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Sub Entry Number 4
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I didn't do any travelling for the last two years.
Correct Sentence I haven't done any travelling for the last two years.
Cloze Error Sentence I [[didn't do]] any travelling for the last two years.
Cloze Sentence I [[haven't done]] any travelling for the last two years.
Cloze Answer haven't done
Choices didn't do | haven't done
Explanation

For actions and situations which began in the past and continue up to 'now' (the moment of speaking), use the present perfect tense: 'I've been working part-time for the last six months.' 'We haven't seen each other for the past eight months.'

Note that in informal American English the past tense is also used for this purpose.

See also SINCE 1 (↑since)

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