Answers to 3.13 Uses of Present Perfect Tense (Review)
Answers to “3.13 Uses of Present Perfect Tense (review)”
I don’t know how to paint a house. / / I’ve never painted a house before.I still need to paint the house. / / I haven’t painted the house yet.
I wasn't painting the house, but now I am. / / I’ve started painting the house.
I started painting the house 2 hours ago. / / I’ve been painting the house for 2 hours.
I was painting the house, but I’m not any more. / / I’ve finished painting the house.
I finished painting the house 10 minutes ago. / / I’ve just painted the house.
I don’t need to paint the house any more. / / I’ve already painted the house.
I’ve never played better tennis. / / This is the best tennis I’ve ever played.
I don’t play tennis any more. / / I’ve quit/stopped playing tennis.
I’m getting better at playing tennis. / / I’ve practiced playing tennis.
I don’t know how to play tennis. / / I’ve never played tennis before.
I started playing tennis in April; it’s August now. / / I’ve been playing tennis for 5 months.
I didn’t play tennis last year, but this year I do. / / I’ve started playing tennis.
I’m going to play tennis this afternoon. / / I haven’t played tennis yet.
She doesn’t know how to sing that song. / She has never sung that song (before).
She isn’t going to sing that song again. / She’s already sung that song.
She sang that song 2 minutes ago. / She has just sung that song.
She’s getting better at singing that song. / She’s practiced singing that song.
She’ll sing that song in a few minutes. / She hasn't sung that song yet.
She’s never sung better songs. / These are the best songs she’s ever sung.
She wasn't singing a few minutes ago, but now she is. / She has started singing.
This will be his first dinner in that restaurant. / He has never eaten in that restaurant.
He still needs to eat dinner. / He hasn’t eaten dinner yet.
He doesn’t need to eat dinner any more. / He’s already eaten dinner.
He ate dinner 5 minutes ago. / He has just eaten dinner.
He’s never eaten better Mexican food. / This is the best Mexican food he’s ever eaten.
He doesn’t eat lamb any more. / He has quit/stopped eating lamb.
He started eating dinner at 6; it’s 6:15 now. / He’s been eating dinner for 15 minutes.
He didn’t eat a lot of fruit last year, but now he does. / He has started eating a lot of fruit.
I don’t know if this book is good or bad. / I have never read this book (before).
I still have to read this book. / I haven't read this book yet.
I started reading at 1pm; it’s 1:30 now. / I've been reading for 30 minutes.
I wasn't reading this book yesterday, but now I am. / I've started reading this book.
I've never read a worse book. / This is the worst book I've ever read.
I’m getting better at reading English. / I've practiced reading English.
I don't want to read this book again. / I’ve already read this book.
I was reading this book, but I’m not any more. / I've finished/stopped reading this book.
I don't read the newspaper any more. / I've quit/stopped reading the newspaper.
He doesn’t work at the drugstore any more. / He has quit working at the drugstore.
The phone rang 30 seconds ago.
/ The phone has just rung.She doesn’t drink wine any more.
/ She has quit/stopped drinking wine.Last month, she got up at 8am; now, she gets up at 5am. / She has started getting up very early / earlier.
I’m not going to give him another gift.
/ I’ve already given him a gift.She was doing the laundry, but she isn’t any more. / She has finished doing the laundry.
She’s never given me a better gift.
/ This is the best gift she’s ever given me.Last month I ran in the afternoon,
but now I run in the morning. / I’ve stopped running in the afternoon. [or]
I've started running in the morning.
They can dance better now. / They've practiced dancing.
She’ll forgive him when he says “I’m sorry.”
/ She hasn’t forgiven him yet.I’ve never had a worse toothache.
/ This is the worst toothache I’ve ever had.I don’t know how to plan a wedding.
/ I have never planned a wedding (before).I don’t know if this wine is good.
/ I’ve never drunk this wine (before).He is a very good driver now. / He has practiced driving.
She finished sweeping the floor 5 minutes ago.
/ She has just swept the floor.Their break started at 10:30; it's 10:50 now. / They've been taking a break for 20 minutes.
We still have to send that package.
/ We haven’t sent that package yet.I started saving my old homeworks last February. / I’ve been saving my old homeworks for <varies>.
I was trying to fix my radio, but I'm not any more. / I've stopped trying to fix my radio.