Practice - Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous

You ___ the bathroom! It looks lovely! (focus on result)

• 've cleaned

• 've been cleaning

I ___ . It's so nice out there. (focus on activity)

• 've gardened

• 've been gardening

She ___ ten books this summer. (focus on 'how many')

• 's been reading

• 's read

She ___ that book all day. (focus on 'how long')

• 's read

• 's been reading

I ___ you an email. (focus on completed action)

• 've written

• 've been writing

I ___ emails. (focus on an action which may continue)

• 've been writing

• 've written

The grass looks wet. ___ ? (when we can see evidence of recent activity)

• Has it been raining?

• Has it rained?

A: How long ___ each other?

B: We ___ each other since we were at school.

(ongoing state of "knowing")

• have you known / 've known

• have you been knowing / 've been knowing

A: How long ___ tennis?

B: They ___ tennis for an hour.

(ongoing single or repeated actions)

• have they been playing / 've been playing

• have they played / 've played tennis

I usually go to the gym on the High Street, but it's closed for repairs at the moment so I ___ to the one in the shopping center.

(emphasis of a temporary situation)

• 've been going

• 've gone