Question

Choose the correct verb form. How long have you known / have you been knowing her sister? The children have watched / have been watching cartoons for three hours. A boy has been eating / has eaten sweets all evening, so he feels sick now. He has seen / has been seeing that series about five times! Michael has prepared / has been preparing for tomorrow’s test for hours, but he still doesn’t remember anything at all. The bus has just arrived / has just been arriving, so you might catch it. Примечание: Read the sentences carefully. Make sure you understand their meaning. Choose the correct verb forms. Внимательно прочитайте предложения. Удостоверьтесь, что понимаете, о чём в них говорится. Выберите подходящую форму глагола.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. Have you known her sister?
2. The children have been watching cartoons for three hours.
3. A boy has been eating sweets all evening.
4. He has seen that series about five times!
5. Michael has been preparing for tomorrow's test for hours.
6. The bus has just arrived.

Answer 2

Here are the correct verb forms for each of the sentences:

1. How long have you known her sister? (Use "have you known" because it's asking about the duration of knowing someone.)

2. The children have been watching cartoons for three hours. (Use "have been watching" to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present.)

3. A boy has eaten sweets all evening, so he feels sick now. (Use "has eaten" because it's talking about a completed action in the evening that has an effect in the present.)

4. He has seen that series about five times! (Use "has seen" to indicate the number of times he has completed watching the series.)

5. Michael has been preparing for tomorrow’s test for hours, but he still doesn’t remember anything at all. (Use "has been preparing" to show that the action started in the past and continues up to the present.)

6. The bus has just arrived, so you might catch it. (Use "has just arrived" to indicate that the bus's arrival is a recent event in the past.)