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Ellis Bell Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
Hi,
Can you complete the text, please?
Jack's a tax inspector, but he (1 be) ......... out of work for six months and he (2 try) .................... to get another job. He (3 apply) ........... for ten jobs but he (4 have) ........ only ........ one interview.
While he (5 be) .......... out of work he (6 do) ............ jobs around the house. So far he (7 paint) ............ all the bedrooms and he (8 build) .............. a new garden shed. But all the time he (9 get) more and more frustrated. All his life he (10 work) .......... in an office and he (11 hate) .............. working in the house. He (12 not feel) ............... well recently. He (13 see) ........... the doctor two or three times, and he (14 take) ................. pills for two weeks now, but they (15 not cure) ................. his depression. Today he (16 decide) ................. not to get up. He (17 watch) .................... television in bed. He (18 watch) ................. a documentary about unemployment and he (19 see) .......... the new three times. Now at last he (20 fall) ................ asleep. And for the last few minutes he (21 dream) ................ about being back in an office again, surrounded by computer screens full of figures. He's smiling in his sleep. He (22 not smile) ....................... like that for months.
Thanks.
Can you complete the text, please?
Jack's a tax inspector, but he (1 be) ......... out of work for six months and he (2 try) .................... to get another job. He (3 apply) ........... for ten jobs but he (4 have) ........ only ........ one interview.
While he (5 be) .......... out of work he (6 do) ............ jobs around the house. So far he (7 paint) ............ all the bedrooms and he (8 build) .............. a new garden shed. But all the time he (9 get) more and more frustrated. All his life he (10 work) .......... in an office and he (11 hate) .............. working in the house. He (12 not feel) ............... well recently. He (13 see) ........... the doctor two or three times, and he (14 take) ................. pills for two weeks now, but they (15 not cure) ................. his depression. Today he (16 decide) ................. not to get up. He (17 watch) .................... television in bed. He (18 watch) ................. a documentary about unemployment and he (19 see) .......... the new three times. Now at last he (20 fall) ................ asleep. And for the last few minutes he (21 dream) ................ about being back in an office again, surrounded by computer screens full of figures. He's smiling in his sleep. He (22 not smile) ....................... like that for months.
Thanks.
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Sorry :/
I've already completed it.
Here's:
1) has been
2) has tried
3) has applied
4) has only had
5) has been
6) has done
7) has painted
8) has built
9) has been getting
10) has worked
11) has hated
12) hasn't felt
13) has seen
14) has been taking
15) haven't cured
16) has decided
17) has been watching
18)
I've already completed it.
Here's:
1) has been
2) has tried
3) has applied
4) has only had
5) has been
6) has done
7) has painted
8) has built
9) has been getting
10) has worked
11) has hated
12) hasn't felt
13) has seen
14) has been taking
15) haven't cured
16) has decided
17) has been watching
18)
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Placing these in the original context would have helped.
Jack's a tax inspector, but he HAS BEEN out of work for six months and heHAS TRIED HAS BEEN TRYING to get another job. He HAS APPLIED for ten jobs but he HAS only HAD one interview.
While he HAS BEEN out of work heHAS DONE HAS BEEN DOING
Jack's a tax inspector, but he HAS BEEN out of work for six months and he
While he HAS BEEN out of work he
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Oh.
All I can do at this point is answer any questions you have about the ones that are incorrect.
All I can do at this point is answer any questions you have about the ones that are incorrect.
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