1I ............... here for two weeks now.
Wrong!
Use "have been working" for an activity that started in the past and is still continuing now.
2She ............... to Dublin. You can't meet her now.
Wrong!
Use "has gone" when the person is in Dublin now and has not returned.
3She ............... to Ireland, so she knows that country.
Wrong!
Use "has been" for a completed visit or life experience.
4We ............... in this city for twenty-five years.
Wrong!
Use "have been living" for a situation that began in the past and continues now.
5"You look tired." "Yes, I ............... for hours."
Wrong!
Use "have been running" to explain a present result of a recent continuing activity.
6I ............... a letter from him.
Wrong!
Use "have just received" for a recently completed action.
7He ............... any of the tasks I assigned to him.
Wrong!
Use "has not finished" because the tasks remain unfinished now.
8So far, he ............... the IELTS test six times.
Wrong!
Use "has taken" with "so far" to show repeated experience up to now.
9I ............... reading the letters.
Wrong!
Use "have finished" for a completed action with a present result.
10He ............... for a job for years.
Wrong!
Use "has been looking" for an activity that has continued for years up to now.
11Have you ever ............... oysters?
Wrong!
Use "eaten" as the past participle after "Have you ever".
12I ............... a lot about him.
Wrong!
Use "have heard" for experience up to the present with no finished past time stated.
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- I have been working here for two weeks now.
- She has gone to Dublin. You can’t meet her now.
- She has been to Ireland, so she knows that country.
- We have been living in this city for twenty-five years.
- “You look tired.” “Yes, I have been running for hours.”
- I have just received a letter from him.
- He has not finished any of the tasks I assigned to him.
- So far, he has taken the IELTS test six times.
- I have finished reading the letters.
- He has been looking for a job for years.
- Have you ever eaten oysters?
- I have heard a lot about him.