Fill in the blanks with a perfect or perfect continuous tense.
1I ............... to contact her for a while.
Wrong!
Use "have been trying" to emphasize an ongoing effort that started in the past and continues up to now.
2They ............... . You can't meet them now.
Wrong!
Use "have left" because the completed action explains why they are not here now.
3I ............... to Australia a couple of times.
Wrong!
Use "have been" for completed travel experiences when the person has returned.
4I ............... in this office for twenty-five years.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "have worked" and "have been working" are possible for a job that started in the past and continues now.
5"You look hot." "Yes, I ............... for hours."
Wrong!
Use "have been running" to emphasize the recent activity that explains the present result.
6I ............... the parcel.
Wrong!
Use "have just sent" for a recently completed action.
7He ............... any of the jobs I assigned to him.
Wrong!
Use "has not done" to focus on the unfinished result of the assigned jobs.
8She ............... Australia six times.
Wrong!
Use "has visited" because "six times" counts completed visits.
9I ............... writing the letters.
Wrong!
Use "have finished" to show that the letter-writing is complete.
10He ............... for months.
Wrong!
Use "has been ailing" for an ongoing condition that started in the past and continues now.
11Have you ever ............... a ghost?
Wrong!
Use "seen" as the past participle after "have" in a life-experience question.
12I ............... a lot about him.
Wrong!
Use "have heard" to talk about information learned before now.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have been trying to contact her for a while.
- They have left . You can’t meet them now.
- I have been to Australia a couple of times.
- I have worked / have been working in this office for twenty-five years.
- “You look hot.” “Yes, I have been running for hours.”
- I have just sent the parcel.
- He has not done any of the jobs I assigned to him.
- She has visited Australia six times.
- I have finished writing the letters.
- He has been ailing for months.
- Have you ever seen a ghost?
- I have heard a lot about him.
