Question

Tara ______________ us since march. Choose the correct tense form.

• A. hasn't been visiting
• B. has been visiting
• C. has been
• D. hasn't visited

Answer 1

Answer:

D. hasn't visited

1. Present Perfect Tense:
2. • This tense is formed using "has/have" + past participle.
   • It is used for actions that started in the past and are still relevant or actions that have been completed at some indefinite time before now.
2. Negative Form:
3. • To indicate that something has not happened, we use the negative form of the present perfect: "hasn't/haven't" + past participle.
3. Since March:
4. • The phrase "since March" indicates the starting point of the action in the past, and it is ongoing or relevant up to now.

Among the options:

• "hasn't been visiting" is incorrect because the continuous form (hasn't been visiting) suggests an ongoing action, but "since March" typically implies the action started and hasn't occurred at all during the period.
• "has been visiting" is incorrect because it suggests she has been visiting us continuously or repeatedly since March (തെറ്റാണ് കാരണം അവൾ മാർച്ച് മുതൽ തുടർച്ചയായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവർത്തിച്ച് ഞങ്ങളെ സന്ദർശിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെന്ന് ഇത് സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു).
• "has been" is incomplete and doesn't fit the context of visiting.
• "hasn't visited" is correct because it indicates that Tara has not visited us at any point from March up to now (കാരണം മാർച്ച് മുതൽ ഇതുവരെ ഒരു ഘട്ടത്തിലും താര ഞങ്ങളെ സന്ദർശിച്ചിട്ടില്ലെന്ന് ഇത് സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു).