Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Exercises - Test 17

Test 1 of 18 in B2 · #17 of 51 overall · 20 exercises

1. 1

   Choose the best explanation for the sentence:

   I’ve been studying Spanish for five years.

   Hint
   aI studied it five years ago but not anymore. bI will study it in five years. cI have learned everything in five years. dI started five years ago and still study it now.

2. 2

   Choose the correct sentence:

   Hint
   aShe has been knowing him for years, but they only recently became friends. bShe has knew him for years, but they only recently became friends. cShe has been knowing him for years, but they rarely talk. dShe has known him for years, but they only recently became friends.

3. 3

   Complete the dialogue with the best answer:

   A: Your eyes are so red! B: That's because I ____ for hours without a break.

   Hint
   ahave been reading bhave read chave being reading dhave readed

4. 4

   Choose the best response to complete the dialogue:

   A: "You look exhausted!" B: "I __________ (work) on a complex project for the past two weeks."

   Hint
   ahave been working bworked chave worked dwork

5. 5

   Choose the sentence that correctly uses the present perfect continuous:

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

6. 6

   Choose the best option to explain the current situation:

   The pavement is wet because it __________ (rain) for the past two hours.

   Hint
   ahas been raining bis raining chas rained drained

7. 7

   Correct the mistake:

   She has been visited her grandmother three times this month.

   Hint
   awas visited bvisited chas visited dis visiting

8. 8

   Contextual question:

   Why is his hair wet? ___ a shower?

   Hint
   aWas he taking bHas he been taking cHas he taken dDid he take

9. 9

   Fill in the blank with the correct verb forms:

   You ___ so much about your future plans these days; ___ the decision about moving abroad?

   Hint
   ahave been talking / Have you made bhave talked / Have you made chave been talking / Did you make dhave talked / Did you make

10. 10

    Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error in tense usage:

    She has been writing reports all morning, but she has already finished the most important one.

    Hint
    aall morning bhas already finished chas been writing dNo error

11. 11

    Multiple-choice gap-fill:

    They ___ emails about the project, but they haven’t agreed on anything yet.

    Hint
    aexchanged bwill have exchanged cwere exchanging dhave been exchanging

12. 12

    Which sentence implies an ongoing action?

    Hint
    aShe has been painting three pictures this week. bShe has paint three pictures this week. cShe has painted three pictures this week. dShe painted three pictures last week.

13. 13

    Correct the mistake:

    He has been writing a book, and he just finished the last chapter.

    Hint
    awrote bhas been writing cis writing dhas written

14. 14

    Contextual question:

    Why is Mark so out of breath? He ___ for the bus after leaving his house late.

    Hint
    aran bhas run chas been running dis running

15. 15

    Form a question using the given prompts:

    How long / you / study / English?

    Hint
    aHow long you have been studying English? bHow long have you been studying English? cHow long did you studied English? dHow long you have studied English?

16. 16

    Form a question using the prompts:

    What / you / do / all day?

    Hint
    aWhat have been you doing all day? bWhat are you doing all day? cWhat you have done all day? dWhat have you been doing all day?

17. 17

    Correct the mistake:

    They have been finished their project early this morning.

    Hint
    aThey have been finishing their project early this morning. bThey have finished their project early this morning. cThey have been finish their project early this morning. dThey had finished their project early this morning.

18. 18

    Choose the correct verb form:

    I _______ (work) on this project for months, but I _______ (not complete) the final report yet.

    Hint
    ahave worked / have not been completing bwas working / did not complete chave been working / have not completed dhave been working / have not been completing

19. 19

    Find the error in the sentence and correct it:

    Lucy has been completing three tasks today, and she is already exhausted.

    Hint
    aNo error b"three tasks" should be "three task" c"has been completing" should be "has completed" d"and she is" should be "because she is"

20. 20

    Choose the correct sentence using both tenses appropriately:

    Hint
    aI read this book for a week, but I still have not finished it. bI have been reading this book for a week, but I still have not finished it. cI have read this book for a week, but I still have not been finishing it. dI have been reading this book for a week, but I still did not finish it.

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