Question

Choose the correct tense. 1. How long do you know/have you known Mary? 2. I live /I've lived here for eight years. 3. I'm going/I've been home on Saturday. 4. I have/I've had this car since 1982. 5. Sorry I'm late. Are you waiting/Have you been waiting long? II 1. Have you ever seen/did you ever see a boxing match? 2. Have you ever been/did you ever go camping when you were a child? 3.Where have you had/ did you have lunch yesterday? 4. Where's the telephone? There's been/ there was an accident! 5. I've never traveled / I never traveled by air. 6 . Can you help me? I've lost / I lost my watch. 7. I've lost/I lost my glasses the other day. 8. "Have you had / did you have breakfast?""Not yet."

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. How long have you known Mary?

2. I have lived here for eight years.

3. I'm going home on Saturday.

4. I have had this car since 1982.

5. Sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting long?

II

1. Have you ever seen a boxing match?

2. Did you ever go camping when you were a child?

3. Where did you have lunch yesterday?

4. Where's the telephone? There was an accident!

5. I have never traveled by air.

6. Can you help me? I have lost my watch.

7. I lost my glasses the other day.

8. "Have you had breakfast?" "Not yet."

Объяснение:

Answer 2

1. How long have you known Mary? - correct tense is present perfect because it is asking about a duration of time up until the present moment.

2. I have lived here for eight years. - correct tense is present perfect because it indicates a duration of time starting in the past and continuing up until now.

3. I have been home on Saturday. - correct tense is simple past because it refers to a specific point in the past.

4. I have had this car since 1982. - correct tense is present perfect because it indicates an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

5. Sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting long? - correct tense is present perfect continuous because it focuses on the duration of waiting up until the present moment.

II

1. Have you ever seen a boxing match? - correct tense is present perfect because it refers to an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past and may still be possible in the present.

2. Have you ever been camping when you were a child? - correct tense is present perfect because it refers to an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past and may still be possible in the present.

3. Where did you have lunch yesterday? - correct tense is simple past because it refers to a specific point in the past.

4. Where's the telephone? There was an accident! - correct tense is simple past because it refers to a specific event that happened in the past.

5. I have never traveled by air. - correct tense is present perfect because it indicates a past action (or lack thereof) with a possible connection to the present.

6. Can you help me? I lost my watch. - correct tense is simple past because it refers to a specific event that happened in the past.

7. I lost my glasses the other day. - correct tense is simple past because it refers to a specific event that happened in the past.

8. "Did you have breakfast?" "Not yet." - correct tense is simple past because it refers to a specific action that either did or did not happen in the past.