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Present perfect tenses. 1. My father (not/ play)…………………….…….. Any sport since last year. 2. Some people (attend).............................The meeting right now. 3. I'd better have a shower. I (not/have)………………………………one since Thursday. 4. I don't live with my family now and we (not/see)……..…………………each other for five years. 5. Where is your mother? She....................................................(have) dinner in the kitchen. 6. Why are all these people here? What (happen)..............................................................? 7. I………………….Just (realize)………….……... That there are only four weeks to the end of term. 8. She (finish) ……………………………..... Reading two books this week. 9. At present, he (compose)...................................................A piece of music. 10. We (have)..........................................................Dinner in a restaurant right now.

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Answer: Please see explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Present perfect tenses is used to describe an event that happened in the past but having present consequences. This means that Present perfect tenses links the present and past

To represent the present perfect tense of any verb, the verb "to have" is combined with the past participle of the main verb of the sentence.

1. My father (not/ play)……has not played……………….……. Any sport since last year.

2. Some people (attend)...are attending..........................The meeting right now.

3. I'd better have a shower. I (not/have)……have not had…………………………one since Thursday.

4. I don't live with my family now and we (not/see)……..have not seen…………………each other for five years.

5. Where is your mother? She...is having.................................................(have) dinner in the kitchen.

6. Why are all these people here? What (happen).....has happened.......................................................?

7. I……have…………….Just (realize)…realized……….……... That there are only four weeks to the end of term.

8. She (finish) ………has finished……………………..... Reading two books this week.

9. At present, he (compose).......has composed............................................A piece of music.

10. We (have).......are having...................................................Dinner in a restaurant right now.

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