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Here are the responses filled in with the appropriate perfect tenses: - By the time you get home I will have cleaned the house from top to bottom - Joseph has been kicking a football against the wall all day - On Saturday, we will have been living in this house for a year - I had stayed in the hotel twice in the 1980s - When you have finished, you can go home - He had been driving for about half an hour when the engine suddenly stopped. - I think someone has tampered with my mail - She felt terrible during the interview because she had been suffering from flu since the previous day. - He has learned how to play chess and he can play well now

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Bachiller

Here are the responses filled in with the appropriate perfect tenses: - By the time you get home I will have cleaned the house from top to bottom - Joseph has been kicking a football against the wall all day - On Saturday, we will have been living in this house for a year - I had stayed in the hotel twice in the 1980s - When you have finished, you can go home - He had been driving for about half an hour when the engine suddenly stopped. - I think someone has tampered with my mail - She felt terrible during the interview because she had been suffering from flu since the previous day. - He has learned how to play chess and he can play well now

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Present Perfect

 The present perfect can be used to refer to something that will happen
at some time in the future.

As soon as I have settled in, come and stay!

Present Perfect Continuous

The present perfect continuous can be used:

 With verbs that suggest extended or repeated activity. It often focuses


on the fact that it is ongoing and on the duration.

He's been playing football all afternoon and needs a shower.

 On the other hand, the present perfect simple is used when we say the
number of times.

He has played for the national team in 65 matches so far.

 When we draw a conclusion from what we can see or hear often to


complain.

Who's been messing around with my papers? They're all over


the place.

 The simple form of the present perfect can emphasise completion.

I have read the book you gave me.

 Whereas with the present perfect continuous the action is still


continuing.

I have been reading the book you gave me.

 The present perfect simple emphasizes the result.

I've phoned all my friends and they're coming to the party.

 Whereas the present perfect continuous emphasises the activity.

I've been phoning my friends that's why I haven't done my


homework.
 The present perfect simple may give the idea that something is more
permanent.

He's worked in this shop all his life. I've always lived here.

 While the present perfect continuous may give the idea that something is
temporary /ˈtemprəri/ (limited duration, temporariness /ˈtemprərinəs/).

I've been working in a supermarket before going to university.

Past Perfect

 To talk about how many times something happened in a period up to a


particular past time, we use the past perfect, not the past perfect continuous.

How many times had you met him before yesterday?

Past Perfect Continuous

 The past perfect continuous can be used to describe an ongoing action


that went on before another past action and was completed or continued. We
use this tense when we want to focus on duration.

He had been driving all day, so he was very tired. He had been
trying to telephone the breakdown service for two hours.

Future Perfect Simple

The future perfect simple can be used:

 To express an action which will have taken place by a certain time in the
future.

The show will have finished by six o'clock.

 When something is taken for granted.

He will undoubtedly have made 100 runs before the end of the
game.

Future Perfect Continuous

 The future perfect continuous can be used for an action which began
before a certain future time and will not have finished by that time.

Next year I will have been working in the company for 30 years.
Fill In The Gaps With A Perfect Tense

 By the time you get home I   (clean) the house from top
to bottom
 Joseph  (kick) a football against the wall all day
 On Saturday, we  (living) in this house for a year
 I  (stay) in the hotel twice in the 1980s
 When you  finish), you can go home
 He  (driving) for about half an hour when the engine
suddenly stopped.
 I think someone  (tamper) with my mail (Tamper with
interfere with)
 She felt terrible during the interview because she   (suffer)
from flu since the previous day.
 He   (learn) how to play chess and he can play well now.
However, he  (learn) how to play baseball for quite some time
but he is still meeting his trainer once a week.

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