Question

5. So far, he___ five stories for children. a) write b) is writing c) has written d) has been writing​

Answer 1

So far, he c) has written five stories for children.

What is the present perfect tense?

• We use the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and continues to occur in the present. It refers to an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past.
• As the writer has written five stories for children and continues to write them in the present hence the correct option to fill in the blank is c) has written.

Answer 2

Answer:

So far, he has written five stories for children.

Explanation :

• Except 'has written' none can complete the meaning of the above sentence, 'so far' says it.

• The sentence is in mood of Present Perfect Tense.

• Structure of Present Perfect Tense ( affirmative ) : Subject + auxiliary verb ( have / has ) + past participle form of main verb + object.

• Here subject is he, has is auxiliary verb, written is past participle form of write and 'five stories for children' is object.

• Example : So far, she has written three stories for adults.

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