In the sentence, "I have visited Canada twice, but not since 1997," the verb is in the _______________ tense because __________. A) present perfect; the action has been completed but is a fact NOW. B) present; "have" is a present tense verb form. C) past perfect; the action occurred BEFORE the past time of 1997. D) pluperfect; the action has happened more than once in the past.
Question
In the sentence, "I have visited Canada twice, but not since 1997," the verb is in the _______________ tense because __________. A) present perfect; the action has been completed but is a fact NOW. B) present; "have" is a present tense verb form. C) past perfect; the action occurred BEFORE the past time of 1997. D) pluperfect; the action has happened more than once in the past.
Solution
The verb in the sentence, "I have visited Canada twice, but not since 1997," is in the present perfect tense. This is because the action has been completed but is a fact now. Therefore, the correct answer is A) present perfect; the action has been completed but is a fact NOW.
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