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What is the present simple perfect tense used to describe?
What is the present simple perfect tense used to describe?
- An action that will happen in the future
- An action that is repeated at regular intervals
- An action that started and finished in the past
- An action that started in the past and continues up to the present (correct)
Which of the following sentences is in the present simple perfect tense?
Which of the following sentences is in the present simple perfect tense?
- I have been going to the gym for three years (correct)
- I will go to the gym tomorrow
- I go to the gym every day
- I went to the gym yesterday
What is the function of the auxiliary verb 'has' in the present simple perfect tense?
What is the function of the auxiliary verb 'has' in the present simple perfect tense?
- To indicate the present tense
- To indicate the past tense
- To indicate the future tense
- To link the past to the present (correct)
Which of the following sentences is NOT in the present simple perfect tense?
Which of the following sentences is NOT in the present simple perfect tense?
What is the difference between 'I have written five letters' and 'I wrote five letters'?
What is the difference between 'I have written five letters' and 'I wrote five letters'?
By the time I arrived, they ____________________ their homework.
By the time I arrived, they ____________________ their homework.
If I ____________________ the bus, I would be on time.
If I ____________________ the bus, I would be on time.
By next year, I ____________________ my degree for three years.
By next year, I ____________________ my degree for three years.
They ____________________ to the party, but they didn't stay long.
They ____________________ to the party, but they didn't stay long.
My parents ____________________ me to several countries when I was a child.
My parents ____________________ me to several countries when I was a child.