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Perfect constructions employ a form of HAVE as an auxiliary and the past participle of a lexical verb to express past events as a current state.

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"It {has been raining} and the streets were wet." Is the textbook wrong?

In my exercise book, I have a question as follows: It_____and the streets were wet. A. has been raining B. rains C. has rained D. would rain The answer is A and I don't know why it has to be A. I …
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