Present Perfect
He ________ (read) every book in the library, or so he claims.
He has read every book in the library, or so he claims.
By the time I woke up, my family __________ (already eat) breakfast.
By the time I woke up, my family had already eaten breakfast.
She ________ (practice) the piano for hours, but she couldn't get the piece right.
She had been practicing the piano for hours, but she couldn't get the piece right.
The cat ________ (eat) all the fish, but I ________ (not see) it happen.
The cat has eaten all the fish, but I haven't seen it happen.
They ________ (clean) the entire house, but they ________ (not notice) the stain on the carpet.
They had cleaned the entire house, but they hadn't noticed the stain on the carpet.
We _________ (walk) in the rain for over an hour before we found shelter.
We had been walking in the rain for over an hour before we found shelter.
She _________ (live) in Liverpool all her life.
She has lived in Liverpool all her life.
Everything was wet. It ___________ (rain) for hours.
Everything was wet. It had been raining for hours.
I ______________ (work) there for a year.
I had been working there for a year.
They _________ (study) Japanese, Russian and English
They have studied Japanese, Russian and English
I couldn't get into the house. I ________ (lose) my keys.
I couldn't get into the house. I had lost my keys.
He was a wonderful guitarist. He ______________ (play) ever since he was a teenager.
He was a wonderful guitarist. He had been playing ever since he was a teenager.
____________ (you see) "Gone with the Wind"?
Have you seen "Gone with the Wind"?
When George died, he and Anne ____________ (marry) for nearly fifty years.
When George died, he and Anne had been married for nearly fifty years.
She didn't want to move. She ____________ (love) in Liverpool all her life.
She didn't want to move. She had been living in Liverpool all her life.