Question

Put the verbs from the brackets in the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous
1.How long Mike(to live)..........in this house?
2.I(to paint).........the room since morning but I (to do)........only half of it.
3.We already(to furnish).....all the rooms.
4.Why are your hands dirty?-Oh,I (to wash)......the windows since 9 o'clock.
5.You know,the Smiths (to move)......to a new house.
6.Our family always (to live )....in this very house.
7.The plumber (to install)....the central heating all these days.
8.They already(to hang).......all the pictures in the sitting-room.
9.My mum (to buy)....plants for each room this week.
10.They (to build).....a garage next to their house recently.

Answer 1

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Put the verbs from the brackets in the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous

Treceţi verbele din paranteze la Present Perfect sau Present Perfect Continuous

1. How long has Mike lived in this house?

2. I have been paining the room since morning but I have done only half of it.

3. We have already furnished all the rooms.

4. "Why are your hands dirty?"

"Oh, I have been washing the windows since 9 o'clock. "

5. You know, the Smiths have moved to a new house.

6. Our family has always lived in this very house.

7. The plumber has been installing the central heating all these days.

8. They have already hung all the pictures in the sitting-room.

9. My mum has bought plants for each room this week.

10. They have built a garage next to their house recently.

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Present Perfect Simple sau Present Perfect Continuous?

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Present Perfect Simple se foloseşte pentru a exprima acţiuni neterminate care au început în trecut şi încă sunt continuate în prezent. În general, Present Perfect Simple se aplică în cazul verbelor care exprimă starea (stative verbs) .

He has known Jamie for three years.

Present Perfect Continuous (sau Progressive) se foloseşte tot pentru a exprima acţiuni neterminate care au început în trecut şi încă sunt continuate în prezent. În general, Present Perfect Simple se aplică în cazul verbelor care exprimă acţiuni cu caracter temporar:

She has been crying for an hour.