Change the following sentences into present perfect and past perfect continuous tense
1. The river flows under the bridge
2.i shall answer the letter to-night
3.it has been raining all night.
4. I had finished when he come.
5. He takes but little pride in his work.
6. I have been living here for months.
7. By this time to-morrow I shall have reached my home.
8. He told me that he had finished
9. He is waiting for you in the compound
10. Piper , pipe that song again
Answers
Answer:
1: the river had been flowing under the bridge
the river has been flowing under the bridge
2: i shall have been answering the letter tonight
I shall had been answering the letter that night
3: it had been raining all night.... for remaining to be answered increase the points, please.
Answer:
Here are the answers:-
1) The river flows under the bridge
Present Perfect- The river has flown under the bridge
Past Perfect Continuous- The river had been flowing under the bridge
2) I shall answer the letter to-night
Present Perfect- I shall have answered the letter to-night
Past Perfect Continuous- I shall had been answering the letter to-night
3) It has been raining all night
Present Perfect- It has rained all night
Past Perfect Continuous- It had been raining all night
4) I had finished when he "came"
Present Perfect- I have finished when he came
Past Perfect Continuous- I had been finishing when he came
5) He takes but little pride in his work
Present Perfect- He has taken but little pride in his work
Past Perfect Continuous- He has been taking but little pride in his work
6) I have been living here for months
Present Perfect- I have lived here for months
Past Perfect Continuous- I had been living here for months
7) By this time tomorrow I shall have reached my home
Present Perfect- By this time tomorrow I have reached my home
Past Perfect Continuous- By this time tomorrow I had been reaching
my home
8) He told me that he had finished
Present Perfect- He told me that he has finished
Past Perfect Continuous- He told me that he had been finishing
9) He is waiting for you in the compound
Present Perfect- He has waited for you in the compound
Past Perfect Continuous- He had been waiting for you in the
compound
10) Piper , pipe that song again
Present Perfect- Piper has piped that song again
Past Perfect Continuous- Piper had been piping that song again
Structure for Present Perfect sentences:-
has/have + V3
Structure for Past Perfect Continuous:-
Subject + had + been + V-ing (V4)