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4. Write out the sentences in brackets. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. He's late again. (how many times/he/arrive/late this month?)
2. It's still raining. (it/rain/for hours)
3. What a good week! (we/sell/much more than we expected.)
4. That noise is awful. (they/drill/holes in the wall all morning.)
5. (how much money/you/spend/this week?)
6. Are you still here? (how long/you/sit/here?)
7. (how many people/Jane/invite/to her party?)
To answer this question, we need to use the Present Perfect tense because we are talking about an action that started in the past and is still relevant in the present.
Step 1: Identify the subject (he) and the verb (arrive)
Step 2: Insert the helping verb "has" before the subject (he) and the past participle form of the verb (arrived)
Step 3: Add the question word "how many times" at the beginning
Answer: How many times has he arrived late this month?
2. It's still raining. (It has been raining for hours.)
Here, we also use the Present Perfect tense because the action started in the past (the rain started) and is still happening in the present.
Step 1: Identify the subject (it) and the verb (rain)
Step 2: Insert the helping verb "has been" before the subject (it) and the present participle form of the verb (raining)
Step 3: Add the question word "for hours" at the end
Answer: It has been raining for hours.
3. What a good week! (We have sold much more than we expected.)
In this sentence, we again use the Present Perfect tense because we are talking about an action that started in the past (selling) and its result is still relevant in the present (we have sold much more).
Step 1: Identify the subject (we) and the verb (sell)
Step 2: Insert the helping verb "have" before the subject (we) and the past participle form of the verb (sold)
Step 3: Add the question word "much more than we expected" at the end
Answer: We have sold much more than we expected.
4. That noise is awful. (They have been drilling holes in the wall all morning.)
Once again, the Present Perfect tense is used because the action of drilling holes started in the past and is still happening in the present.
Step 1: Identify the subject (they) and the verb (drill)
Step 2: Insert the helping verb "have been" before the subject (they) and the present participle form of the verb (drilling)
Step 3: Add the question word "in the wall all morning" at the end
Answer: They have been drilling holes in the wall all morning.
5. (How much money have you spent this week?)
To answer this question, we need to use the Present Perfect tense because we are talking about an action (spending money) that started in the past and is still relevant in the present.
Step 1: Identify the subject (you) and the verb (spend)
Step 2: Insert the helping verb "have" before the subject (you) and the past participle form of the verb (spent)
Step 3: Add the question word "how much money" at the beginning and "this week" at the end
Answer: How much money have you spent this week?
6. Are you still here? (How long have you been sitting here?)
In this question, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense because we are talking about an action (sitting) that started in the past and is still happening in the present.
Step 1: Identify the subject (you) and the verb (sit)
Step 2: Insert the helping verb "have been" before the subject (you) and the present participle form of the verb (sitting)
Step 3: Add the question word "how long" before the helping verb "have been" and "here" at the end
Answer: How long have you been sitting here?
7. (How many people has Jane invited to her party?)
To answer this question, we need to use the Present Perfect tense because we are talking about an action (inviting people) that started in the past and is still relevant in the present.
Step 1: Identify the subject (Jane) and the verb (invite)
Step 2: Insert the helping verb "has" before the subject (Jane) and the past participle form of the verb (invited)
Step 3: Add the question word "how many people" at the beginning and "to her party" at the end
Answer: How many people has Jane invited to her party?