Multiple Choice
Which sentence is correct?
A.Bill and Joe have visited Saint-Petersburg last month.
B. Bill and Joe has visited Saint-Petersburg last month.
C. Bill and Joe visited Saint-Petersburg last month.
C - finished
(The weather/be/cold/last winter)
THE WEATHER WAS COLD LAST WINTER.
He ______ (live) in England since 2001.
HAS LIVED OR HAS BEEN LIVING
Since is often used with present perfect. It emphasizes a specific time in the past up to NOW; thus, present perfect complements the word nicely.
Did you ever try any Bekker pastries?
Have you ever tried ...?
Which sentence is correct?
A. I haven't ridden a roller coaster in my life.
B. I haven't rode a roller coaster in my life.
C. I didn't ride a roller coaster in my life.
D. I haven't been riding a roller coaster in my life.
A - unfinished
(Seva/never/be/London)
SEVA HAS NEVER BEEN TO LONDON
Jane _____ (be) here for half an hour.
HAS BEEN
here gives a context of present time (still happening). Additionally,we are using for + period of time and present perfect can emphasize a period/duration of time.
What's the most exotic place you visited?
What's the most exotic place you have (ever) visited?
We use present perfect with superlatives!!!
Which question is correct?
A. Have you bought a house ever?
B. Has you bought a house ever?
C. Have you ever bought a house?
D. Has you bought a house yet?
C
Alice and Brooke /watch/movie/one hour
They have been watching the movie for one hour.
William Shakespeare _____ (write) 37 plays.
WROTE
We only use past time when speaking of the deceased (dead people).
They has been watching the concert for 30 minutes ago.
They have been watching the concert since 30 minutes ago.
Which question and answer is correct?
A. What information has she been remembering for the test? She has been remembering everything from chapter 1 and 2.
B. What information has she remembered for the test? She has been remembering everything from chapter 1 and 2.
C. What information has she remembered for the test? She has remembered everything from chapter 1 and 2.
C
(be / friends / since school / they)
They have been friends since school.
Where _____ (you, be) yesterday?
What are you talking about?! I ________ (be) here since yesterday morning!
WERE YOU
have been
Yesterday is a finished time word; thus, we use past simple.
What time is a finished time word (it answers when); thus, we use past simple.
She has lived in London for 2010 to 2015.
She lived in London from 2010 to 2015.
We _______ TV for three hours yesterday.
a) have watched
b) watched
c) have been watching
watched
You / visit / the museum / last weekend
You visited the museum last weekend.
He _______ (just / arrive) at the airport.
He has just arrived at the airport.
Present Perfect is used with "just" to indicate a recent action relevant now.
He has been playing football since two hours.
He has been playing football for two hours.