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Present perfect perplexities a 10 question linguistic labyrinth

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1. I ____ to the museum three times this year.

Use the present perfect to describe experiences that happened at an unspecified time in the past but are relevant to the present.. 'Have been' indicates a completed visit to a place.

2. She ____ that book yet.

The present perfect negative uses 'hasn't' or 'haven't' + past participle.. The action of reading is incomplete or hasn't happened up to the present moment.

3. Which sentence correctly uses the Present Perfect tense?

Use 'for' to express a duration of time with the present perfect.. The present perfect emphasizes the continuing relevance of the action to the present.

4. They ____ to Japan before.

Use 'have never' + past participle to express a negative experience up to the present.. The present perfect highlights the lack of experience up to now.

5. Which sentence is grammatically correct and uses the Present Perfect?

The present perfect is used for completed actions with a connection to the present.. The 'already' adverb emphasizes the completion of the action.

6. We ____ a lot of progress recently.

The present perfect shows that the action of making progress is completed and relevant to the present.. 'Recently' indicates a time frame connected to the present.

7. The rain ____ for hours.

Use the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.. The duration of the rain is emphasized.

8. Which sentence correctly uses the Present Perfect to express a recent completed action?

The present perfect emphasizes the completion of the action and its relevance to the present.. 'Just' indicates the recency of the action.

9. He ____ to learn Spanish since last year.

Use the present perfect continuous to describe an ongoing action that started in the past and continues to the present.. The duration of the effort is highlighted.

10. I ____ all my emails.

The present perfect is used for actions completed in the past with a relevance to the present.. The completion of answering the emails is emphasized.

Topics:

Present tenses

Past tenses 1

Present perfect

Present tenses 2

Future 1

Future 2

Countable and uncountable nouns

Referring to nouns

Pronouns and referencing

Adjectives and adverbs

Comparing things

The noun pharse

Modals 1

Modals 2

Reported speech

Verb + verb patterns

Likelihood based on conditions 1

Likelihood based on conditions 2

Presositions

Relative clauses

Ways of organising texts

The passive

Linking ideas

Showing your position in a text

Nominalisation in written English