15th February 2024
sunny, chilly
Thursday
Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
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Present Perfect |
Present Perfect
Continuous |
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Act. incepute in trecut care nu s-au incheiat
inca -
Act. incepute in trecut care s-au incheiat
aproape de mom . vb . -
Act. petrecute in trecut dar carora nu li se
precizeaza momentul in care s-au petrecut |
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Act. incepute in trecut care s-au incheiat
aproape de mom vb . si al caror
rezultat este inca vizibil -
Act. care nu s-au incheiat inca si se accentueaza
durata lor exagerata |
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Already (deja, +); yet(inca / deja;-, ? ) Lately / recently (in ultima vreme) Just (tocmai ) Since ( inceput perioada timp ) / for ( perioada de
timp ) |
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AFFIRMATIVE |
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S + have /
has + V3 ·
He has learnt for this test since 8 am. |
S + have + been
+ V-ing ·
He has been learning for this test since 8 am |
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NEGATIVE |
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S + haven’t /
hasn’t + V3 ·
I haven’t eaten spinach recently . |
S + haven’t /
hasn’t +been + V-ing ·
We haven’t been walking around for so many hours! |
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INTERROGATIVE |
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Have / Has +
S + V3 ? ·
Have you ever read a thriller? |
Have / Has +
S + been + V-ing ? ·
Have you been working hard lately ? |
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-1.html
to be fed up = a fi satul de ( o situatie )
since / for
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/for-since/exercise-1.htm
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/for-since/exercise-2.htm
Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m trying to study. I …have been trying………………………………………….. (try) to study for the last hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think I’d better go to the library.
2. The children are playing basketball right now. They …………………have been playing …………………… (play) for almost two hours. They must be getting tired.
3. The telephone ……………has rung……………………………… (ring) four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
4. The telephone ………………has been ringing …………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
5. It ……has been raining………………………………………….. (rain) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
6. We …………………have had……………………… (have) three accidents so far this week. I wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly.
7. We ………have lived/we have been living……………………………………………. (live) here since last June.
8. My little son is dirty from head to foot because he ………………has been playing ……………………… (play) in the mud.
9. What’s the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you ………………haven't been crying……………… (not / cry). Oh, now I understand. You ……………have been peeling……………………………….. (peel) some onions.
10. Hello, Rob. I’m happy to see you again. I …………haven't seen …………………………………….. (not / see) you for weeks. What …………have…………. you ……………been doing……………… (do) lately?
11. I ……haven't been……………………………………………. (not / be) able to reach my boss on the phone yet. I ……have been trying…………………………………………………. (try) for the last twenty minutes, but the line …………has been………………………….. busy.
12. We ………have had…………………………………. (have) three major snowstorms so far this winter. I wonder how many more we will have.
13. I ……have written…………………………………………… (write) them three times, but I still haven’t received a reply.
14. A: Dr. Harrison is a good teacher. How long ………has……… he …………been…………. (be) at the university?
B: He …………has been teaching ……………………………… (teach) here for almost 25 years.
15. A: What are you going to order for dinner?
B: Well, I ………haven't had……………………………………… (not / have) pizza. So I think, I’ll order that.
16. My uncle ……has been painting……………………………………………. (paint) the outside of his house for three weeks and he’s still not finished.
17. The Smiths are presently in Tunisia. They ……have been travelling…………………………………. (travel) throughout North Africa since the middle of May. They’ll return home in another month.
Homework
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-2.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-3.html
Use THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m tired. We ………………………………………………. (walk) for over an hour. Let’s stop and rest for a while.
2. The zoo isn’t far from here. I ………………………………………………… (walk) there many times.
3. I …………………………………………………. (write) my friends at least a dozen letters since I left home and come home.
4. Sally is writing a letter to her boyfriend. She ………………………………………. (write) it since she got home from class. It’s going to be a long letter.
5. The telephone …………………………………………….. (ring) four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
6. The telephone ……………………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
7. She is 80 and she ………………………………………… (never / read) a book in her life.
8. The secretary is very tired. She ………………………………………………… (type) all morning.
9. Tom is reading a book. He started two hours ago and he is on page 53. He ……………………………………….. (read) for two hours.
10. Hello! I …………………………………………… (clean) the windows. So far I ………………………………………… (clean) five of them and there are two more to do.
11. My grandfather ……………………… (died) 30 years ago. I ……………………………..
…………………. (never / meet) him.
12. A: Is your father at home?
B: No, I’m afraid he ……………………………………………… (go) out.
A: When exactly ………………………………………………… (he / go) out?
B: About ten minutes ago.
TriWords
Stefan 82
Luca 64
green - 2
orange - 3
yellow -1
to mog (ed) = a se da la o parte
jolt= soc
to zest (ed) = a da savoare / a condimenta
to typo = a face o fresala de tipar
wit = istetime
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