Question

Complete the following sentences by using the Present Prefect.
1. Sophie and I (know) _____have known__________________each other since we were at
school together.
2. I (play) _________________tennis since I was eight years old.
3. Alain (be) _HAS BEEN_____________ in hospital three times this year.
4. I (want) ______________________ to be an actor for as long as I can remember.
5. My uncle (smoke) ___HAS SMOKED__________________40 cigarettes a day for 40 years –
and he's a doctor!
6. You (have) ______________________that suit for more than ten years! Isn't it time to get a
new one?
7. Since he finished university, my brother (work) ___________________________ in five different
countries.
8. Zerrin (watch) ______________________ that TV programme every week since it started.
9. I (never like) _______________________bananas. I think they're horrible!
10. What's the most interesting city you ____________________(ever visit)?
AYUDAAAAAAAAAAA

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1) have known

2) have been playing

3) has been

4) have wanted

5) has smoked

6) have had

7) has worked

8) has watched

9) have never liked

10) have ever visited

Explicación:

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Answer 2

Respuestas en negrita y subrayadas:

① Sophie and I _____ have known __________________ each other since we were at school together.

Translation ① Sophie y yo nos conocemos desde que estábamos en la escuela juntos.

Answer ② I have played tennis since I was eight years old.

Translation ② Yo he jugado al tenis desde que tenía ocho años.

③ Alain _ HAS BEEN _____________ in hospital three times this year.

Translation ③ Alain ha estado en el hospital tres veces este año.

Answer ④ I have wanted to be an actor for as long as I can remember.

Translation ④ Yo he querido ser actor desde que tengo uso de razón.

⑤ My uncle  ___ HAS SMOKED __________________ 40 cigarettes a day for 40 years – and he's a doctor!

Translation ⑤ Mi tío ha fumado 40 cigarrillos al día durante 40 años - ¡y es médico!

Answer ⑥ You have had that suit for more than ten years! Isn't it time to get a new one?

Translation ⑥ ¡Has tenido ese traje durante más de diez años! ¿No es hora de conseguir uno nuevo?

Answer ⑦ Since he finished university, my brother has worked in five different countries.

Translation ⑦ Desde que terminó la universidad, mi hermano ha trabajado en cinco países diferentes.

Answer ⑧ Zerrin has watched that TV programme every week since it started.

Translation ⑧ Zerrin ha visto ese programa de televisión todas las semanas desde que comenzó.

Answer ⑨ I have never liked bananas. I think they're horrible!

Translation ⑨ A mí nunca me han gustado los plátanos. ¡Creo que son horribles!

Answer ⑩ What's the most interesting city you have ever visited?

Translation ⑩ ¿Cuál es la ciudad más interesante que has visitado alguna vez?

Explicación:

Para construir el Present Perfect, tenemos que usar el verbo auxiliar "have" conjugado en la persona del sujeto de la oración y luego le añadimos el participio pasado del verbo principal.

Michael Spymore