Which of the following is correct for the present perfect continuous tense?

She has been waiting since this morning.

She will have been waiting since this morning.

She will been waiting since this morning.

She will had been waiting since this morning.

What is the present perfect continuous tense?

An action ongoing from the past to the present

An action that interrupted another action

How do you conjugate the future perfect continuous tense?

use “will have been” followed by the present participle

use “had been” followed by the present participle

use “has been” or “have been” followed by the present participle

How do you conjugate the present perfect continuous tense?

use “has been” or “have been” followed by the present participle

use “will have been” followed by the present participle

use “had been” followed by the present participle

How do you conjugate the past perfect continuous tense?

use “had been” followed by the present participle

use “will have been” followed by the present participle

use “has been” or “have been” followed by the present participle

What does the Present Perfect Continuous Tense talk about?

something that started in the past and continues at the present time

an action that started in the past and continued up until another time in the past

actions that will continue up until a point in the future

What does the Past Perfect Continuous Tense talk about?

an action that started in the past and continued up until another time in the past

something that started in the past and continues at the present time

actions that will continue up until a point in the future

What does the Future Perfect Continuous Tense talk about?

actions that will continue up until a point in the future

something that started in the past and continues at the present time

an action that started in the past and continued up until another time in the past

Change the following to present perfect continuous tense: I drew in my sketchbook all morning.

I have been drawing in my sketchbook all morning.

Change the following to future perfect continuous tense: I will lift 80 pounds.

I will have been lifting 80 pounds.

Change the following to past perfect continuous tense: We studied English together.

We had been studying English together.

Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz

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English

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8th Grade

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CCSS

L.4.1B, L.1.4C, L.5.1.B-D

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence uses the present perfect continuous tense correctly?

She is reading for two hours.

She has been reading for two hours.

She was reading for two hours.

She will have been reading for two hours.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly?

They were studying before the exam started.

They have been studying before the exam started.

They will have been studying before the exam starts.

They had been studying before the exam started.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence uses the future perfect continuous tense correctly?

By next month, I had been working here for a year.

By next month, I will have been working here for a year.

By next month, I have been working here for a year.

By next month, I was working here for a year.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Choose the future perfect continuous tense: By the end of this year, they ____ in this city for five years.

have been living

will have been living

had been living

are living

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Choose the present perfect continuous tense: She ____ the piano for two hours when her teacher arrived.

will have been practicing

has been practicing

had been practicing

is practicing

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Choose the present perfect continuous tense: I ____ this book since yesterday morning.

have been reading

had been reading

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

You started learning French two years ago, and you are still learning it right now. Which sentence describes this situation?

I will have been learning French for two years.

I will be learning French for two years.

I have been learning French for two years.

I am learning French for two years.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz

30 questions

Which sentence uses the present perfect continuous tense correctly?

Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly?

Which sentence uses the future perfect continuous tense correctly?

Choose the future perfect continuous tense: By the end of this year, they ____ in this city for five years.

Choose the present perfect continuous tense: She ____ the piano for two hours when her teacher arrived.

Choose the present perfect continuous tense: I ____ this book since yesterday morning.

You started learning French two years ago, and you are still learning it right now. Which sentence describes this situation?

Choose the future perfect continuous tense: By the time the guests arrive, we ____ the house for three hours.

Which of the following is correct for the present perfect continuous tense?

What is the present perfect continuous tense?

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