Question

Choose the correct tenses. 1. She has believed / has been believing in ghosts since she was a child. 2. How long have you saved / have you been saving up for a new car? 3. I have looked / have been looking for my keys all the morning I can’t find them! 4. He’s a famous author. He has written / has been writing five novels. 5. Carol has phoned / has been phoning me four times today! 6. How long have you stood / have you been standing there? 7. Craig has liked / has been liking her for a long time. 8. She has talked / has been talking to that boy for over two hours.

Answer 1

1.- Has believing
2.- Have you been saving up
3.- Have been looking for
4.- He has written
5.- Has phoned
6.- Have you been standing
7.- Has been liking
8.- Has been talking

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Answer 2

1. The correct tense is "has believed." This indicates that she started believing in ghosts in the past and still believes in them in the present.

2. The correct tense is "have you been saving up." This indicates that the action of saving up for a new car started in the past and is still ongoing in the present.

3. The correct tense is "have been looking." This indicates that the action of looking for the keys started in the past and is still ongoing in the present.

4. The correct tense is "has written." This indicates that he has completed the action of writing five novels in the past.

5. The correct tense is "has phoned." This indicates that Carol completed the action of phoning four times in the past.

6. The correct tense is "have you been standing." This indicates that the action of standing there started in the past and is still ongoing in the present.

7. The correct tense is "has liked." This indicates that Craig has liked her for a long time in the past and still likes her in the present.

8. The correct tense is "has been talking." This indicates that the action of talking to that boy started in the past and is still ongoing in the present, for a duration of over two hours.