Global MCQ Practice
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Present Perfect ContinuousSet 24

1Complete the gap with correct Present Perfect Simple/Past Simple/ or Present Perfect ContinuousA: Sorry I'm late!B: I ..... (wait) here since three o'clock.
2He has ..... for the party for weeks.
3Rania ..... as a doctor for the last ten years.
4My uncle ..... (WEAR) the same pullover the whole winter. I guess he ..... (LOVE) it.
5When Thomas turns 40, he'll ..... working in his own business for 10 years.
6They ..... for months, and they ..... three countries so far.
7She ..... sick since yesterday.
8She ..... (write) her essay for hours, and it's almost done.
9You ..... (learn) English ..... 3 years.
10How long ..... this watch?
11What is an example of a durative or habitual action that is taking place in the present and that will continue into the future up until or through a specific future time?
12Five years of intensive language study are required for second language learners. Chun-Li ..... English for three years, but she will need more training to be more proficient.
13We ..... (work) on this project all morning.
14The global standard of living ..... for the last 150 years.
15Perfect Tenses or Irregular Verbs?"He has been studying for three hours"
16Since when have you been ..... here?
17Differentiate between the perfect tenses in the sentence: 'He has been working here for five years and he worked there before.'
18It ..... for the whole morning, so she doesn't want to go out
19Choose the correct words in brackets to complete the sentences.Prof. Wilson has given/ has been giving the same seminar to students for the last 12 years.
20He has been preparing for an annual exam.
21My dad has been driving the same car for .....
22I ..... (not / have) any problems to live here since 2019.
23"We ..... practicing English daily."
24He ..... for the bus for twenty minutes.
25The following sentence is grammatically correct:'They have been practicing their dance routine for weeks before the competition last month.'
26Sorry I'm so late. ..... for a call from the New York office.
27They ..... (run) for an hour and need to rest now.
28Which sentence correctly explains an action that started in the past and is still happening?
29They ..... us for quite some time now. Let's listen to them.
30Rewriting Application in given tense) Present Perfect Continuous) I was reading a story.
31They ..... to the same place on holiday ..... three years. (go)
32Tense Application Choose the correct tense as per the prompt) Present Perfect Continuous) She ..... in this school since last year.
33Provide an example sentence using the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
34Exercise 4: 8. June (go) ..... to the supermarket every weekend for years.
35Fill in the blank:She ..... English for 5 years.
36Complete the sentence:My brother ..... been practicing the guitar all morning.
37The following sentences have been extracted from an article titled 'Jobs for women'. Choose the correct answer for every gap.Kerry Cassidy is one of Britain's 19,000 train drivers. She ..... a train for eight years now, and she's very happy in her job.
38He ..... about quitting his job.
39Present perfect simple or continuous:I wonder if Irina ..... (finish) reading that book yet. I ..... (wait) to read it for ages.
40We ..... raising money for charity.
41My grandfather ..... (to collect) coins since he was a boy.
42Father ..... the newspaper for an hour.
43Which time markers are used with both Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive tenses?
44Lisa and Frank ..... married for two years now.
45We ..... working in the garden for hours! I'm so tired!
46Have you seen my ball-point pen anywhere? I ..... for it for twenty minutes.
47She ..... him every day for the past month.
48A friend asks, 'Why are you so far behind on the show?' Which response uses the present perfect continuous to explain?
49We ..... basketball since 2:00pm.
50I have been lived in Bekasi for 12 years.
51Nick (a) ..... his driving test only recently, so he (b) ..... very long
52Portuguese ..... as an official language in this city since three hundred years ago
53True or False:The sentence 'They have been living here for ten years' means they started living here in the past and still live here now.
54Which tense is used for actions that started in the past and continue to the present?
55Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: This room ..... since I was born.
56I'm sleepy because I ..... all night.
57Our daughter ..... as a sales manager for fifteen years.
58He ..... (create) some creative things.
59I ..... my schedule recently.
60I have been working on this project for three weeks. It has been challenging, but I am making good progress. How long has the speaker been working on the project?
61The high-stakes and unfamiliar nature of these situations have left many people feeling fearful of missteps.