Day: May 3, 2025

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect progressive).

1. He (work) has been working in this company since 1985.
2. I (wait) have been waiting for you since two o’clock.
3. Mary (live) has been living in Germany since 1992.
4. Why is he so tired? He (play) has been playing tennis for five hours.
5. How long (learn / you) have you been learning English?
6. We (look for) have been looking for the motorway for more than an hour.
7. I (live) have been living without electricity for two weeks.
8. The film (run / not) hasn’t been running for ten minutes yet, but there’s a commercial break already.
9. How long (work / she) has she been working in the garden?
10. She (not / be) hasn’t been in the garden for more than an hour.

Present Perfect Continuous – Positive and Negative

1) She has been working (work) here for five years.[ . ]
2) I have been studying (study) all day.[ . ]
3) You have been eating (eat) a lot recently.[ . ]
4) We have been living (live) in London for six months.[ . ]
5) He has been playing (play) football, so he’s tired.[ . ]
6) They have been learning (learn) English for two years.[ . ]
7) I have been cooking (cook) so I’m really hot.[ . ]
8) She has(n’t) been going (go) to the cinema every weekend for years.[ . ]
9) It has been raining (rain) the pavement is wet.[ . ]
10) You have been sleeping (sleep) for twelve hours.[ . ]
11) I haven’t) been working (not/work) today.[ . ]
12) You haven’t been eating (not/eat) well recently.[ . ]
13) We haven’t been exercising (not/exercise) enough.[ . ]
14) She hasn’t been studying (not/study).[ . ]
15) They haven’t been living (not/live) here for very long.[ . ]
16) It hasn’t been snowing (not/snow).[ . ]
17) He hasn’t been playing (not/play) football for five years.[ . ]
18) We haven’t been drinking (not/drink) enough water – that’s why we feel tired.[ . ]
19) I haven’t been sleeping (not/sleep) I was reading.[ . ]
20) They haven’t been watching (not/watch) TV much recently.