Present Perfect Continuous Exercises

1. What's the present perfect continuous tense used for?

To describe an action that started in the past and is still happening
To describe an action that happened in the past and is now finished
To describe an action that will happen in the future
To describe an action that happened in the past and will happen again

2. What's the structure of the present perfect continuous?

Subject + have + been + verb + ing
Subject + has + been + verb + ing
Subject + had + been + verb + ing
Subject + will + been + verb + ing

3. Fill in the blank: I ____ been studying English for two years.

Have
Has
Had
Will

4. What is the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous?

The present perfect is used for finished actions, while the present perfect continuous is used for ongoing actions
The present perfect is used for ongoing actions, while the present perfect continuous is used for finished actions
The present perfect is used for future actions, while the present perfect continuous is used for past actions
The present perfect is used for past actions, while the present perfect continuous is used for future actions

5. Example sentence: She ____ been working on her project for two weeks.

Have
Has
Had
Will

6. What's the negative form of the present perfect continuous?

Subject + have + not + been + verb + ing
Subject + has + not + been + verb + ing
Subject + had + not + been + verb + ing
Subject + will + not + been + verb + ing

7. Example sentence: They ____ been living in the same house for five years.

Have
Has
Had
Will

8. What is the question form of the present perfect continuous?

Have + subject + been + verb + ing?
Has + subject + been + verb + ing?
Had + subject + been + verb + ing?
Will + subject + been + verb + ing?

9. What has Raul been doing since last Thursday?

He was sleeping
He has slept
He has been sleeping
He has been slept

10. Example sentence: She ____ been studying for her exam for two months.

Have
Has
Had
Will