Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous

Choose the correct sentence

• She has taught German here for 2002.

• She has taught German here since 2002.

• She has been teaching German here for 2002.

• She teaches German here since 2002.

The present perfect continuous tense describes

• Actions continuing up to now or just before now

• Main events in a story

• Background information in a story

• Actions happening at the time of speaking

The present perfect continuous isn't often used with

• just

• for

• "It's the first time...."

• since

The present perfect continuous often emphasises

• the time spent on the action

• the result

• the action

• A and C

Which sentence(s) is/ are correct?

• I've been slept with the cloud above my bed.

• I've sleep with the cloud above my bed.

• I've been sleeping with the cloud above my bed.

• A and B

Have the boys............................computer games since this morning?

• played

• plays

• been played

• been playing

The teacher .....................................already....................................(write) on the board.

• has already written

• have already been writing

• have already been written

• already wrote

Dave ...............................(drop) his pen on the floor.

• had dropt

• has dropped

• would drop

• is dropping

Helen … (to wash) the dishes for fifteen minutes.

• have been washing

• has been washing

• is washing

• has be washing

Sam … (to drive) a car for five hours now.

• has bee driving

• have been driven

• has been driving

• is driving