---
id: 66c8fb64e04c5d78252307b1
title: Task 17
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-17
lang: en-US
---
<!-- (Audio) James: Have you had the time to identify which elements are causing the trouble? -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`BLANK BLANK BLANK to identify which elements are causing the trouble?`

## --blanks--

`Have you`

### --feedback--

These two words are the auxiliary verb in the `Present Perfect` tense, and the subject. The first letter is capitalized.

---

`had`

### --feedback--

This is the past participle of `have`.

---

`the time`

### --feedback--

These two words ask if enough time or opportunity was available to complete the task.

# --explanation--

The phrase `have the time` is used to ask if someone had enough time or the opportunity to do something.

In this sentence, `had` - the past participle of `have` - is used to ask about something that might have happened in the past but is relevant now.

That is why James says, `have you had the time`, because he wants to know if Linda had the opportunity to identify the problem elements before this moment.

# --scene--

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      "startTimestamp": 20.7,
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```
