This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mike and John have been classmates ..... six months. A) For. B) Since. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 2. We ..... (know) each other since 1999. A) Have been knowing. B) Have known. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have known. 3. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense? A) She has been reading for two hours. B) She was reading for two hours. C) She will be reading for two hours. D) She is reading for two hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She has been reading for two hours. 4. Fill in the blank:My dog is tired because he ..... in the park all morning. A) Has been running. B) Is running. C) Was run. D) Has run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been running. 5. They ..... (work) on this project for three hours now. A) Will work. B) Have been working. C) Has been working. D) Are working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been working. 6. Complete the sentence:I am so tired because I ..... for the big game all afternoon. A) Have been training. B) Was training. C) Have trained. D) Am training. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been training. 7. True or False:In the sentence 'She has been waiting since two hours, ' the word 'since' is used correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. A:Why are your hands so dirty? Is that oil?B:Oh, yeah. I ..... my car. I've not finished it yet but I have to use it tomorrow. A) Fix. B) Have been fixing. C) Have fixed. D) Fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been fixing. 9. What does the present perfect continuous tense usually describe? A) An action that is completely finished in the past. B) An action that will happen in the future. C) An action that started in the past and is still going on. D) A general fact that is always true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An action that started in the past and is still going on. 10. I ..... enough training for today's match; I don't think I'll be able to beat Harry.' A) Didn't do. B) Haven't been doing. C) Haven't done. D) Am not doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haven't done. 11. What is an example of using 'since' in a sentence? A) 'She has been working here since two years.'. B) 'I have been learning English since last year.'. C) 'I will go to the store since it is raining.'. D) 'Since I finished my homework, I can play.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'I have been learning English since last year.'. 12. John ..... (sleep) since 3 hours ago A) Has been sleep. B) Has been sleeping. C) Have been sleep. D) Have sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been sleeping. 13. Which question is in the present perfect continuous tense? A) Have you been studying for the exam?. B) Are you studying for the exam?. C) Did you study for the exam?. D) Will you study for the exam?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have you been studying for the exam?. 14. The firefighters ..... out the fire for the past twenty minutes. A) Is putting out. B) Have been putting. C) Have been put. D) Have put. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been putting. 15. She ..... (practice) the piano every day for hours. A) Is practicing. B) Practices. C) Practiced. D) Has been practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been practicing. 16. Your friend asks, 'Have you been watching that new show?' What is the correct short answer if you have? A) Yes, I have. B) Yes, I was. C) Yes, I am. D) Yes, I've been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I have. 17. Complete the sentence:My brother ..... on his science project all weekend. A) Is working. B) Was working. C) Has been working. D) Have been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been working. 18. I haven't been out for a meal ..... the new outbreak of COVID-19. A) For. B) Since. C) Yet. D) Still. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 19. Complete the sentence:My dad ..... been fixing the car for an hour. A) Have. B) Is. C) Has. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has. 20. My brother works really hard when he wants to. He ..... (clean) four rooms this morning! A) Has cleaned. B) Has been cleaning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has cleaned. 21. She ..... (work) on the project since morning. A) Worked. B) Is working. C) Works. D) Has been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been working. 22. Complete the sentence: "This hotel is ..... than the one we stayed in last year." A) Luxurious. B) Luxurouser. C) More luxurious. D) Most luxurious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More luxurious. 23. Complete the sentence to ask about duration: ..... long have you been learning to play the drums? A) When. B) What. C) How. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How. 24. Select the sentence that is NOT in the present perfect continuous tense. A) She has been cooking all day. B) They have been playing since morning. C) He has been watching TV for hours. D) I am going to the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am going to the market. 25. Look at the situation:Your friend is on the phone right now. He also started talking on the phone an hour ago. Which sentence BEST describes the whole situation? A) He talks on the phone. B) He has been talking on the phone for an hour. C) He is talking on the phone. D) He was talking on the phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has been talking on the phone for an hour. 26. You want to ask your brother if he was using your tablet. What is the correct way to ask the question? A) Have you been using my tablet?. B) You have been using my tablet?. C) Has you been using my tablet?. D) Been you using my tablet?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have you been using my tablet?. 27. Tommy and I ..... for hours. A) Have played. B) Are play. C) Has played. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have played. 28. Which of these shows the correct 'recipe' for the present perfect continuous tense? A) Is/are + been + verb-ing. B) Have/has + verb-ing. C) Have/has + been + verb. D) Have/has + been + verb-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have/has + been + verb-ing. 29. We use Present Perfect Simple to talk about A) Present actions. B) Past actions that happened at an unknown time or more than once. C) Future actions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past actions that happened at an unknown time or more than once. 30. Emma ..... very well today so she stayed at home in bed. A) Hasn't felt. B) Wasn't feel. C) Feels not. D) Didn't feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't feel. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPresent Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 1Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 2Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 3Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 5Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 6Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 7Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 8Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books