Present Perfect Tense

Dina : Have you ever been to the zoo?

Andy : Yes, I ____ to the zoo.

The suitable answer to fill the blank is

• has been
• have went
• am going
• have been

Answer explanation

Kalimat ini masuk kategori dalam present perfect tense karena ditandai dalam soal 'have been'. Jawaban titik-titik itu membutuhkan predikat berupa to be auxiliary/kt kerja bantu karena masuk dlm kalimat nominal. Dalam present perfect to be yg diperlukan have/has ditambahkan been utk kalimat nominal. Karena subject I maka to be nya have been.

Julie : Do you know David?

Maria : Yes, I do. We ____ each other for almost five years.

The suitable answer to fill the blank is

• have been knowing
• knew
• know
• have known

Answer explanation

Kalimat rumpang itu masuk dalam tenses present perfect tense karena ditandai adverb of time/kt keterangan waktu for almost five years = hampir lima tahun. Kalimat itu termasuk kalimat verbal karena predikatnya berupa verb/kt kerja = melakukan pekerjaan, jadi membutuhkan have/has + v3, karena subjectnya 'we' maka to be yg digunakan have known. Know(V1) - known(V2) - known(V3) = tau

Tom : Have you ever visited Paris?

Lisa : Yes, I ____ to Paris last summer.

The suitable answer to fill the blank is

• have been

• went

• am going

• have gone

Answer explanation

Kalimat ini masuk kategori present perfect karena di salah satu soal terdapat have + visited(v3) dari kata visit(V1). Maka yg cocok utk mengisi have + V3, dalam pilihan jawaban yg masuk dalam verb yaitu gone(V3) dari bentuk go(V1) - went(V2).

Michael : Have you met the new manager?

Sarah : Yes, I ____ him a couple of times.

The suitable answer to fill the blank is

• have been meeting

• met

• meet

• have met

Answer explanation

Pertanyaan ini masuk present perfect tenses verbal sentence karena tdp tanda have + V3. Maka kalimat rumpang, yg dibutuhkan adalah have (karena subject I) + met(V3) dari bentuk meet(V1) - met(V2).

Emily : Have you known the answer to question 5?

John : Yes, I ____ the answer.

The suitable answer to fill the blank is

• have been knowing

• knew

• know

• have known

Answer explanation

Kalimat ini masuk kategori present perfect karena pertanyaan terdapat have + V3. Kalimat rumpang dengan subject I maka membutuhkan Have + known(v3). Know(v1) - knew(v2) - known(v3)