1. READ THE SENTENCES, IDENTIFY THE TENSES, THEN MATCH THEM WITH THE CORRECT DESCRIPTION TYPING THE APPROPRIATE LETTER.

 

1. She HAS BEEN USING the Internet for half and hour. _____

2. Lisa HAS SENT two emails this morning. _____

3. They are tired. They HAVE BEEN RIDING bikes all morning. _____

4. Tom HAS JUST WASHED his car. Now you cannot see any dirty spots. _____

5. I cannot stand any more. He HAS BEEN LISTENING to music loud all day! _____

6. Sam HAS KNOWN his friend’s secret for 5 years. _____

7. The Smiths HAVE BOUGHT a new car. _____

8. I usually live in London, but I HAVE BEEN LIVING in Edinburgh for two months. _____

9. The security HAS CAUGHT a shoplifter. He was trying to steal a bottle of wine when he was spotted on CCTV. _____

10. Mason HAS TAUGHT biology for ten years. _____

 

 

DESCRIPTIONS:

 

A. _An action which started in the past and continues up to the present with a state verb_

B. _An action which has recently finished and whose result is visible in the present_

C. _An action which happened at an unstated time in the past. The emphasis is placed on the action, the time is either unknown or unimportant_

D. _An action which happened within a specific time period which is not over yet. There is an emphasis put on the number of the things done during that period_

E._ An action which is considered to be permanent as it has lasted for a long period of time. _

F. _Announcing a piece of news_

H. _An action which started in the past and continues up to the present with an active verb_

I. _An action which started in the past and lasted for some time. It is unknown if the action has finished or is still going on. The result is visible in the present _

_J. __An action which lasts for a temporary period of time_

K. _Expressing anger, irritation or annoyance for an action which has been going on for a certain period of time_

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