Fill in the gap with the correct verb form. Use Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous: 1) She ……….. (sleep) since noon. Should we wake her up?
2) I ……. (not/read) this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so?
3) They must be at the sports ground now. They usually ……. (play) basketball on Fridays.
4) Maria is good at languages. She …….. (speak) French, Spanish and German.
5) I ….. (cook) breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?
6) So far, he …….. (write) five stories for children.
7) Jane ………. (play) tennis since 2 o’clock.
8) Today she ……… (travel) 500 km to meet a customer.
9) She can't come to the phone now because she ……. (study) for tomorrow's test.
10) We …….. (wait) for their answer for two months already.
11) I ……… (finish) my work already. I'm ready to go for a walk with you.
12) She …….. (be sick) since Monday.
13) ……… (you/read) any English books in the original lately?
14) ……….. (you / come) to my party on Saturday?
15) I ………..(not/eat) a fried meal since I began to follow a diet.
- We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense here because it indicates an action that started in the past (since noon) and is still continuing in the present.
2) I haven't read this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so?
- We use the Present Perfect tense here because it indicates an action that started in the past (before now) and is still relevant in the present (I still haven't read the book).
3) They must be at the sports ground now. They usually play basketball on Fridays.
- We use the Present Simple tense here because it is a general statement about their regular activity on Fridays.
4) Maria is good at languages. She speaks French, Spanish, and German.
- We use the Present Simple tense here because it is a general statement about Maria's ability to speak these languages.
5) I am cooking breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?
- We use the Present Continuous tense here because we are talking about an action happening at the moment of speaking.
6) So far, he has written five stories for children.
- We use the Present Perfect tense here because it indicates an action that started in the past and is still relevant in the present.
7) Jane has been playing tennis since 2 o'clock.
- We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense here because it indicates an action that started in the past (since 2 o'clock) and is still continuing in the present.
8) Today she has traveled 500 km to meet a customer.
- We use the Present Perfect tense here because it indicates an action that started in the past (today) and is still relevant in the present.
9) She can't come to the phone now because she is studying for tomorrow's test.
- We use the Present Continuous tense here because we are talking about an action happening at the moment of speaking.
10) We have been waiting for their answer for two months already.
- We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense here because it indicates an action that started in the past (two months ago) and is still continuing in the present.
11) I have finished my work already. I'm ready to go for a walk with you.
- We use the Present Perfect tense here because it indicates an action that was completed in the past (I finished my work) and is still relevant in the present (I'm ready to go for a walk).
12) She has been sick since Monday.
- We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense here because it indicates an action that started in the past (since Monday) and is still continuing in the present.
13) Have you read any English books in the original lately?
- We use the Present Perfect tense here because it is asking about actions that have happened at an unspecified time before now (lately).
14) Are you coming to my party on Saturday?
- We use the Present Continuous tense here because we are talking about a future arrangement.
15) I haven't eaten a fried meal since I began to follow a diet.
- We use the Present Perfect tense here because it indicates an action that started in the past (since I began to follow a diet) and is still relevant in the present (I still haven't eaten a fried meal).