Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... since morning. I have read 60 pages so far.
Wrong!
Use "have been reading" for an action that started in the past and is still continuing.
2I haven't watched any English films ...............
Wrong!
Use "so far" to mean up to the present time in a negative present perfect sentence.
3This is the first time I ............... a horse.
Wrong!
After "This is the first time," use the present perfect form "have ridden".
4Do you know where ...............?
Wrong!
In an indirect question, use statement word order, so "he is" is correct.
5We had no problems ...............; now we are facing an issue.
Wrong!
Use "until now" when a past situation has changed in the present.
6I was happy with my job ...............; I don't enjoy it any more.
Wrong!
Use "until now" to show that the situation was true before but is no longer true.
7We haven't had any problems ...............; everything is going fine.
Wrong!
Use "so far" when a situation has continued up to now and is still true.
8We met five years ...............
Wrong!
Use "ago" with a past time counted back from now.
9We were good friends ..............., but we don't talk much anymore.
Wrong!
Use "until now" when a past situation has changed or ended.
10I have been happy with my job ...............
Wrong!
Use "so far" because the speaker is still happy with the job now.
11Did she ............... you anything?
Wrong!
Use "tell" before an object such as "you".
12He asked me what I ...............
Wrong!
In reported speech after "asked," backshift the present continuous to "was doing".
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I have been reading since morning. I have read 60 pages so far.
- I haven’t watched any English films so far.
- This is the first time I have ridden a horse.
- Do you know where he is?
- We had no problems until now; now we are facing an issue.
- I was happy with my job until now; I don’t enjoy it any more.
- We haven’t had any problems so far; everything is going fine.
- We met five years ago.
- We were good friends until now, but we don’t talk much anymore.
- I have been happy with my job so far.
- Did she tell you anything?
- He asked me what I was doing.