Present Perfect Continuous Quiz

Which of the following sentences expresses a recent action that has clear evidence as of now?

• She has been studying the whole week

• My friends and I have been thinking about our own future

• I’m wet because I have been swimming all day in the pool

One of these short answers for the following question is incorrect, which one is it? “Have you been eating my cookies without my permission?

• Yes, I have been

• Yes, I have

• No, I haven’t

Select the option that contains some adverbs we use in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense:

• Recently, lately, under, already

• Recently, lately, for, always

• Recently, lately, for, since

What does a Stative verb is?

• a verb that expresses an action rather than a state

• a verb that indicates a state rather than an action

• a verb that ends in -ing

Which of the following would be the correct form of the verb “to be” in the Present Perfect Continuous tense? (as main verb, not an auxiliary)

• Been

• Being

• Bieng

According to the rules, which one is the correct way of writing the following verb into its -ing form? “panic”

• Panicing

• Panickying

• Panicking

For the verb “throwing”, which rule was used to change it to its -ing form?

• verb ends in w,x or y, double the last letter and add -ing

• verb ends in w,x or y, do not double the last letter and add -ing

• verb ends in z,x or y, do not double the last letter and add -ing

If we have a 2 or more syllable verb in which its final syllable is stressed, what do we do?

• double the last letter and add -ing

• do not double the last letter and add -ing

• Both of the above are correct

Choose the best option to fill in the blank. “The Present Perfect focuses on the result of the action meanwhile the P.P.C. focuses on ____________”

• a)how many/how much

• b)the action itself, the process of doing

• c)how long an action has been repeated

Which of the following is a sentence in Present Perfect Continuous tense?

• I have been playing video games all day

• I have played video games on the weekend

• I has been playing video games since yesterday