Oct. 7, 2021
Expressing result
Result from what sb has done:
Why are you tired?
- I haven't slept at night.
- I haven't had enough sleep this night.
- I haven't fallen asleep a single once this night.
- I I have lifted up that heavy wheel.
- I have taken the little one iin my arms . (He's really heavy)
- Ive had a hard day.
Result from what sb has been doing:
Why are you tired?
- I haven't been sleeping for the last night.
- Ive been staying awake all the night.
-She's been talking too much and I didn't have any time for myself.
Are those correct present perfect and present perfect continuous sentences?
Correction Settings
Expressing result
Result from what sb has done:
Why are you tired?
- I haven't slept at nightDIDN'T SLEEP LAST night.
- I haven't slept a wink.
- I didn't sleep a wink.
- I DIDN'T SLEEP LAST night.
- I haven't slept a wink.
- I didn't sleep a wink.
- I haven't hadDIDN'T GET enough sleep thisLAST night.
- I DIDN'T GET enough sleep LAST night.
The night is now in the past, so present perfect tense is not really suitable.
- I haven't fallen asleep a single once thisDIDN'T GET A MINUTE'S SLEEP LAST night.
- I DIDN'T GET A MINUTE'S SLEEP LAST night.
- I I have lifted up that heavy wheel.
- I have taken the little one iin my arms .
(He's really heavy)
- I've had a hard day. - I've had a hard day.
Result from what sb has been doing:
Why are you tired?
- I haven't been sleeping for the last nightLATELY.
- I haven't been sleeping LATELY.
- Ive been staying awake all the night.
- Ive been awake all night.
"I've been staying awake..." Sounds like you've been staying up on purpose.
-She's been talking too much and I didn't haveHAVEN'T HAD any time for myself.
-She's been talking too much and I HAVEN'T HAD any time for myself.
Feedback
With times in the past (last night, yesterday, the other day ..) use past simple rather than present perfect.
"This night" doesn't really work in English, "ta noc" would be "tonight". The night before today is always "last night".
Expressing result
Result from what sb has done:
Why are you tired?
- I haven't slept at night.
- I haven't had enough sleep this onight.
- I haven't had enough sleep tonight.
- I haven't fallen asleep a single once this even for a single moment tonight.
- I haven't fallen asleep even for a single moment tonight.
- I I have lifted up that heavy wheel.
- I have lifted up that heavy wheel.
- I have taken the little one iin my arms .
- I have taken the little one in my arms.
- I've had a hard day. - I've had a hard day.
- I haven't been sleeping forsince the last night.
- I haven't been sleeping since the last night.
- I've been staying awake all the night.
- I've been staying awake all night.
-She's been talking too much, and I didn't have any time for myself. -She's been talking too much, and I didn't have any time for myself.
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Expressing result This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Result from what sb has done: This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Why are you tired? This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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- I haven't slept at night. This sentence has been marked as perfect!
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- I haven't had enough sleep this night.
- I haven't had enough sleep t
- I The night is now in the past, so present perfect tense is not really suitable. |
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- I haven't fallen asleep a single once this night.
- I haven't fallen asleep
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- I I have lifted up that heavy wheel.
- I This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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- I have taken the little one iin my arms .
- I have taken the little one This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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(He's really heavy) This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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- Ive had a hard day. - I've had a hard day. - I've had a hard day. - I've had a hard day. - I've had a hard day. |
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Result from what sb has been doing: This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Why are you tired? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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- I haven't been sleeping for the last night.
- I haven't been sleeping
- I haven't been sleeping |
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- Ive been staying awake all the night.
- I've been staying awake all
- Ive been "I've been staying awake..." Sounds like you've been staying up on purpose. |
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-She's been talking too much and I didn't have any time for myself. -She's been talking too much, and I didn't have any time for myself. -She's been talking too much, and I didn't have any time for myself.
-She's been talking too much and I |
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Are those correct present perfect and present perfect continuous sentences? |
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