Completion, Result, or Duration?
Present perfect or Present Perfect Progressive?
Tenses Mix
College Life
100
- Tell me about your day, please. - We have (play) football the whole day.
- We have been playing football the whole day.
100
Natasha is getting paid today. She (work) hard the whole week.
Natasha is getting paid today. She has been working hard the whole week.
100
Natasha's voice is gone now because she (shout) .............. all morning.
Natasha's voice is gone now because she has been shouting all morning.
100
The Peer-Leaders' room looks much nicer now. They (hang up) ..... some pictures form the Photography Contest.
The Peer-Leaders' room looks much nicer now. They hung up some pictures form the Photography Contest.
200
The scanner is okay again. Roc (has been repairing, has repaired) it.
The scanner is okay again. Roc has repaired it.
200
Your clothes smell awful! ..........you ............ (smoke) ?
Your clothes smell awful! Have you been smoking?
200
We can see through the windows again. Roksolana (clean) ....................them yesterday.
We can see through the windows again. Roksolana cleaned them yesterday.
200
Dorothy is wet. She (wash) ...... the dog.
Dorothy is wet. She has been washing the dog.
300
I am so tired. I (work) all day.
I am so tired. I have been working all day.
300
Annie is ready for her exam now. Roc (help) ......her prepare for it.
Annie is ready for her exam now. Roc has helped her prepare for it.
300
You are absolutely sunburned. You (sit) ........... in the sun too long.
You are absolutely sunburned. You have been sitting in the sun too long.
300
We are not hungry. We (eat) ............ already................. cookies.
We are not hungry. We have already eaten cookies.
400
I think Natasha (forget) about our appointment. We (have waited/have been waiting) here for more than half an hour.
I think Natasha has forgotten about our appointment. We have been waiting here for more than half an hour.
400
It is dark in here because we (close) .................... the curtains. We want to watch the video, and that's better in the dark.
It is dark in here because we have closed the curtains. We want to watch the video, and that's better in the dark.
400
We can watch the video now. Roc (connect)............. the smart board.
We can watch the film now. Roc has connected the smart board.
400
Can we go outside? We (already, do) ..................... our homework.
Can we go outside? We have already done our homework.
500
Roksolana (walk) by us 3 times. She probably thinks that we (have already completed/have been completing) the exercise.
Roksolana has walked by us 3 times. She probably thinks that we have already completed the exercise.
500
Since I was a child, I (loved) ......... chocolate.
Since I was a child, I have loved chocolate.
500
I (come) to Canada in 2012. My family (join) me later.
I came to Canada in 2012. My family joined me later.
500
Roc is cold. He (wait) for a streetcar for 20min.
Roc is cold. He has been waiting for a streetcar for 20min.
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