Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Exercises - Test 1

Test 1 of 16 in B1 · #1 of 51 overall · 20 exercises

1. 1

   Which sentence is correct?

   💡Hint
   aI have been writing emails for hours, and I need a break. bI have been written emails for hours, and I need a break. cI have writing emails for hours, and I need a break. dI have written emails for hours, and I need a break.

2. 2

   Choose the correct option:

   I ______ (read) three books about history this month, and I’m planning to start another one soon.

   💡Hint
   ahave read bread cam read dhave been reading

3. 3

   Choose the most suitable sentence for the given context:

   My shoes are wet because I _________ (walk) in the rain for the past hour.

   💡Hint
   ahave been walking bam walking cwalked dhave walked

4. 4

   Which sentence is correct?

   💡Hint
   aShe has been cooked dinner for an hour. bShe has been cooking dinner for an hour. cShe cooks dinner since an hour. dShe has cooked dinner for an hour.

5. 5

   Which option correctly completes the sentence?

   We ___ (watch) TV for the past two hours. Let’s do something else!

   💡Hint
   ahave been watching bhave watched care watch dwatch

6. 6

   Which sentence is NOT correct?

   💡Hint
   aWe have been known each other half our lives. bHe has written five pages since noon. cI have cleaned the kitchen and the living room. dShe has picked up all the groceries.

7. 7

   Gap fill:

   I ______ (call) you three times this morning, but you didn’t answer.

   💡Hint
   ahave been calling bhave called ccalled dam calling

8. 8

   Decide whether the statement is true or false:

   The sentence “They have been painting the walls all day” means the walls are completely finished.

   💡Hint
   aTrue bFalse

9. 9

   Choose the correct option:

   She ______ (cook) dinner, and now the table is ready for us to eat.

   💡Hint
   ahas been cooking bhas cooked cis cooking dcooks

10. 10

    Gap fill:

    We ______ (travel) to many countries over the past few years.

    💡Hint
    awill travel bare traveling ctraveled dhave traveled

11. 11

    Complete the sentence:

    I ___ (buy) a new laptop, and it’s working perfectly.

    💡Hint
    abuy bhave been buying cwas buy dhave bought

12. 12

    Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

    I can see why you're exhausted; you ______ all morning without a single break.

    💡Hint
    aworked bare worked chave been working dhad been working

13. 13

    Fill in the blank:

    The kids ______ (play) outside all afternoon, and now they’re exhausted.

    💡Hint
    aplayed bhave played care play dhave been playing

14. 14

    Fill in the blank:

    They ______ (fix) the car, so it’s ready to drive now.

    💡Hint
    afixed bare fixing chave fixed dhave been fixing

15. 15

    Choose the best answer:

    Why ______ (you/work) so hard recently? You need to take a break!

    💡Hint
    ado you worked bdid you work chave you been working dhave you worked

16. 16

    Choose the correct sentence:

    💡Hint
    aHe has repaired the bike, so now it works perfectly. bHe repairs the bike since this morning, but it’s not ready yet. cHe has been repairing the bike for hours, but it’s still not fixed. dBoth a and c are correct.

17. 17

    Find the mistake in this sentence:

    We have been knowing each other since we were in high school.

    💡Hint
    ain → at bsince → for chave been knowing → have known dNo error

18. 18

    Find the mistake in the sentence and choose the correct version:

    She has been written three reports today.

    💡Hint
    aShe has been writing three reports today. bShe wrote three reports today. cShe has written three reports today. dShe has been write three reports today.

19. 19

    Which sentence uses the correct tense?

    💡Hint
    aHe visits that museum several times this year. bHe is visiting that museum several times this year. cHe has visited that museum several times this year. dHe has been visiting that museum several times this year.

20. 20

    Fill in the blank:

    She ___ (work) on her presentation all morning, and it’s almost ready.

    💡Hint
    ais working bhas worked chas been working dworks

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