Question

Explain why it is so. (тема урока The Present Perfect Tense)Объясни следующее. Example: - There are no pies on the plate. John (eat).- John has eaten them.1) - Their house is now yellow!- Yes, they (paint) ... .2) - He knows everything about Moscow.- I think he does. He (be) ... there many times.3) - John, your car looks so clean!It should be! I (wash) ... .4) - Your grandparents are tired.Yes, they (come) back from the shops.5) - Does Harry know about it?- Yes, I (give) ... him a call.6) - Is the book interesting?- I don't know yet. I just (begin) ... reading it.7) - Why is Jason in hospital?- He (fall) ... off his bike.8) - Roy knows nothing about our meeting.- Sorry. I (not, speak) ... to him yet.

Answer 1

1) have painted it 

2) has been

3) have washed it

4) have come

5) have given

6) have begun

7) has fallen

8) havn't spoken

Answer 2

1) - Their house is now yellow! - Yes, they have painted it. In this sentence, we use the present perfect tense because the action of painting the house has been completed in the past, but it has a connection to the present (the house is now yellow).

2) - He knows everything about Moscow. - I think he does. He has been there many times. In this sentence, we use the present perfect tense because the action of him being in Moscow has happened multiple times in the past, but it has a connection to the present (his knowledge about Moscow).

3) - John, your car looks so clean! It should be! I have washed it. In this sentence, we use the present perfect tense because the action of washing the car has been completed in the past, but it has a connection to the present (the car looks clean).

4) - Your grandparents are tired. Yes, they have come back from the shops. In this sentence, we use the present perfect tense because the action of coming back from the shops has been completed in the past, but it has a connection to the present (they are currently tired).

5) - Does Harry know about it? - Yes, I have given him a call. In this sentence, we use the present perfect tense because the action of giving Harry a call has been completed in the past, but it has a connection to the present (Harry now knows about it).

6) - Is the book interesting? - I don't know yet. I have just begun reading it. In this sentence, we use the present perfect tense because the action of beginning to read the book has been completed in the past, but it has a connection to the present (the speaker has recently started reading the book).

7) - Why is Jason in the hospital? - He has fallen off his bike. In this sentence, we use the present perfect tense because the action of falling off the bike has been completed in the past, but it has a connection to the present (Jason is currently in the hospital).

8) - Roy knows nothing about our meeting. - Sorry. I haven't spoken to him yet. In this sentence, we use the present perfect tense because the action of speaking to Roy has not been completed yet, but it has a connection to the present (the speaker has not had the opportunity to speak to Roy yet).