0
Morningrise Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Use of tenses - exercise

0 Could you check this exercise?02br
02br
01font01b00Complete the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets and underline the correct alternatives.02b02font02br
02br
01b00a02b00 Sara (1) 01b00has driven02b00 (01i00drive02i00) (2) 01u00for02u00 / since nearly six years. She first (3) 01b00took02b00 (01i00take02i00) her driving test in 1999, but unfortunately she (4) 01b00did not02b00 (01i00not pass02i00) first time!02br
02br
01b00b02b00 Sara's brother (5) 01b00has studied02b00 (01i00study02i00) economics (6) 01u00for02u00 / since five years, and a few weeks ago he (7)01b00 started02b00 (01i00start02i00) working in an international bank.02br
02br
01b00c02b00 Sara's mother (8) 01b00has been02b00 (01i00be02i00) a maths teacher (9) 01u00for02u00 / since over twenty years. Last Christmas she (10) 01b00was02b00 (01i00be02i00) promoted to head of department, and (11) for / 01u00since02u00 then she (12) 01b00has worked02b00 (01i00work02i00) really long hours.02br
02br
01b00d02b00 Sara's father (13) 01b00had02b00 01b00worked02b00 (01i00work02i00) for a bank for over thirty years, but two years ago he (14) 01b00retired02b00 (01i00retire02i00). However, he (15) 01b00has been02b00 (01i00be02i00) very busy (16) for / 01u00since02u00 then. Not long ago he (17) 01b00bought02b00 (01i00buy02i00) an old boat, and (18) 01u00for02u00 / since the last few months he (19) 01b00has been painting02b00 (01i00paint02i00) it.0-
  

Top answer

02br 02br 00Although with d13 I think that the simple past 'worked' also works. 050010id1

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00Although with d13 I think that the simple past 'worked' also works.
  • 050010id1
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

5 Answers
0
0100% well done.02br
02br
00Although with d13 I think that the simple past 'worked' also works. 050010id1
0
0
0 I've got a question about verbs (1) and (5). 02br
00My teacher says that 01b00has driven02b00 and 01b00has studied02b00 are not the correct forms in those contests, the correct forms are 01b00has been driving02b00 and 01b00has been studying02b00. So what's the difference between 01i0
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Morningrise12cite10I've got a question about verbs (1) and (5). 12br
10My teacher says that 11b10has driven12b10 and 11b10has studied12b10 are not the correct forms in those contests, the correct forms are 11b10has been driving12b10 and 11b1
0
0
0 I agree with your teacher.01b02br
00has driven 02b00must be 01i00has been driving02i02br
01b00has studied 02b00--> 01i00has been studying02i02br
01b00has worked02b00 --> 01i00has been working02i02br
01b00had worked 02b
0
0
0 Hi,02br
00I believe there's not only one solution to that exercise... I'd like to tell you what I think about #1 and #5:01blockquote
01cite10Morningrise12cite11font12font12br
12br
11b10a12b10 Sara (1) 11font11b10has been driving1
0

Related Questions