1I ............... to solve this problem for a while.
Wrong!
Use "have been trying" for an action that started in the past and is still continuing.
2The postman has ............... already, so the letters are here.
Wrong!
Use "been" to mean the postman visited and then left.
3I can't meet him. He has ............... to Ireland.
Wrong!
Use "gone" to mean he is in Ireland or on his way there now.
4He ............... in this office for 15 years.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "has worked" and "has been working" can describe work that began in the past and continues now.
5"You look tired." "Yes, I ............... for hours."
Wrong!
Use "have been digging" to emphasize a recent continuous activity with a present result.
6I ............... my dinner.
Wrong!
Use "have just had" for a very recent completed action.
7He ............... working on that project.
Wrong!
Use "has finished" for a completed action with a present result.
8I ............... that movie six times.
Wrong!
Use "have watched" for a repeated experience up to now.
9I ............... cleaning the kitchen.
Wrong!
Use "have finished" when the cleaning is complete now.
10She ............... to him for 18 years.
Wrong!
Use "has been married" for a state that began in the past and continues now.
11Have you ever ............... a ghost?
Wrong!
Use "seen" after "Have you ever" to ask about life experience.
12I have heard a lot about him, but I ............... any opportunity to meet him.
Wrong!
Use "haven't had" for an opportunity that has not happened up to now.
Answers
- I have been trying to solve this problem for a while.
- The postman has been already, so the letters are here.
- I can’t meet him. He has gone to Ireland.
- He has worked / has been working in this office for 15 years.
- “You look tired.” “Yes, I have been digging for hours.”
- I have just had my dinner.
- He has finished working on that project.
- I have watched that movie six times.
- I have finished cleaning the kitchen.
- She has been married to him for 18 years.
- Have you ever seen a ghost?
- I have heard a lot about him, but I haven’t had any opportunity to meet him.
