Exercises to Make Negative Sentences for the Present Perfect
You have to make negative sentences using the present perfect. All the exercises are free to use.
Exercise 1：Practice these 25 fill-in-the-blank exercises to help you make negative sentences.
Exercise 2：In this exercise you have to try to use the short form.
Exercise 1
1 . We _________(not/talk) to each other for a long time.
✅ have not talked
2. I _______ (not/send) the email to my boss. I will do it later.
✅ have not sent
3. She________ (not/tell) her parents about her boyfriend.
✅ has not told
4. I ______ (not/forget) to clean my bedroom Don’t worry.
✅ have not forgotten
5. They ____ (not/find) my lost luggage at the airport. It’s so annoying.
✅ have not found
6. I ______(not/be) to Argentina. I would love to go one day.
✅ have not been
7. He ______ (not/change) his mind about you.
✅ has not changed
8. We ________ (not/give) up! We will keep trying!
✅ have not given
9. I _______ (not/reach) my decision, but I will tell you later.
✅ have not reached
10. We ______ (not/have) a good year at the business. We hope next year will be better.
✅ have not had
11. It ______ (not/be) easy to live with you.
✅ has not been
12. You _______ (not/eat) your dinner. Are you ok?
✅ have not eaten
13. I ______ (not/lock) the front door. I have to go back home now.
✅ have not locked
14. Your dog ______ (not/jump) at me in a long while. I think you have trained him well.
✅ has not jumped
15. They ________ (not/have) a holiday in 10 years.
✅ have not had
16. She ______ (not/miss) a day at work since she started 3 years ago.
✅ has not missed
17. We ________(not/find) somewhere affordable to live in London.
✅ have not found
18. I _________ (not/hear) any news from them.
✅ have not heard
19. I _________ (not/update) my C.V in several years. I will update it later today.
✅ have not updated
20. He ______ (not/play) his guitar in a long time. It’s a shame.
✅ has not played
21. You _______ (not/give) me any feedback on my performance. Could I have some?
✅ have not given
22. My dad ________ (not/start) his new job. We think he will start next week.
✅ has not started
23. I _________(not/check) my messages, but I will now.
✅ have not checked
24. She ________(not/ride) her new bicycle. Maybe she does not like it.
✅ has not ridden
25. We ____(not/have) good weather for a long time.
✅ have not had
Exercise 2
1 . We ____ (not/walk) very far.
✅ We haven’t walked
2. I ______ (not/see) him for a long time.
✅ I haven’t seen
3. He ______ (not/call) me in a few days. Maybe he’s unwell….
✅ He hasn’t called
4. I ______ (not/be) to South America before.
✅ I haven’t been
5. We ____ (not/forget) about your birthday present. Don’t worry!
✅ We haven’t forgotten
6. She ______ (not/tell) my parents that she’s pregnant. We are so excited.
✅ She hasn’t told
7. I _____ (not/visit) my uncle for a very long time.
✅ I haven’t visited
8. We ______ (not/eat) our lunch, so we are going to eat now.
✅ We haven’t eaten
9. You ____ (not/begin) your homework…. Why are you so lazy today?
✅ You haven’t begun
10. He _____ (not/sleep) for a long time. I am very worried about him…
✅ He hasn’t slept
11. She _____ (not/work) here before, so you need to explain things carefully to her.
✅ She hasn’t worked
12. I ______(not/give) up smoking yet, but I will soon.
✅ I haven’t given
13. You _______(not/tidy) your office. It’s a mess!
✅ You haven’t tidied
14. We_________(not/have) a holiday for 3 years. We should definitely have one this year.
✅ We haven’t had
15. Helen: Where’s Miranda?
Beth:I dont know. I _______(not/see) her all morning…
✅ I haven’t seen
16. Oh dear… I_____ (not/collect) my parcel from the post office. I will get it later today.
✅ I haven’t collected
17. Paula ________(not/use) her new phone yet. It’s still in the box!
✅ Paula hasn’t used
18. Paula and John_________ (not/be) to Mexico yet.
Paula and John haven’t been
Paula + John = Plural subject
19. I _________ (not/need) to do ask him yet, but I will when I’m ready.
✅ I haven’t needed
20. They______ (not/drink) anything. Maybe they don’t like tea?
✅ They haven’t drunk
