Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous Quiz #1

I ___________ the kitchen all afternoon. I just have to clean the oven and then I will be finished.

• • have cleaned

• have been cleaning

• cleaned

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have been cleaning' because it indicates an ongoing action in the past, which matches the context of cleaning the kitchen all afternoon.

I ___________ to learn English.

• have never tried

• not tried

• • have never been trying

Hey, James and Charlotte! I ___________ a new jumper, what do you guys think?

• • have been buying

• just buy

• have bought

The level of unemployment ___________ since 2008.

• • has slowly decreased

• has slowly been decreasing

• did decrease

Answer explanation

The level of unemployment has slowly been decreasing since 2008.

I am so angry about the noise. I ___________ so many times to stop playing your music so loud!

• • have been telling you

• told

• have told you

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have told you'. It is the correct form of the verb to express the past action of telling someone multiple times to stop playing music loudly.

I ___________ that boxing is a dangerous sport.

• has thought

• have always thought

• • have always been thinking

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have always thought' because it expresses a continuous belief in the past.

Wow, Anika and Grace, you both look completely wiped out! Have you two ___________ a marathon or something?

• ran

• run?

• been running?

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'been running?' because it implies a continuous action that could explain the speaker's exhaustion.

I ___________ to improve my fitness.

• have been trying

• tried

• • have tried

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have been trying' as it indicates an ongoing action to improve fitness.

Guess what! Two days ago, Rohan surprised me by giving me a present. Can you fill in the blank? 'Rohan _______ me a present two days ago.'

• gave

• have given

• has been giving

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'gave' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'give' and matches the tense of the sentence.

Last Sunday, Luna, Liam, and Jackson really ______ their friendly soccer match. Can you guess what they did?

• enjoyed

• had enjoy

• have been enjoying

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'enjoyed'. We use the past tense to describe an action that happened in the past, so 'enjoyed' is the correct choice.