Fill in the blanks.
1. It ……………………… for the last two days.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
2. The ship ………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Ships sink; people drown.
3. He ………………………. to me since our last meeting.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. My brother ……………………….. in Delhi since 2005.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I ……………………… the job.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the present perfect to show completion.
6. He ……………………. his phone shortly after he had bought it.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the past perfect for the earlier of the two past actions and the simple past for the later action.
7. The show ………………………. before we reached the theatre.
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple past is also possible here in a careless style; however, the past perfect is more correct.
8. He ………………………. motionless under the tree.
Correct!
Wrong!
Lay is the past tense form of lie.
9. The hen ……………………….. six eggs.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I ……………………… to him in the morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I ………………………….. him for a long time.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Although the driver was badly hurt, he could explain what …………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- It has been raining for the last two days.
- The ship sank.
- He has not spoken to me since our last meeting.
- My brother has been working in Delhi since 2005.
- I have finished the job.
- He lost his phone shortly after he had bought it.
- The show had begun before we reached the theatre.
- He lay motionless under the tree.
- The hen has laid six eggs.
- I spoke to him in the morning.
- I haven’t met him for a long time.
- Although the driver was badly hurt, he could explain what had happened.
