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Present Perfect ContinuousSet 49

1How long (a) ..... to play the piano? (b) ..... any competitions yet?
2I ..... for a new car all month.
3True or False:The sentence 'She has been read that book for a week' is grammatically correct.
4We ..... about where we are going to live for weeks.
5Which tense emphasizes the duration of an action that has been in progress up to now?
6My hands are dirty, I ..... the garden.
7Hailey: How did you guys know each other?Mark: Oh, we ..... friends for years now, ever since we were babies.
8Structure for Present Perfect Continuous is .....
9They ..... English since they were in elementary school.
10He ..... here for the last five years.
11Write the correct tense of the verb talk to fit the time expression: I ..... to my parents for two hours.
12I ..... to fix my computer, but it's still broken.
13What change should be made in the sentence below?The kittens are been playing with their new toys.
14Lately, Susan ..... late.
15She ..... working on that manuscript for 2 year now.
16Mint and Sandy ..... in the swimming pool since 1 p.m. until now.
17Choose the correct time words for Present Perfect Continuous:
18Identify the sentence with correct verb tense and subject-verb agreement.
19They had their baby daughter in June and, since then, they ..... in restaurants very often.
20You say this when you want to ask about someone's recent activities
21How long ..... (the dog / be) home alone?
22..... have been making sandwiches since 8 o'clock.
23Choose the correct tense form to complete the sentence meaningfully.I ..... for a response all morning.
24I ..... for you since 8 o'clock! Where are you now!?
25She has been feeling better recently.
26Jane ..... English all week because she is taking an important test next week.
27Tony is a wonderful singer. His mother tells me that he ..... professionally since he was four.
28He ..... to call you all day.
29She (practice) ..... the piano for three years. They (watch) ..... that documentary since last night.
30The meeting ..... going on since 8 am.
31I ..... (try) to solve this problem for ages.
32Identify the sentence that is NOT in the present perfect continuous tense.
33We haven't been exercising enough.(CHOOSE THE CORRECT KIND OF TENSE)
34We (not /write) ..... to each other for 6 months.
35A New Years party ..... in Times Square in New York every year since 1907.
36We ..... studying English for 6 years.
37EXERCISE 8: Choose the right variant.15. You look tired.-Yes, I have played /I have been playing basketball.
38..... your friends ..... in to the pool for an hour?
39Activities starting in the past and still happening now. These activities may have been going on continuously or repeated several times. (for/ since/how long ..... )
40Nina and Maksim ..... since 2000.
41He has been learning English since 2018
42"Hello, Ann! I ..... you for ages. Where have you been all this time?" "I ..... to Italy. I ..... back yesterday."
43My English class has been so much more interesting since the winter break
44Choose the right variant. The children ..... in the pool for over an hour
45I ..... working here since 2015.
46What tense is the following sentence? They have been cooking all day long.
47How long ..... so far?
48Many new skyscrapers ..... in this city since 3 years ago.
49Which time expression is most appropriate for the present perfect continuous tense?
50She ..... her project all day. (do ..... present perfect continuous)
51He ..... as an editor in this newspaper since 2013.
52She ..... (learn) to play the piano for two years.
53I ..... (try) to find a new job for several months.
54The hotel guests are facing much inconvenience as all their luggage ..... missing up to now.
55I ..... a manager since 2010.
56I can't believe! You mean that Sam ..... money from us all this time!
57Has she been singing since she was a little girl?
58Perfect Tenses or Irregular Verbs?"I have been exercising regularly to stay healthy."
59I ..... here for 3 months.
60It ..... for hours. The streets are flooded.
61We ..... here since morning.