Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1I am looking for my key. I ............... it.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "have lost" because the past action has a present result.
2I ............... my leg. I can't walk now.
Wrong!
Use "have broken" because the injury happened recently and affects the present.
3All essential commodities ............... more expensive over the years.
Wrong!
Use "have become" because the plural subject describes a change up to now.
4She ............... English for six months.
Wrong!
Use "has been learning" for an activity that started in the past and continues now.
5I ............... any letters for you.
Wrong!
Use "haven't got" to say that you do not have the letters now.
6"Where is Sam?" "He ............... to France."
Wrong!
Use "has gone" because Sam is in France or on the way there now.
7I ............... to Kashmir. I have brought some beautiful carpets for you.
Wrong!
Use "have just been" for a completed visit with a present connection.
8Raveena isn't here at the moment. She ............... to the market.
Wrong!
Use "has gone" because Raveena is not here now.
9I have just ............... lunch.
Wrong!
Use "had" after "have just" to form the present perfect of "have lunch".
10How long ............... here?
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Use "have you lived" with "How long" for a situation that continues to the present.
11I ............... all the stakeholders.
Wrong!
Use "have already told" because "already" often marks a completed action with present relevance.
12"What does your father think of your project?" "I ............... him yet."
Wrong!
Use "have not told" with "yet" to show the action has not happened up to now.
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- I am looking for my key. I have lost it.
- I have broken my leg. I can’t walk now.
- All essential commodities have become more expensive over the years.
- She has been learning English for six months.
- I haven’t got any letters for you.
- “Where is Sam?” “He has gone to France.”
- I have just been to Kashmir. I have brought some beautiful carpets for you.
- Raveena isn’t here at the moment. She has gone to the market.
- I have just had lunch.
- How long have you lived here?
- I have already told all the stakeholders.
- “What does your father think of your project?” “I have not told him yet.”