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Prepare 7 B2 - Unit 2 Grammar

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    Present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous
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  • Which tense is used to express that an action is temporary?
    present perfect continuous
    present perfect simple
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  • Which tense is used to express how many times something has happened?
    present perfect continuous
    present perfect simple
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  • Which tense is used to emphasize that an action is complete?
    present perfect continuous
    present perfect simple
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  • Which tense is used to talk about the duration of an action in the past?
    present perfect continuous
    present perfect simple
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  • He ______ (play) video games for 3 hours and he's still playing now.
    has been playing
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  • They ______ (visit) many countries this year.
    have visited
    have been visiting
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  • They ______ (cook) all morning for the party.
    have been cooking
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  • I ______ (know) her since we were kids.
    have known
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  • It ______ (rain) for hours.
    has been raining
    has rained
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  • He ______ (work) on this project all day.
    has been working
    had worked
    work
    is working
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  • I ______ (read) this book three times.
    have been reading
    have read
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  • Is this sentence correct? "I have been owning this bike for three years."
    Incorrect. "I have owned..." ("own" is a stative verb)
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  • Is this sentence correct? "I have lived in Athens for a long time."
    Correct. ("live" can be used in present perfect simple & continuous form with no change in meaning)
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  • Is this sentence correct? "Rebecca has been visiting her mother many times this week."
    Incorrect. "Rebecca has visited..." (Use present perfect simple for the number of times an action occurs)
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  • Is this sentence correct? "We have worked on this project for years."
    Correct. ("work" can be used in present perfect simple & continuous form with no change in meaning)
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  • Why can verbs such as "live", "stay", "study", "wait", and "work" be used in both present perfect simple & continuous with no change in meaning?
    Because these verbs describe actions that normally last for a period of time.
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