What is the right way to construct a Yes/No question using the Present Perfect Continuous?

Have/has + subject + been + (verb + ing)

Had + subject + Past Participle

Had + subject + been + (verb-ing)

Have/Has + subject + Past Participle

When do we need to use the present perfect?

When we talk about an action that happened in the past and/or was repeated in the past

When we talk about an action that is happening right now and will end in the future

When an action will happen in the future only

The right way to construct a sentence using the past perfect (negative form) would be :

Subject + Had + Not + Past participle

Subject + Have/has + Not + Past participle

Have + Subject + Not + Been + (Verb + ing)

Had + Subject + Not + Past participle

Online school has brought a lot of benefits to students even though it was far from perfect. Which sentence is the negative form of the beginning of the last statement?

Online school has not brought a lot of benefits to students.

Online school has brought not a lot of benefits to students.

Online school had not brought a lot of benefits to students.

Online school has not been bringing a lot of benefits to students.

Which of the following sentences is accurate, if using the present perfect tense in question form?

Has the Omicron variant infected your family?

Have the Omicron variant infected your family?

Had the Omicron variant infected your family?

Has the Omicron variant been infecting your family?

The French-Canadian influencers had partied in the plane in direction of Tulum. Which of these affirmations talking about their consequence is written in the present perfect tense?

They have been refused on every plane.

They were refused on every plane.

They will be refused on every plane.

They had refused on every plane.

Which verb tense is used in the following sentence? Have you been using your cellphone a lot more since the beginning of lockdown?

Present perfect continuous, question form (Have/has + Subject + Been + (Verb + ing))

Past perfect continuous, affirmative form (Subject + Had + Past participle)

Present perfect continuous, affirmative form (Subject + Have/has + Been + (Verb + ing)

Present perfect, question form (Have/has + Subject + Past participle)

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CCSS

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

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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20 questions

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The _______ tense expresses an action that happened before some other past event. Example: Meetings had always been in person before COVID hit.

Past perfect

Present perfect continuous

Present perfect

Past perfect continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following conjugated verbs is appropriate in this situation: Since the beginning of 2020, toilet paper ______ the new essential in every household.

had become

became

has become

had became

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Using the present perfect continuous tense, which sentence construction would be accurate?

Subject + has/have been + present participle

Subject + have/has + past participle

Subject + had + past participle

Have + subject + been + present participle

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

True or false - The past perfect tense is the best verb tense to describe this situation : Tulum had had so much attention from the entire world during the new year that even Jimmy Fallon talked about it in his Late Night Show.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Using the present perfect tense in the negative form, which sentence would be accurate?

Everyone has not followed strictly the public health recommendations.

Everyone had not followed strictly the public health recommendations.

Everyone has not been following strictly the public health recommendations.

Everyone not followen strictly the public health recommendations.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correctly written in the present perfect continuous? (The following statement is not valid anymore)

Mr. Arruda has worked with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

Mr. Arruda had been working with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

Mr. Arruda had worked with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

Mr. Arruda has been working with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which verb tenses are used in this sentence? Our concentration had been so preoccupied by our pantry that when online school stopped, let’s say homework became harder.

Simple Past and Present Perfect

Past Perfect and Simple Past

Present Perfect Continuous and Simple Past

Present Perfect and Simple Present

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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The _______ tense expresses an action that happened before some other past event. Example: Meetings had always been in person before COVID hit.

Which of the following conjugated verbs is appropriate in this situation: Since the beginning of 2020, toilet paper ______ the new essential in every household.

Using the present perfect continuous tense, which sentence construction would be accurate?

True or false - The past perfect tense is the best verb tense to describe this situation : Tulum had had so much attention from the entire world during the new year that even Jimmy Fallon talked about it in his Late Night Show.

Using the present perfect tense in the negative form, which sentence would be accurate?

Which sentence is correctly written in the present perfect continuous? (The following statement is not valid anymore)

Which verb tenses are used in this sentence? Our concentration had been so preoccupied by our pantry that when online school stopped, let’s say homework became harder.

What is the right way to construct a Yes/No question using the Present Perfect Continuous?

True or False - The structure in a negative sentence in the present perfect continuous has “not” after the auxiliary "been”.

True or False – A sentence using the present perfect continuous in affirmative form should follow this structure: Have/Has + Subject + Been + (Verb + ing)

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