20. Underline the correct tense.
Liz and I are good friends. We know / have known each other for four years.
Sarah is very tired. She has been working / is working hard all day.
“Where is John?” “He’s upstairs. He does / is doing his homework.”
I can’t go to the party on Saturday. I am leaving / have been leaving for Spain on Friday night.
Jane has finished / is finishing cleaning her room, and now she is going out with her friends.
I didn’t recognise Tom. He looks / is looking so different in a suit.
I don’t need to wash my car. Jim washes / has washed it for me already.
Ian has been talking / is talking to his boss for an hour now.
Claire’s train arrives / has arrived at 3 o’clock. I must go and meet her at the station.
10 “Would you like to borrow this book?” “No, thanks. I have read / have been reading it before.”
11 “Where are you going / do you go?” “To the cinema. Would you like to come with me?”
12 Have you seen my bag? I am searching / have been searching for it all morning.
13 “Is Colin here?” “I don’t know. I haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing him all day.”
14 Sophie is very clever. She is speaking / speaks seven different languages.
15 We are moving / have moved house tomorrow. Everything is packed.
Răspunsuri la întrebare
Hello!
Underline the correct tense.
Subliniați timpul correct.
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Answer / Răspuns:
1. Liz and I are good friends. We have known each other for four years.
Present Perfect Simple – acțiune începută în trecută și nefinalizată în prezent
2. Sarah is very tired. She has been working hard all day.
Present Perfect Continuous – acțiune în desfășurare începută în trecut, nefinalizată în prezent
3. “Where is John?” “He’s upstairs. He is doing his homework.”
Present Continuous – acțiune care se derulează în momentul vorbirii
4. I can’t go to the party on Saturday. I am leaving for Spain on Friday night.
Present Continuous – pentru acțiune viitoare planificată
5. Jane has finished cleaning her room, and now she is going out with her friends.
Present Perfect Simple – acțiune începută în trecut și finalizată de puțin timp
6. I didn’t recognize Tom. He looks so different in a suit.
Present Simple – verb de percepție
7. I don’t need to wash my car. Jim has washed it for me already.
Present Perfect Simple – acțiune începută în trecut și finalizată de puțin timp
8. Ian has been talking to his boss for an hour now.
Present Perfect Continuous – acțiune în desfășurare începută în trecut, nefinalizată în prezent
9. Claire’s train arrives at 3 o’clock. I must go and meet her at the station.
Present Simple – acțiune programată
10. “Would you like to borrow this book?” “No, thanks. I have read it before.”
Present Perfect Simple – acțiune începută în trecut și finalizată de puțin timp
11. “Where are you going?” “To the cinema. Would you like to come with me?”
Present Continuous – acțiune care se derulează în momentul vorbirii
12. Have you seen my bag? I have been searching for it all morning.
Present Perfect Continuous – acțiune începută în trecut, aflată în desfășurare în momentul vorbirii
13. “Is Colin here?” “I don’t know. I haven’t seen him all day.”
Present Perfect Simple – acțiune începută în trecut și neîncheiată în prezent
14. Sophie is very clever. She speaks seven different languages.
Present Simple – acțiune care exrimă o obișnuință/generalitate
15. We are moving house tomorrow. Everything is packed.
Present Continuous – acțiune viitoare planificată