Grammar Highlights - Present Perfect vs Present P. Continuous

Multiple Choice

Amal ................................... on the phone for half an hour now.

• is talking
• has talked
• has been talking

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Multiple Choice

29. 29. The film _______ by the time we got to the cinema.

• was started
• had been started

• had started

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between present perfect and present perfect continuous?

• Present perfect is used for actions that have relevance to the present

• Present perfect continuous is used for actions that are not relevant to the present

Multiple Choice

Mary ______________ (live) in Germany since 1992.

• have been living

• has been living

• have done living

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence is an example of the Present Perfect tense?

• I have been reading The Hobbit all night.

• She has been writing her report for two hours.

• I have read The Hobbit.