Something tells me that you _______ to a single word I _______ in the past ten minutes.
A. haven’t listened/ was saying
B. didn’t listen/ said
C. haven’t been listening/ have said
D. haven’t listened/ said
Đáp án C.
Học sinh lưu ý cụm từ chỉ thời gian: In the past ten minutes: trong mười phút vừa qua – sử dụng thì hiện tại hoàn thành để diễn tả hành động vừa mới xảy ra trong quá khứ. Thêm nữa, tác giả muốn nhấn mạnh độ liên tục của hành động “listen” → dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn.
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