This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... (try) to solve this problem for ages. A) Tried. B) Am trying. C) Try. D) Have been trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been trying. 2. He has been writing this book for 3 years A) Present Simple. B) Present Perfect. C) Present Perfect Continuous. D) Present Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present Perfect Continuous. 3. Which sentence shows the correct use of the present perfect continuous? A) She has been working here since 2010. B) He is working here for a long time. C) She works here for 10 years. D) He has worked here since 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She has been working here since 2010. 4. The young man ..... (take) out his wallet and ..... (pay) the bill. A) Take, pay. B) Took, pay. C) Took, paid. D) Take, paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took, paid. 5. Which answer is a correct example of the present perfect progressive tense? A) Fiona has been writing her book report for over 3 hours. B) Fiona was writing her book report for over 3 hours. C) Fiona had written her book report in just over 3 hours. D) Fiona will have written her book report in just over 3 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiona has been writing her book report for over 3 hours. 6. We ..... (look for) ..... the motorway for more than an hour. A) Have been looking for. B) Have been looking for. C) Has been looking for. D) Have been look for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been looking for. 7. He ..... his leg, so he can't walk. A) Has broken. B) Has been breaking. C) Breaks. D) Broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has broken. 8. 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 might want to check the instructions. C) You mustn't touch that!. D) You should apologize for being late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You mustn't touch that!. 9. We have had youtube channel ..... June. A) For. B) Since. C) From. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 10. He ..... (drive) that car for many years. A) Has been driving. B) Drives. C) Drove. D) Is driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been driving. 11. 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. 12. I ..... (live) ..... without electricity for two weeks. A) Has been living. B) Have been living. C) Had been living. D) Am living. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been living. 13. Tanya ..... a living statue. A) Have never seen. B) Has never seen. C) Have ever seen. D) Ever has seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has never seen. 14. Your hands are covered in paint. Which sentence best explains this situation? A) I have been painting my room. B) I painted my room yesterday. C) I am paint my room. D) I have paint my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have been painting my room. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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 built a pillow fort. B) I will clean it up later. C) I've been looking for my lost keys everywhere. D) I am making a mess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I've been looking for my lost keys everywhere. 18. They ..... talking for the last hour A) Have been. B) Has been. C) Had been. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been. 19. I am so tired because I ..... running. A) Have been. B) Haven't been. C) Has been. D) Hasn't been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been. 20. Fill in the blank:She ..... (study) for the exam since last week. A) Has been studying. B) Have been studying. C) Is studying. D) Was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been studying. 21. I have lived here ..... I was born. A) When. B) For. C) Since. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 22. He has been working on that project for six months. A) Present Simple Tense. B) Present Continuous Tense. C) Present Perfect Tense. D) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 23. They ..... (here live years two for.) A) Have being living here for two years. B) Have been living for years two. C) Have been living here for two years. D) Have lived here two years for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have been living here for two years. 24. 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. 25. Your friend's fingers are covered in blue ink. Which sentence best explains this using the present perfect continuous? A) He is drawing a picture. B) He has been drawing a picture. C) He drew a picture. D) He has drawn a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has been drawing a picture. ← 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