Present Perfect Yes/No Questions ESL Games and Activities

This fun present perfect game helps students practice present perfect yes/no questions and short answers. In groups, players take turns choosing one of their short answer cards without showing it to anyone, e.g. 'Yes, it has.' The player then thinks of a present perfect yes/no question that will elicit the answer on the card, e.g. 'Has it been sunny today?' The player then asks the question to another student in the group. If the student gives the same short answer that's on the card, the player wins and discards the card. If not, the player keeps the card. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins the game.

In this entertaining present perfect game, students play snap by matching Have...? and Has...? questions with short answers. In pairs, both students turn over a card from their pile at the same time and place them on the table next to each other. If the present perfect yes/no question and short answer match, the first student to say 'Snap!' scores a point. Students then pick up their own cards, shuffle their pack and play again. Students do not pick up their partner's cards. If the question and answer don't match, students continue turning over cards until a matching pair comes up. If a student says 'Snap!' when the question and answer don't match, the other student scores a point and the game continues. The first student to get 15 points wins the game.

In this fun present perfect game, students play bingo by asking and answering Have you questions. Students go around asking their classmates present perfect Have you...? questions from the squares on the bingo grid. If a square relates to a personal experience, students make a question with Have you ever...? When a classmate answers 'Yes, I have' to a question, the student writes their name in the square and then moves on to speak to another student. If a classmate answers 'No, I haven't', the student asks a different question or goes on to speak to someone else. The first student to get five squares in a row in any direction shouts 'Bingo!' When this happens, stop the activity and have the student make five present perfect sentences about the information in the squares, e.g. 'Becky has flown a kite. Derek has been on a long flight, etc.' Then, students continue the game by trying to complete the entire bingo card with names.