Perfect tenses
I __________ (know) Kazuo Ishiguro for several years. I ____________ (read) his latest novel, but I ______________ (not finish) it yet.
1.
have known
have been reading
have not finished
This time next month, I _________________ (work) at the company for exactly 25 years.
will have been working
I ____________ (stay) in the hotel twice before the 1980s
I had stayed in the hotel twice before the 1980s (talking about how many times)
This is the third time you _________ (be) here. What exactly __________ (you come) for now?
have been
have you come
It looks as if Jake ____________ (lose) his job by the end of the week.
will have lost
He __________ (driving) for about half an hour when the engine suddenly stopped
He had been driving for about half an hour when the engine suddenly stopped. (completed action before the past)
Two days ago we _____________ (go) out into the streets. Fierce fighting ____________(take) place all around us, but when we arrived all __________ (be) quiet again.
went
had taken
was
By the time you get home I ___________ (clean) the house from top to bottom.
By the time you get home I will have cleaned the house from top to bottom (ended by a particular point in the future)
I think someone ___________ (tamper) with my mail (Tamper with: interfere with)
I think someone has been tampering with my mail (drawing a conclusion and complaining)
She _______________ (write) computer games for over ten years before she finally had a hit.
had been writing
On Saturday, we ___________ (living) in this house for a year
On Saturday, we will have been living in this house for a year (in progress at a particular point in the future)
She felt terrible during the interview because she ___________ (suffer) from flu since the previous day.
She felt terrible during the interview because she ___________ (suffer) from flu since the previous day.
Although we ____________ (be) in this village six years so far, we ___________ (not get) to know many people yet. But our next door neighbours ________________ (be) very helpful when we first ____________ (move) in.
have been
have not got
were
moved
. By the time you reach the coast, you ______________ (drive) for two hours.
will have been driving
He _________ (learn) how to play chess and he can play well now. However, he ___________ (learn) how to play baseball for quite some time but he is still meeting his trainer once a week
He has learnt how to play chess and he can play well now. However, he has been learning how to play baseball for quite some time but he is still meeting his trainer once a week. (present perfect for a completed action and present perfect continuous if the action is still ongoing)