Change the words in brackets to either the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous
1. We (be) .....
students in this school for the last five years.
2. My brother recently (enter) ....
the university
3. Miriam (fast) .....since sunrise.
4. He (not visit)............. us since 1999
5. We (do) ................ a tense exercise for the last few minutes.
6. I(wait)...............for him since half past eight and I shall wait only another five minutes
7. The President just (announce)..........
the good news.
8. He already (write)........... a letter to his father.
9. He (talk).....................
for two hours and soon he will have to stop.
10. Now that I (finish)........ reading Oliver Twist, I shall read the Bible.
Answers
Answer:
2nd fill up has recently entered
1st m shall have been
3rd has been fasting
4th
has not been visiting
5th shall have been doing
6th have been waiting
7th has just announced
8th has already written
9th has been talking
10th have finished
Answer:
The right form of the verbs in the given sentence is presented below.
Explanation:
1. Have been- present perfect continuous tense.
2. has entered - present perfect.
3. has fasted- present perfect
4. has not visited- present perfect.
5. have been doing- present perfect continuous
6. Have been waiting - present perfect continuous,
7. has announced - present perfect.
8. have written- present perfect
9. has been talking - present perfect continuous
10. have finished- present perfect.
The present perfect tense is used to specify an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. The format it follows is "have/has" followed by the verb in its past participle form.
The present perfect continuous tense is used to denote an action that is going on in the present and will go on indefinitely. It follows the format- have/has followed by the verb in its gerund or "-ing" form.
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