new access policy since last month.

A) have enforced B) enforced C) enforce D) enforcing

Verb: enforce = to apply rules.

Correct: A) have enforced
Why A: Since last month indicates action started in the past with present state — present perfect appropriate.

B wrong: past less linked to ongoing enforcement.
C wrong: simple present incorrect with since.
D wrong: participle.

2. They ______ a formal apology to affected users.

A) have issued B) issued C) issue D) issuing

Verb: issue = to send out officially.

Correct: A) have issued
Why A: Present perfect ties issuance to current remediation.

B wrong: past but less present-focused.
C wrong: simple present habitual.
D wrong: -ing.

3. Have the architects ______ the new blueprint?

A) finalized B) finalize C) finalizing D) finalizes

Verb: finalize = to complete and approve.

Correct: A) finalized (post-Have past participle)
Why A: Present perfect question requires past participle finalized.

B wrong: base form.
C wrong: -ing.
D wrong: wrong form.

4. I ______ the metrics dashboard this morning; numbers are live.

A) have configured B) configured C) configure D) configuring

Verb: configure = to set up a system/dashboard.

Correct: A) have configured
Why A: Present perfect connects setup to live numbers now.

B wrong: past simple less immediate.
C wrong: simple present incorrect.
D wrong: participle.

5. They ______ user permissions for everyone in the group.

A) have synchronized B) synchronized C) synchronize D) synchronizing

Verb: synchronize = to align settings across accounts.

Correct: A) have synchronized
Why A: Present perfect emphasizes completion affecting users now.

B wrong: past simple less present-focused.
C wrong: simple present.
D wrong: -ing.

6. Have you ______ the vendor contract’s confidentiality clause?

A) checked B) check C) checking D) checks

Verb: check = to examine for correctness.

Correct: A) checked (after Have: Have you checked…?)
Why A: Past participle checked required after Have.

B wrong: base form wrong.
C wrong: participle.
D wrong: third-person present.

7. She ______ the prototype’s UI two times already.

A) has refined B) refined C) refines D) refining

Verb: refine = to improve or polish.

Correct: A) has refined
Why A: Present perfect with already shows completed refinements relevant now.

B wrong: past lacks emphasis on ongoing relevance.
C wrong: simple present habit.
D wrong: -ing.

8. We ______ beta feedback into the backlog.

A) have incorporated B) incorporated C) incorporate D) incorporating

Verb: incorporate = to include as part of something.

Correct: A) have incorporated
Why A: Present perfect highlights that integration has been done and backlog updated.

B wrong: past; less present-linked.
C wrong: simple present.
D wrong: participle.

9. The team ______ several edge cases so far.

A) has handled B) handled C) handles D) handling

Verb: handle = to deal with.

Correct: A) has handled
Why A: So far suggests actions up to now — present perfect fits.

B wrong: past possible but less emphasis on cumulative present context.
C wrong: simple present.
D wrong: -ing.

10. Have you ______ any regressions after the update?

A) encountered B) encounter C) encountering D) encounters

Verb: encounter = to come across a problem.

Correct: A) encountered (after Have: Have you encountered…?)
Why A: Past participle required.

B wrong: base form wrong.
C wrong: -ing.
D wrong: wrong form.

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