Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
I have been working with children before, so I know what to expect.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. have worked.
- The error lies in the option 1 due to the wrong usage of tense.
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Here, 'have been working' is wrongly used because we know that present perfect continuous lense is used when we talk about an action that began in the past and continues in the present. And may also continue in the future.
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Here, the given sentence is not continuous. And the action is no longer being performed.
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Hence, the tense shall be present perfect tense.
The correct sentence will be:- I have worked with children before, so I know what to expect.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. have worked.