Perfect Continuous Tense

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present Perfect Continuous Tense".}

They _________ for last two hours. (study)

• have been studying

• have studying

• are studying

Answer explanation

Present perfect Continuous tense is formed using "has/have been + verb-ing."

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present Perfect Continuous Tense".}

The baby _________ for long. (cry)

• have been cried

• has been crying

• have been crying

Answer explanation

Use has for singular third-person subjects (e.g., he, she, it, singular nouns) and Use have for plural subjects and first/second person (e.g., I, we, you, they)

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present Perfect Continuous Tense".}

Sachin ______ cricket for last 20 years. (play)

• have been played

• have been playing

• has been playing

Answer explanation

Present Perfect Continuous tense describes an action that began in the past and is still ongoing or has recently stopped, often with a focus on duration.

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present Perfect Continuous Tense".}

My uncle ______ in this school for the two years. (teach)

• has been teaching

• have been teaching

• has been teached

Answer explanation

Teaching started in the past and continues in the present. Use has for singular third-person subjects

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present Perfect Continuous Tense".}

I _____ him to stop telling lies for years. (advise)

• had been advising

• has been advising

• have been advising

Answer explanation

Advising is a repeated action continuing over a long period.

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present Perfect Continuous Tense".}

He _____ me for the last three months. (fool)

• have been fooling

• has been fooling

• have been fooled

Answer explanation

The act of fooling has been ongoing for a specific time. Use have for plural subjects and first/second person.

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present Perfect Continuous Tense"(Negative Sentences).}

They _____(not live) here for two months.

• have been not living

• have not been living

• has been not living

Answer explanation

For negative sentences in the Present Perfect Continuous tense, the structure is:
Subject + have/has + not + been + verb(-ing)

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present Perfect Continuous Tense"(Interrogative Sentences).}

____ the children _____(make) noise for two hours?

• Have the children makes

• Has the children been making

• Have the children been making

Answer explanation

Structure of Interrogative Sentences in Present Perfect Continuous Tense:

• Have/Has + Subject + been + verb(-ing) + (object/time)?
  The subject "the children" is plural, so we use "have" instead of "has".

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Present Perfect Continuous Tense"(Interrogative Sentences).}

_______ she ____ (Study) for four hours?

• Has she been studying

• Have she been studying

• Has she been studied

Answer explanation

The subject is "she" (third-person singular), so we use "has" instead of "have." The main verb "study" is converted to its -ing form (studying) to indicate continuity of the action.

^{Choose the correct verb form in "Past Perfect Continuous Tense".}

Kishore ____ (practise) for two weeks before the championship started.

• had practising

• had been practising

• has been practising

Answer explanation

Past Perfect Continuous Tense The structure is
Subject + had been + verb(-ing) + (time/event).