Question

Complete the paragraph with the Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, Past Simple and Past Perfect. I (meet) Jim a few days ago. He (just, come back) from holiday. He (look) fresh and suntanned. “I (not, see) you since our last meeting at the Bates’!” exclaimed I. “I (do) a lot since then. In May my boss and I (write) a sensational article for “Science & Life” and we (attend) all the international conferences since then; the next one is at the end of the month. Also, I (take up) snowboarding recently and I (go) to the mountains every weekend since my first attempt. It’s so nice it (snow) heavily this winter!” “Sounds great! But you look nice and not exhausted at all!” I interrupted him. “It’s all because I (have) a fabulous week in the Canaries,” said Jim.

Answer 1

прямиком скажу ответы: met. came back. looked. I haven't seen you. did. attended. have taken up. have gone. snowed. had.

Answer 2

I met Jim a few days ago. He had just come back from holiday. He looked fresh and suntanned. “I haven't seen you since our last meeting at the Bates’!” I exclaimed. “I have been doing a lot since then. In May, my boss and I wrote a sensational article for "Science & Life" and we have been attending all the international conferences since then; the next one is at the end of the month. Also, I have taken up snowboarding recently and I have been going to the mountains every weekend since my first attempt. It’s so nice that it has been snowing heavily this winter!” “Sounds great! But you look nice and not exhausted at all!” I interrupted him. “It’s all because I had a fabulous week in the Canaries,” said Jim.

Present Perfect

The Present Perfect tense is used to talk about past actions or events that have a connection to the present. In the paragraph, the Present Perfect tense is used to describe actions or events that started in the past and continue up to the present moment. For example, "I have been attending all the international conferences since then" and "I have taken up snowboarding recently."

Present Perfect Progressive

The Present Perfect Progressive tense is used to describe ongoing or continuous actions that started in the past and continue up to the present. In the paragraph, the Present Perfect Progressive tense is used to describe ongoing actions or events that started in the past and are still happening. For example, "I have been attending all the international conferences since then" and "I have been going to the mountains every weekend."

Past Simple

The Past Simple tense is used to describe completed actions or events in the past. In the paragraph, the Past Simple tense is used to describe specific actions or events that happened in the past. For example, "I met Jim a few days ago" and "I wrote a sensational article for "Science & Life" in May."

Past Perfect

The Past Perfect tense is used to describe actions or events that happened before another point in the past. In the paragraph, the Past Perfect tense is not used.