This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which tense is the verb formed by using 'have/has been' + present participle? A) Present perfect continuous. B) Present perfect simple. C) Future perfect continuous. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present perfect continuous. 2. We have been studying ..... 2 hours ago A) Since. B) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 3. Mr. Oscar ..... been trying hard to repair his computer A) Have. B) To have. C) Has. D) Isn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has. 4. Who ..... (invent) the Internet? A) Invented. B) Did invent. C) Did invented. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invented. 5. ..... John and Kara been writing Britney's song? A) Are. B) Is. C) Have. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have. 6. Talking about the past but continuing into the present. A) Present Simple Tense. B) Present Continuous Tense. C) Past Simple Tense. D) Present Perfect Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present Perfect Tense. 7. My father is going on a business trip, but he (not, leave) yet. A) Hasn't been leaving. B) Haven't been leaving. C) Hasn't left. D) Haven't left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasn't left. 8. 7] How long ..... learning German? A) Has you been. B) Have she been. C) Has Tom been. D) Have it been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has Tom been. 9. Select the correct form:My boss ..... (talk) to the manager all morning. A) Have been talking. B) Has been talking. C) Talked. D) Talks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been talking. 10. My brother ..... his homework now; he is playing games. A) Isn't doing. B) Hasn't done. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isn't doing. 11. It ..... all day! A) Rains. B) Rained. C) Has been raining. D) Has rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been raining. 12. I'm worried about Sam. She's ..... too hard recently. A) Been working. B) Worked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Been working. 13. X:Why didn't you answer my phone last night? Y:Sorry, I ..... out to meet my lecturer, and I left my mobile phone at home. A) Go. B) Am going. C) Went. D) Have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 14. Tuliskan kalimat dengan menggunakan present perfect continuous tense untuk menyatakan aksi yang dimulai di masa lalu dan masih berlanjut hingga sekarang. A) Dia telah tidur sepanjang hari. B) Saya telah belajar bahasa Inggris selama lima tahun. C) Kami telah menonton film selama 10 menit. D) Saya telah makan pizza semalam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saya telah belajar bahasa Inggris selama lima tahun. 15. John ..... video games for 3 hours. A) Have been playing. B) Has been playing. C) Played. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been playing. 16. She ..... for two hours. A) Is studying. B) Has studied. C) Has been studying. D) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been studying. 17. What ..... you ..... lately? A) Have / done. B) Have / been doing. C) Did / do. D) Are / doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have / been doing. 18. What are the key time expressions used with the present perfect continuous tense? A) For, since, all day, lately, and recently. B) Yesterday, tomorrow, next week, last month. C) Always, often, sometimes, rarely. D) Now, then, soon, later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For, since, all day, lately, and recently. 19. Select the sentence that uses the present perfect continuous correctly with a time expression. A) She has been cooking dinner yesterday. B) She has been cooking dinner for an hour. C) She has been cooking dinner tomorrow. D) She has been cooking dinner last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has been cooking dinner for an hour. 20. I can't hear you clearly. The students next door ..... loudly all day. A) Have talked. B) Talk. C) Are talking. D) Have been talking. E) Were talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been talking. 21. What is the structure of the present perfect continuous tense? A) Subject + has/have + been + verb (base form). B) Subject + has/have + verb (past participle). C) Subject + has/have + been + verb (present participle). D) Subject + will + be + verb (base form). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject + has/have + been + verb (present participle). 22. They ..... in the same company since graduation. A) Have been working. B) Have worked. C) Worked. D) Had worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been working. 23. They ..... on this assignment for two days. A) Have been working. B) Work. C) Worked. D) Are working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been working. 24. ..... it ..... outside now? A) Is-raining. B) Has-raining. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is-raining. 25. I ..... (wait) for a bus all morning, but I still haven't seen one! A) Have waited. B) Has waited. C) Have been waiting. D) Has been waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have been waiting. 26. She looks exhausted because she ..... all morning. A) Has cleaned. B) Cleaned. C) Has been cleaning. D) Was cleaning. E) Is cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been cleaning. 27. He ..... to call you all day. A) Try. B) Tried. C) Has been trying. D) Is trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been trying. 28. What are some common mistakes made with the present perfect continuous tense? A) Using it with non-action verbs or confusing it with the present perfect tense. B) Using it only with action verbs. C) Using it to describe past events without relevance to the present. D) Using it exclusively in written communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using it with non-action verbs or confusing it with the present perfect tense. 29. Why might someone choose to use the present perfect continuous instead of the present perfect simple? A) To emphasize the completion of an action. B) To indicate a future action. C) To focus on the duration of an ongoing action. D) To describe a habitual action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To focus on the duration of an ongoing action. 30. How long has it been since you started practicing your favorite hobby? A) It has been since I started practicing my favorite hobby two years. B) It has been two years since I started practicing my favorite hobby. C) It has been two years I started practicing my favorite hobby. D) None of the above. 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