Present Perfect Fixes

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5 and 6 strengthen their mastery of the present perfect tense by identifying and correcting common grammar errors. Each sentence includes a mistake-such as incorrect verb forms, misuse of has/have, or confusion with another tense-and students must underline the error and rewrite the sentence correctly. This focused editing practice builds precision, confidence, and strong proofreading habits.

Learning Goals

• Editing for Verb Tense Accuracy (Grades 5-6): Identify and correct errors in present perfect constructions.
• Grammar Error Identification: Analyze sentences to locate incorrect verb forms or helping verbs.
• Present Perfect Mastery: Apply has/have + past participle accurately in revised sentences.
• Sentence Correction Skills: Rewrite sentences clearly while preserving original meaning.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to target frequent present perfect mistakes students make.
• Active Proofreading Practice: Requires students to find and fix errors rather than choose from options.
• Meaning-Based Grammar: Encourages understanding of why a correction is needed, not just what to change.
• Flexible Use: Suitable for grammar lessons, review units, assessment prep, or independent practice.

This printable worksheet helps students gain confidence editing and correcting present perfect tense errors. By underlining mistakes and rewriting sentences accurately, learners strengthen grammar awareness, participle knowledge, and control of complex verb forms. It is a no-prep resource that works well in both classroom and homeschool language arts settings, supporting clear, correct, and polished writing.

This worksheet is part of our present perfect tense worksheets collection.