Question

Task 2. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. 1 Sheila ..... (go) to the bazaar. She'll be back in an hour. 2 You look sweaty! ..... (you/work) out? 3 How much ..... (Helen/spend) on her English books? 4 The house smells wonderful! ..... (Mum/bake) a cake? 5 How long ..... (Tom/save) to buy a new PC? 6 Robin ..... (never/be) abroad. 7 He ..... (work) very hard recently. He needs some time off. 8 We ..... (not/buy) all our Christmas presents yet. 9 Joy ..... (clean) the house since 9 o'clock. Can you give her a hand? 10 ..... (you/ever/eat) Thai food? Напишите ,пожалуйста, подробно , почему вставили те или иные слова (форму)

Answer 1

1 Sheila has gone to the bazaar. She'll be back in an hour. (важен результат в настоящем короткого действия – ее сейчас нет дома, она ушла)
2 You look sweaty! Have you been working out? (налицо результат длительного действия)
3 How much has Helen spent on her English books? (действие произошло в прошлом и является значимым для момента речи – сколько она потратила на книги)
4 The house smells wonderful! Has Mum been baking a cake? (налицо результат длительного действия)
5 How long has Tom been saving to buy a new PC? (интересует результат длительного действия)
6 Robin has never been abroad. (опыт человека, факт из жизни)
7 He has been working very hard recently. He needs some time off. (недавнее длительное действие, закончившееся к моменту речи)
8 We haven’t bought all our Christmas presents yet. (важен результат в настоящем – еще не купили подарки)
9 Joy has been cleaning the house since 9 o'clock. Can you give her a hand? (длительное действие, которое началось в прошлом и продолжается в настоящее время)
10 Have you ever eaten Thai food? (опыт человека, факт из жизни)

Answer 2

Task 2: Completing Sentences with Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

1. Sheila has gone (go) to the bazaar. She'll be back in an hour. 2. You look sweaty! Have you been working (you/work) out? 3. How much has Helen spent (Helen/spend) on her English books? 4. The house smells wonderful! Has Mum been baking (Mum/bake) a cake? 5. How long has Tom been saving (Tom/save) to buy a new PC? 6. Robin has never been (never/be) abroad. 7. He has been working (work) very hard recently. He needs some time off. 8. We haven't bought (not/buy) all our Christmas presents yet. 9. Joy has been cleaning (clean) the house since 9 o'clock. Can you give her a hand? 10. Have you ever eaten (you/ever/eat) Thai food?

Explanation of Choices: - Present Perfect (has/have + past participle) is used to express actions that have occurred at an unspecified time before now or to express actions that started in the past and continue into the present. - Present Perfect Continuous (has/have been + present participle) is used to emphasize the duration of an action that started in the past and continues into the present.

1. Sheila has gone - This uses the present perfect form because the action of going to the bazaar is completed, and Sheila is expected to return in an hour. 2. Have you been working - This uses the present perfect continuous form to emphasize the ongoing nature of the activity that has caused the person to look sweaty. 3. has Helen spent - This uses the present perfect form to indicate the completed action of spending on her English books. 4. Has Mum been baking - This uses the present perfect continuous form to emphasize the ongoing nature of the activity that has resulted in the wonderful smell in the house. 5. has Tom been saving - This uses the present perfect continuous form to emphasize the duration of the action of saving for a new PC. 6. has never been - This uses the present perfect form to express the experience (or lack thereof) of being abroad up to the present moment. 7. has been working - This uses the present perfect continuous form to emphasize the recent and ongoing nature of the action of working hard. 8. haven't bought - This uses the present perfect form to indicate that the action of buying Christmas presents hasn't been completed yet. 9. has been cleaning - This uses the present perfect continuous form to emphasize the duration of the action of cleaning since 9 o'clock. 10. Have you ever eaten - This uses the present perfect form to inquire about the experience of eating Thai food at any point up to the present moment.