Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Question 1

Present Perfect Continuous

have / has + been + Ving

1) how long, for, since + dynamic verbs

Answer 1

How long have you been riding a bike?

I have been riding a bike for 13 years.
I have been riding a bike since I was 5.

Question 2

Present perfect continuous is used:

2) for an activity that has recently stopped or just stopped and there always is a connection with NOW. Answers the question:

What have you been doing?

Answer 2

Your hands are dirty. What have you been doing?

I have been playing in the yard.

Question 3

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.

read / for two hours

read/ 53 pages so far

Answer 3

He has been reading for two hours.

He has read 53 pages so far.

Question 4

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

Linda is from Australia. She is travelling around Europe at the moment. She began her tour three months ago.

travel / for three months
visit / six countries so far

Answer 4

She has been travelling for three months.

She has visited six countries so far.

Question 5

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

Jimmy is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is national champion again - for the fourth time.

win / the national championship four times

play / tennis since he was ten

Answer 5

He has won the national championship four times.

He has been playing tennis since he was ten.

Question 6

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

When they left college, Mary and Sue started making films together. They still make films.

make / ten films since they left college
make / films since they left college

Answer 6

They have made ten films since they left college.

They have been making films since they left college.

Question 7

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

You have a friend who is learning Japanese. You ask:

how long / learn / Japanese?

Answer 7

How long have you been learning Japanese?

Question 8

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you. You ask:

how long / wait?

Answer 8

How long have you been waiting?

Question 9

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

You see somebody fishing by the river. You ask:

how many fish / catch?

Answer 9

How many fish have you caught?

Question 10

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

Some friends of yours are having a party next week. You ask:

how many people/ invite?

Answer 10

How many people have you invited?

Question 11

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

A friend of yours is a teacher. You ask:

how long / teach?

Answer 11

How long have you been teaching?

Question 12

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

You meet somebody who is a writer. You ask:

how many books / write?
how long / write / books?

Answer 12

How many books have you written?

How long have you been writing books?

Question 13

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

A friend of yours is saving money to go on holiday. You ask:

how long / save?
how much money / save?

Answer 13

How long have you been saving?

How much money have you saved?

Question 14

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

Where have you been? _____ (you / play ) tennis?

Answer 14

Have you been playing tennis?

Question 15

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

Look! Somebody _____ (break) the window.

Answer 15

Somebody has broken the window.

Question 16

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

You look tired. _______ (you/work) hard?

Answer 16

Have you been working hard?

Question 17

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

‘_______ (you/ever/ work / in a factory?’
‘No, never.’

Answer 17

Have you ever worked in a factory?

Question 18

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

‘Jane is away on holiday.’
‘Oh, is she? Where _____ (she/go?)

Answer 18

Where has she gone?

Question 19

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

My brother is an actor. He _____ (appear) is several films.

Answer 19

He has appeared in several films.

Question 20

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

‘Sorry, I am late.’
‘That’s all right. I _____ (not/wait) long.’

Answer 20

I haven’t been waiting long.

Question 21

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

‘Is it still raining?’
‘No, it _____ (stop).’

Answer 21

It has stopped.

Question 22

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

I _____ (lose) my address book. _____ (you/see) it anywhere?

Answer 22

I have lost my address book. Have you seen it anywhere?

Question 23

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

I _____ (read) the book you lent me but I ________ (not/finish) it yet.

Answer 23

I have been reading the book you lent me but I haven’t finished it yet.

Question 24

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

I _______ (read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

Answer 24

I have read the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

Question 25

Present continous or present perfect continuous?

Maria _____ (learn) how to play the piano for two years.

Answer 25

Maria has been learning how to play the piano for two years.

Question 26

Present continous or present perfect continuous?

Hello, Tom. I _____ (look) for you all morning. Where have you been?

Answer 26

I have been looking for you all morning.

Question 27

Present continous or present perfect continuous?

Why _____ (you/look) at me loke that? Stop it!

Answer 27

Why are you looking at me like that?

Question 28

Present continous or present perfect continuous?

We always go to Ireland for our holidays. We _______ (go) there for years.

Answer 28

We have been going there fo years.

Question 29

Present continous or present perfect continuous?

I _____ (think) about what you said and I’ve decided to take your advice.

Answer 29

I’ve been thinking about what you’ve said.

Question 30

Present continous or present perfect continuous?

‘Is Ann on holiday this week?’
‘No, she _____ (work).

Answer 30

She is working.

Question 31

Present continous or present perfect continuous?

Sara is very tired. She _____ (work) very hard recently.

Answer 31

She has been working very hard recently.

Question 32

Write a question for each situation.

John looks sunburnt. You ask:

(you/sit in the sun?)

Answer 32

Have you been sitting in the sun?

Question 33

Write a question for each situation.

You have just arrived to meet a friend who is waiting for you. You ask:

(you/wait/long?)

Answer 33

Have you been waiting long?

Question 34

Write a question for each situation.

You meet a friend in the street. His face and hands are very dirty. You ask:

(what / you/ do?)

Answer 34

What have you been doing?

Question 35

Write a question for each situation.

A friend of yours is now living in Baker Street. You want to know ‘How long…?’ You ask:

(how long / you / live / in Baker Street?)

Answer 35

How long have you been living in Baker Street?

Question 36

Write a question for each situation.

A friend tells you about his job - he sells computers. You want to know “ How long…?’ You ask:

(how long / you / sell / computers?)

Answer 36

How long have you been selling computers?