Present Perfect Tense: SKATING SUCCESS from Unit 16, p.187

Roque Guiterres (a)   (love) skating since he was a little boy.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He began skating when he was 10, and he (a)   (not stop) since that time.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Roque (a)   (be) a professional skater now for several years.

Answer explanation

You need to use the past tense of irregular verb "be" which is "been"

Present perfect tense is the present tense form of the verb "have"

has/have + past tense form of a verb (-ed, -d, or irregular forms such as with the verb "be")

irregular past tense form of of the verb "be" is "been"

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He and Caterina (a)   (live) in Rio since they got married.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

They (a)   (have) the same one-bedroom apartment for five years.

Answer explanation

(1.) First., consider the meaning of the sentence. Are Roque and Caterina still living in the apartment today?

The answer is yes. The idea is that they are still living in the same one-bedroom apartment since they got married five years ago.

(2.) Second, consider what tense and form of the verb "have" you should use. Then, you need to choose between the past or past perfect tense to make sure the correct meaning is expressed. You need to use the present perfect tense.

(3.) To form the present perfect tense: has/have + verb (in this case the verb is "have" again.

(4.) Thus, the answer: have had

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

They __________ (not take) a vacation for many years, but they ________ (go) to several skating contests since Roque turned pro.

(a)  

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Roque (a)   (skate) in four international contests since last year.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He (a)   (win) two second-place prizes since then.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Since he was a child, he (a)   (want) to be a pro.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

His dream (a)   (come) true since then.

Answer explanation

The simple past tense of come is "came."

However, the present perfect form is "have come."

It is irregular and needs to be memorized.

Sometimes the "since or for" are "unspoken" but the meaning is still there.

You would say, "my dreams have come true,"

not "my dreams have came true."

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D