Verb Tenses Challenge

Question:

Can you identify the correct verb tenses in the following sentences?

1. The boys (have played- has been playing- are playing - played) baseball since 5 o'clock.
2. We have already (gone - been going- are going - went) to the new mall.
3. Paul (have painted has painted - have been painting - painted) the house for five hours.
4. The children have just (come - came -been coming - coming) back from the zoo.
5. I (haven't finished- hasn't finished - hasn't been finishing - finished) my homework yet.
6. I'm very hungry. I (haven't eaten - haven't been eating - hasn't eaten eaten) all day.
7. We (haven't been meeting - haven't met - hasn't met - meet) an actor before.
8. Where have you been? I (has waited - have been waiting - was waiting waiting) for hours.

Answer:

This answer rectifies sentences by applying correct verb tenses, with a focus on perfect, perfect continuous, and simple past tenses.

Explanation:

The sentences given use a variety of verb tenses, dependent on the context of action being described. The correct forms for these sentences should be:

1. The boys have been playing baseball since 5 o'clock.
2. We have already gone to the new mall.
3. Paul has been painting the house for five hours.
4. The children have just come back from the zoo.
5. I haven't finished my homework yet.
6. I'm very hungry. I haven't eaten all day.
7. We haven't met an actor before.
8. Where have you been? I have been waiting for hours.

These sentences encompass a variety of verb tenses, mostly focusing on the simple past, present perfect continuous, and present perfect, depending on the temporal context of each individual action.