interesting report yesterday. 7. He has already left for St. Petersburg, I hear. 8. I hear
he sings well. 9. I (can) hear him singing in the next room. 10. We are told that they
are coming the day after tomorrow. 11. I hear yon have received a letter from your
friend Mario. 12. Jane is having a
very good time at the seaside, I hear.
Ex. 3, p. 435
a)
1. The Present Perfect is used to express a past action which has a clear result in
the present. It can be called the Present Perfect Resultative. 2. The Present Perfect is
used to denote an action that began in the past, continued for some time and has just
stopped (the Present Perfect Resultative). 3. The Present Perfect Continuous is used
to denote an action which was in progress quite recently
and affects the present
situation. This may be called the Present Perfect Continuous Exclusive. 4. The
Present Perfect Resultative/Exclusive (
haven't yet said)
is
used to express a past
action connected with the present through its result. The Present Perfect Continuous
Exclusive (
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