This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mother ..... boiling cassava since ten minutes ago A) Have. B) Has. C) Has been. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been. 2. Jessica (talk) on the phone since early morning! A) A) has been talking. B) B) has talked. C) C) have been talked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) has been talking. 3. What is the negative form of Present Perfect Continuous Tense? A) Subject + has/have + not + been + verb-ing (e.g., I have not been sleeping). B) Subject + has/have + not + verb-ed (e.g., I have not slept). C) Subject + did + not + verb (e.g., I did not sleep). D) Subject + is/am/are + not + verb-ing (e.g., I am not sleeping). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject + has/have + not + been + verb-ing (e.g., I have not been sleeping). 4. Fill in the blank to ask about the duration of an activity: ..... have you been learning to play the guitar? A) How long. B) When. C) Why. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How long. 5. We have been washing our car ..... hours. A) For. B) Since. C) Recently. D) Lately. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 6. He is keeping singing ..... ! it's awful A) Out of. B) Prior to. C) Up to now. D) Next to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up to now. 7. Identify the sentence that uses a modal verb for obligation: A) You should call your parents. B) You can leave early today. C) You must finish your assignment by tomorrow. D) You might want to try the new restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You must finish your assignment by tomorrow. 8. Nobody ..... (discover) the cure for AIDS yet. A) Has been discovering. B) Have been discovering. C) Have discovered. D) Has discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has discovered. 9. The building ..... standing since he last year A) Have been. B) Has been. C) Have. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been. 10. Has Aaron been cleaned his bedroom? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. My friend has been ill ..... a long time. A) Since. B) For. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 12. He ..... (work) at the company for over five years. A) Worked. B) Has been working. C) Is working. D) Have been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been working. 13. ..... you ..... your arm? A) Has; broken. B) Has; broke. C) Have; broke. D) Have; broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have; broken. 14. ..... her yet? A) Have you saw. B) Has you saw. C) Have you seen. D) Has you seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have you seen. 15. She ..... (learn) the material since one hour ago in the classroom. A) Had been learning. B) Have been learning. C) Have learning. D) Has been learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been learning. 16. Tricia and I haven't been talking since last year. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. He ..... the house all day, and now his clothes are dirty. A) Painted. B) Has painted. C) Has been painting. D) Paints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been painting. 18. A friend asks, 'Why are you so far behind on the show?' Which response uses the present perfect continuous to explain? A) I'm not watching it lately. B) I haven't been watching it lately. C) I didn't watch it lately. D) I don't watch it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I haven't been watching it lately. 19. Complete the sentence to form a grammatically correct negative question:' ..... you been listening to what I've been saying?' A) Haven't. B) Hasn't. C) Aren't. D) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haven't. 20. Choose the sentence that focuses on an action that started in the past and is still going on, not just happening right now. A) Look! It is snowing. B) My family is watching a movie. C) I have been trying to solve this math problem for an hour. D) My friend is calling my name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have been trying to solve this math problem for an hour. 21. It ..... snowing. A) Hasn't been. B) Hasn't be. C) Hasn't. D) Hasn't being. E) Hasn't to been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasn't been. 22. How long have you ..... ? A) Been walking. B) Been walked. C) Walking. D) Walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Been walking. 23. This dolphin won't bite my baby-belly, ..... ? A) Won't it. B) Would it. C) Will it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will it. 24. Which sentence shows the correct structure for the present perfect continuous tense? A) They have been play soccer. B) She has been studying for hours. C) He has was working all day. D) I been listening to music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has been studying for hours. 25. We ..... to the athletics club ..... May. (go) A) Have been going/since. B) Has been going/for. C) Going/since. D) Have gone/since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been going/since. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPresent Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 1Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 2Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 3Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 4Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 5Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 6Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 7Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books