Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Mother ___ boiling cassava since ten minutes ago

• have

• has

• has been

• have been

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My sister and I ____ at my grandmother’s house since we were little.

• has been stay

• have been staying

• have been stay

• have been staying

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

You ____ for two hours.

• has not been swim

• has not been swimming

• have not been swim

• have not been swimming

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We have been ____ this organization since last year.

• joining

• join

• in

• on

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

___ your cat been sleeping for over four hours?

• Have

• Has

• Are

• Does

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My dad ____ in translation for the last ten years

• has been work

• has been work

• have been working

• has been working

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

There's nothing on your exam paper. You started an hour ago. What ____________________________ up to now? (YOU/ DO)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense?

• She has been reading for two hours.

• She is reading for two hours.

• She was reading for two hours.

• She will be reading for two hours.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the error in the sentence: 'He have been working here since 2010.'

• have been working

• working here

• since 2010

• He have

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the correct form of the verb: 'They ____ playing soccer since morning.'

• has been

• have been

• is been

• are been

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D