This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He has been writing this book for 3 years A) Present Continuous. B) Present Perfect. C) Present Perfect Continuous. D) Present Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present Perfect Continuous. 2. Which sentence shows the correct use of the present perfect continuous? A) He has worked here since 2010. B) He is working here for a long time. C) She has been working here since 2010. D) She works here for 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She has been working here since 2010. 3. The young man ..... (take) out his wallet and ..... (pay) the bill. A) Take, pay. B) Take, paid. C) Took, pay. D) Took, paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Took, paid. 4. Which answer is a correct example of the present perfect progressive tense? A) Fiona had written her book report in just over 3 hours. B) Fiona will have written her book report in just over 3 hours. C) Fiona was writing her book report for over 3 hours. D) Fiona has been writing her book report for over 3 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fiona has been writing her book report for over 3 hours. 5. We ..... (look for) ..... the motorway for more than an hour. A) Have been looking for. B) Has been looking for. C) Have been look for. D) Have been looking for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been looking for. 6. He ..... his leg, so he can't walk. A) Has broken. B) Has been breaking. C) Broke. D) Breaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has broken. 7. Identify the sentence that indicates a prohibition:a) You may use my phone if you need to. b) You might want to check the instructions. c) You mustn't touch that! d) You should apologize for being late. A) You may use my phone if you need to. B) You mustn't touch that!. C) You might want to check the instructions. D) You should apologize for being late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You mustn't touch that!. 8. We have had youtube channel ..... June. A) For. B) From. C) On. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 9. He ..... (drive) that car for many years. A) Drove. B) Is driving. C) Has been driving. D) Drives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been driving. 10. I've ..... English for three years and soon I'm going to be using it at work. A) Learned. B) Been learning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been learning. 11. I ..... (live) ..... without electricity for two weeks. A) Had been living. B) Am living. C) Has been living. D) Have been living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been living. 12. Tanya ..... a living statue. A) Have never seen. B) Has never seen. C) Ever has seen. D) Have ever seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has never seen. 13. Your hands are covered in paint. Which sentence best explains this situation? A) I have paint my room. B) I have been painting my room. C) I am paint my room. D) I painted my room yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have been painting my room. 14. True or False:The sentence "They have been played video games" is a grammatically correct example of the present perfect continuous. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which sentence uses the present perfect continuous tense correctly? A) I will be studying for my exam. B) I am studying for my exam. C) I studied for my exam. D) I have been studying for my exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have been studying for my exam. 16. Your mom sees your messy room and asks, 'What have you been doing in here?' Which response uses the present perfect continuous correctly to explain the mess? A) I've been looking for my lost keys everywhere. B) I am making a mess. C) I built a pillow fort. D) I will clean it up later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I've been looking for my lost keys everywhere. 17. They ..... talking for the last hour A) Will be. B) Had been. C) Has been. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been. 18. I am so tired because I ..... running. A) Hasn't been. B) Haven't been. C) Has been. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been. 19. Fill in the blank:She ..... (study) for the exam since last week. A) Is studying. B) Has been studying. C) Have been studying. D) Was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been studying. 20. I have lived here ..... I was born. A) Since. B) When. C) For. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 21. He has been working on that project for six months. A) Present Continuous Tense. B) Present Simple Tense. C) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. D) Present Perfect Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 22. They ..... (here live years two for.) A) Have been living for years two. B) Have lived here two years for. C) Have being living here for two years. D) Have been living here for two years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been living here for two years. 23. Gymnastics seems like a fun sport, ..... ? A) Isn't it. B) Don't they. C) Doesn't it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doesn't it. 24. Your friend's fingers are covered in blue ink. Which sentence best explains this using the present perfect continuous? A) He drew a picture. B) He has been drawing a picture. C) He has drawn a picture. D) He is drawing a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has been drawing a picture. 25. She has ..... her home work A) Been doing. B) Done. C) Does. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Been doing. 26. When I was a boy, I ..... a mile to school every day. (walk) A) Walking. B) Walk. C) Walked. D) Walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walked. 27. The sailors ..... (sail) for a month in the pacific ocean. A) Had been sailing. B) Have been sailing. C) Has been sailing. D) Have sailing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been sailing. 28. Your friend is covered in paint. Which sentence best explains the situation by focusing on the RECENT ACTIVITY? A) He has painted his room. B) He has been painting his room. C) He paints his room. D) He painted his room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has been painting his room. 29. Complete the sentence: "The children were ..... by the magician's tricks." A) Amazed. B) Amazing. C) Amaze. D) Amazement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazed. 30. They ..... soccer since morning. A) Has been playing. B) Are playing. C) Have been playing. D) Playing. 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