Present perfect simple vs present perfect continous

..... you ever ..... to foreigners ? *

• Have....talked

• Has....talked

• Have.....talk

• Has....talk

Answer explanation

Subject + have/has + Past participle if the subject are I, you, they, we use have but if the subject are he, she, it we use has.

The present perfect tense is a grammatical tense used to describe an action that has been completed at some point in the past, but with relevance or connection to the present moment. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb "have" or "has" with the past participle of the main verb.

I ........ about this topic since I was teenager. *

• have been searching

• have seached

• have ben searching

• has searching

Answer explanation

Subject + have/has + verb-ing if the subject are I, you, they, we use have but if the subject are he, she, it we use has.

The present perfect continuous (also called present perfect progressive) is a grammatical tense used to describe an action that began in the past and has been continuing up to the present moment. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb "have" or "has" with the present participle (-ing) of the main verb.

For example:

I have been searching this topic since I was teenager. (The action of searching began in the past and is still continuing at the present moment)

Mr Budi ...... been ...... in Karangturi for 3 years. *

• has....working

• has.....works

• have....working

• have.....worked

Answer explanation

The present perfect continuous (also called present perfect progressive) is a grammatical tense used to describe an action that began in the past and has been continuing up to the present moment. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb "have" or "has" with the present participle (-ing) of the main verb.

For example:

Mr Budi has been working in Karangturi for 3 years.

Bagus .......... since 17 years old for his family. *

• has working

• has worked

• has been working

• has ben working

Answer explanation

The present perfect continuous (also called present perfect progressive) is a grammatical tense used to describe an action that began in the past and has been continuing up to the present moment. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb "have" or "has" with the present participle (-ing) of the main verb.

For example:

Bagus has been working since 17 years old for his family. (The action of working began in the past and is still continuing at the present moment)

Bagus .... been ... in Geico Company since 1996.

• has....working

• have.....worked

• has.....woorking

• have.....working

Answer explanation

The present perfect continuous (also called present perfect progressive) is a grammatical tense used to describe an action that began in the past and has been continuing up to the present moment. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb "have" or "has" with the present participle (-ing) of the main verb.

For example:

Bagus has been working in Geico company since 1996. (The action of working began in the past and is still continuing at the present moment)

Warren Buffet has ...... investing in Geico Company since 1996.

• been

• be

• beeen

• ben

Answer explanation

Why the answer is been not be? Because been is use for to explain what happen in pas that still happen now. For Example Waren Buffet hs been investing in Geico Company since 1996.

Indonesia has ..... exporting coal for China since 2010.

• been

• be

• ben

• beenn

Answer explanation

Why using been? Because been is use in present perfect continous. Been explain that what happen in the past stil happen now, for example I have been reading this book for 2 days.

We have been ..... as senior programmer in microsoft since 2000

• workings

• worked

• works

• working

Answer explanation

Working is verb-ing from work. Present perfect continous use verb-ing so working is right answer.

We have.... reading the book for two hours.

Answer explanation

Been is used for present perfect continous.

I have ..... watching youtube for 2 hours*