Present Perfect Progressive

Please answer the question.

"What is the purpose of the Present Perfect Progressive?"

• We use it to talk about activities we started doing before and continue doing later.

• We use it to complain about the price of the gas.

• We use it to write comics about cat superheroes.

• We use it to talk about actions we do in the past and finish.

Please choose a logical continuation for this conversation.

A: Hey, are you busy? I want to play my piano with you.

B: Sorry!_____________________________, and I can't play the piano with you.

• My dog has been biting my hands

• My friend has been inviting us to join a secret society

• My mom has been building a robot

• Francisco has been drinking gallons of coffee

Please choose a logical continuation for this conversation.

A: I'm bored. Do you want to go out?

B: Sorry, I can'!_______________________and I want to pick it up.

• I have been waiting for the mail to arrive

• My sister has been dancing in the Bolshoi ballet

• My parents have been singing all night

• Francisco has been drinking gallons of coffee

Please choose a logical continuation for this conversation.

A: _______________________________?

B: Yes! I can't sleep at night anymore. It's too scary.

• Have you been reading The Shining?

• Have you been watching Winnie the Pooh?

• Have you been making toys for the children?

• Have you been watering the flowers carefully?

Please choose a logical continuation for this conversation.

A: I haven't seen Eileen in weeks. I wonder if she is OK?

B: Yeah! She _______________________because she is going to space soon!

• has been studying a lot of Mathematics and Physics

• has been preparing for metamorphosis

• has been building a paper spaceship

• has been calling aliens

Please choose a logical continuation for this conversation.

A: You look worried. Is everything all right?

B: Yeah. Well, no. I _______________________. I feel angry and worried about that.

• have been thinking about the Ayoloco glacier

• have been drinking a lot of mineral water with lemon

• have been listening to a nice album lately

• have been using the computer a little today

Please find the mistake in the sentence. DON'T CORRECT IT. Write the word EXACTLY like you see it.

"She have been working very hard."

Please find the mistake in the sentence. DON'T CORRECT IT. Write the word EXACTLY like you see it.

"They have being sleeping for 10 minutes."

Please find the mistake in the sentence. DON'T CORRECT IT. Write the word EXACTLY like you see it.

"Jonathan and Sophie have being created 3 games this year."

Please find the mistake in the sentence. DON'T CORRECT IT. Write the word EXACTLY like you see it.

"Have they been eaten their lunch?"