4(B) Supply the correct form of the Present PerfectTense (Continuous or Simple) of the verbs given inbrackets.1. I............... ............ (live) here since 1981.2. I...................... (not see) your brother lately.3. ..................... (you/get) any lettersfrom him?4. The children .................................(stand) in the rain for half an hour.6.It ............************5. He is very tired. He..(run) around the town all day....... (not/rain) herefor more than a month.7. He................. (write) to me onlyonce since he moved to Australia.
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Answer:
1. have been living
2. have not seen
3. Did you get
4. have been standing
7. has not written
I am not able to understand the sen. 5 and 6 as the sentences are not clear.
hope the other answers help you!
Answer- The above question is from the Grammar topic 'Tenses'.
Let's know about tenses first.
Present Tense- It is the form of tense which tells about the current action being done. It usually tells about habitual actions and universal truths.
It is further divided into 4 types:
a) Simple Present or Present Indefinite
b) Present Continuous
c) Present Perfect
d) Present Perfect Continuous
Examples:
a) I live in Delhi.
b) I am eating food.
c) I have danced on this song.
d) I have been watering the plants since morning.
Past Tense Tense- It is the form of tense which tells about the actions of past.
It is further divided into 4 types:
a) Simple Past or Past Indefinite
b) Past Continuous
c) Past Perfect
d) Past Perfect Continuous
Examples:
a) I lived in Delhi.
b) I was eating food.
c) I had danced on this song.
d) I had been watering the plants since morning.
Future Tense- It is the form of tense which tells about the actions that will be performed in the future.
It is further divided into 4 types:
a) Simple Future or Future Indefinite
b) Future Continuous
c) Future Perfect
d) Future Perfect Continuous
Examples:
a) I will live in Delhi.
b) I will be eating food.
c) I will have danced on this song.
d) I will have been watering the plants since morning.
Given question: Supply the correct form of the Present Perfect Tense (Continuous or Simple) of the verbs given in brackets.
Answer: 1. I have been living (live) here since 1981.
2. I have not seen (not see) your brother lately.
3. Have you got (you/get) any letters from him?
4. The children have been standing (stand) in the rain for half an hour.
5. He is very tired. He has been running (run) around the town all day.
6. It has not rained (not/rain) here for more than a month.
7. He has written (write) to me only once since he moved to Australia.