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Sitifan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect & present perfect progressive
Since I got home, David ___ online games.
(A) has played (B) played (C) was playing (D) will play
The answer is option A. But I think none of the options is correct.
(A) has played (B) played (C) was playing (D) will play
The answer is option A. But I think none of the options is correct.
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Option A is the answer.
The sentence defines a time in the past (the time at which I arrived home). That time was the start of the action of David's playing. The adverb "since" also means that the action is still occurring. So present perfect (A) is the best option for the verb tense.
If I change the adverb:
When I got home, David ___ online games.
the answer i
The sentence defines a time in the past (the time at which I arrived home). That time was the start of the action of David's playing. The adverb "since" also means that the action is still occurring. So present perfect (A) is the best option for the verb tense.
If I change the adverb:
When I got home, David ___ online games.
the answer i
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sitifanSince I got home, David ___ online games.Hmm. I too prefer "has been playing". But A is the closest choice to that preference.
(A) has played (B) played (C) was playing (D) will play
The answer is option A. But I think none of the options is correct.
CJ
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I would say that 'has been playing' is required to fill in the blank. Maybe there was a typo.
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