Question

B) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS to fill in the blanks: I’m trying to study. I …………………………………………….. (try) to study for the last hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think I’d better go to the library. The children are playing basketball right now. They ……………………………………… (play) for almost two hours. They must be getting tired. The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate. The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it? It ……………………………………………….. (rain) all day. I wonder when it will stop. We ………………………………………… (have) three accidents so far this week. I wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly. We ……………………………………………………. (live) here since last June. My little son is dirty from head to foot because he ……………………………………… (play) in the mud. What’s the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you ……………………………… (not / cry). Oh, now I understand. You …………………………………………….. (peel) some onions. Hello, Rob. I’m happy to see you again. I ……………………………………………….. (not / see) you for weeks. What ……………………. you …………………………… (do) lately? I …………………………………………………. (not / be) able to reach my boss on the phone yet. I ………………………………………………………. (try) for the last twenty minutes, but the line …………………………………….. busy. We …………………………………………. (have) three major snowstorms so far this winter. I wonder how many more we will have. I ………………………………………………… (write) them three times, but I still haven’t received a reply. A: Dr. Harrison is a good teacher. How long ……………… he ……………………. (be) at the university? B: He ………………………………………… (teach) here for almost 25 years. A: What are you going to order for dinner? B: Well, I ……………………………………………… (have / have) pizza. So I think, I’ll order that. My uncle …………………………………………………. (paint) the outside of his house for three weeks and he’s still not finished. The Smiths are presently in Tunisia. They ………………………………………. (travel) throughout North Africa since the middle of May. They’ll return home in another month.​

Answer 1

I am trying

They are playing

Is ringing

The telephone is ringing

it has been raining

have

live

plays

didn't cry

You peeled

I haven't been seeing

What are you doing

I'm not able to reach

I have been trying

but the line is busy( aici nu e scris dar suna mai corect "is")

we've been having

I'm writing

How long will he be

He's teaching

I'll have pizza

My uncle is painting

they are travelling

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