Hello!
Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them.
Fiecare dintre enunțurile următoare conține o greșeală. Găsiți greșelile și corectați-le.
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Răspuns:
1. My best friend is John. I known him for two years.
Corect: My best friend is John. I have known him for two years
.
2. I've had this watch since three months.
Corect: I've had this watch for three months
.
3. My family has lived at the same address since five years.
Corect: My family has lived at the same adress for five years
.
4. I haven't spoke to my next-door neighbours since last weekend.
Corect: I haven't spoken to my next-door neighbours since last weekend
.
5. I knew the person sitting next to me for nearly two weeks.
Corect: I have known the person sitting next to me for nearly 2 weeks
.
6. My hair has being the same length for three years.
Corect: My hair has been the same length for three years
.
7. I haven't been on holiday since a year.
Corect: I haven't been on holiday for a year
.
8. I had these shoes since January.
Corect: I have had these shoes since January.
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Explicații:
Exercițiul cuprinde greșeli legate de folosirea timpului Present Perfect. Acest timp exprimă o acțiune începută în trecut și neîncheiată în momentul vorbirii.
Present Perfect este alcătuit din auxiliarul have/has + forma de Past Participle (vb-III).
Indicii de timp întâlniți în acest exercițiu au fost de cele mai multe ori folosiți greșit (for și since).
Exemple corecte cu traducere:
I have not seen her since last summer.
Nu am văzut-o de vara trecută.
I have not seen her for about a year.
Nu am văzut-o de aproximativ un an.
