Question

Complete the sentences using the correct tense.Give reasons 1.They ____(not/relase) the young eagles into the wild yet. 2.The female eagle was tired. She___(hunt) for five house. 3.James ____(take) pictures of many species of eagle by the end of his trip4._____(the eagles /build) their nest for the last two weeks? ​

Answer 1

1.They haven't released the young eagles into the wild yet. (слово-маркер yet указывает на необходимость употребления Present Perfect)

2.The female eagle was tired. She had been hunting for five hours. (есть маркер for + период времени,  значит, нужен Perfect Continuous. А поскольку первое предложение в Past Simple, то и во втором тоже пишем Past)

3.James had taken pictures of many species of eagle by the end of his trip. (сочетание с предлогом by указывает момент, к которому завершилось действие - это маркер Past Perfect)

4.Have the eagles been building their nest for the last two weeks? ​(Здесь тоже акцент на длительности действия, начавшегося в прошлом и длящегося до момента речи, так что используем Present Perfect Continuous)

Answer 2

1. They have not released the young eagles into the wild yet. (Present Perfect Tense)

   Reason: The use of "have not released" in the present perfect tense indicates that the action of releasing the young eagles is still relevant or ongoing, and there is an expectation that they will be released at some point in the future.

2. The female eagle was tired. She had been hunting for five hours. (Past Perfect Continuous Tense)

   Reason: "Had been hunting" is used to show that the action of hunting occurred continuously for a specific duration (five hours) in the past, leading to the tiredness of the female eagle.

3. James had taken pictures of many species of eagles by the end of his trip. (Past Perfect Tense)

   Reason: "Had taken" in the past perfect tense is used to indicate that the action of taking pictures of eagles was completed before another point in the past (the end of the trip).

4. Have the eagles been building their nest for the last two weeks? (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)

   Reason: "Have been building" in the present perfect continuous tense is used to indicate that the eagles started building their nest in the past, and the action has continued up to the present moment (the last two weeks). This suggests an ongoing process of nest-building.