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Look at the sentences and identify the tenses of the verbs in bold.
1 She's met some wonderful people that she's still in touch with today.
2 The couple met on the island two years ago.
3 She has been building fences at weekends.
4 I've had to get my head around things I've never had to consider before.
5 The webpage is slow to load because so many people have been commenting on her blog!
6 We've read a text about people's experiences of doing their dream jobs.
7 I've been filling out this application form for 30 minutes and I still haven't finished!
Present Perfect Simple строится как have/has + V
Match the sentences 1–7 in 1a to the uses a–g. Some sentences can go with more than one use.
a an action that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past
b an experience that happened at an unspecified time in the past or that has never happened
c an action or event that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and that has a result in the present
d a single action or event that occurred and was completed at an unspecified time in the past
e a series of recent actions that has a result in the present
f an activity or continuous state that started in the past and is incomplete or still in progress and we want to emphasise the duration of the activity
g a series of repeated actions that started in the past and is incomplete or still in progress
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs given.
1 We ______ (hunt) everywhere for my passport until we found it.
2 I ______ (work) on this presentation since lunchtime, so can I take a break now?
3 She ______ (live) here since she was a child, but she ______ (never/be) to this beach before.
4 I'm afraid Jon isn't here right now. He ______ (go) to work.
5 In the last few months, they ______ (grow) their own vegetables, which they can't wait to eat!
6 She ______ (dream) about living on an island since she was a child.
since и for указывают на Present Perfect (Continuous). until + Past Simple требует Past Perfect Continuous для длительного действия, предшествовавшего моменту в прошлом.
Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Do not change the meaning.
1 After I visited China ten years ago, I considered learning Chinese and I still am. (been)
2 It's three years since they visited me. (not)
3 This is my first visit here. (have)
4 We haven't seen each other for nearly a month.
5 The river level is at an all-time high. (been)
