Fill in the blanks with a present perfect or present perfect continuous tense form.
1She ............... all over the world.
Wrong!
Either could be used here. The present perfect focuses on the idea of completion. The present perfect continuous focuses more on the idea of continuity.
2I ............... a member of this club for five years.
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3............... any celebrity?
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4She ............... a scholarship to study at MIT.
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5I ............... my appointment letter.
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6............... the answer yet?
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7I ............... to twelve emails since morning.
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The present perfect focuses on the idea of completion.
8I ............... to emails since morning.
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9You shouldn't take the test until you ............... your lessons thoroughly.
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10She ............... English for the last six months.
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11'Your clothes are dirty.' 'Yes, I ...............'
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12I ............... a table for two.
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Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She Either could be used here all over the world.
- I have been a member of this club for five years.
- Have you ever met any celebrity?
- She has won a scholarship to study at MIT.
- I have just received my appointment letter.
- Have you found the answer yet?
- I have replied to twelve emails since morning.
- I have been replying to emails since morning.
- You shouldn’t take the test until you have learnt your lessons thoroughly.
- She has been learning English for the last six months.
- ‘Your clothes are dirty.’ ‘Yes, I have been painting‘
- I have reserved a table for two.
