Gramatica de Ingles
Gramatica de Ingles
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• To make this tense we use the tense of the • To make this tense we use the Present Perfect of the verb
verb the of the main verb. + the form of the main verb.
Time expressions that are commonly used with the present perfect continuous include ‘since’, ‘for’, ‘all
week’, ‘for days’, ‘lately’, ‘recently’, ‘over the last few months’.
Practise!
B. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense – Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.
Sometimes both may be possible.
a. They have made (make) plans to manufacture tourist infrastructure in this town.
b. The town councilhas decided (decide) that the city is in desperate need of an economic boost.
has been providing
c. Ecotourism (provide) employment opportunities for local communities since the last decade.
has been becoming
d. The environment (become) one of the most important criteria for today’s traveler.
have been degrading
e. Many of the forests (degrade) in recent years due to climate change.
have been traing
f. We (train) people in how to manage forests for some time now.
have been waiting
g. I (wait) for the Greenpeace activist for 30 minutes and he still hasn't arrived (not/arrive).
C. Complete this Did you Know That …? section about environmental threats with the correct Present
Perfect tenses – Simple or Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
Go online and practise the Present Perfect tenses @ http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs12.htm and http://www.englishpage.com/
verbpage/presentperfect.html