Present Perfect Continuous, Three Must-Know Usages

• I have been living in London since I was five.
• I’ve been learning English since I was at Middle School.
• How long have they been smoking ?
• They have been wasting their money for thirty years.

 

Present Perfect Continuous Exercises

Exercise I

Write a good present perfect continuous tense based the situation given !

Examples:

George is hot and tired.  (he/play/football)       George has been playing football.

 

1. Christian has just come back from the beach. He is very red. (he/lie/in the sun)

2. Grace is very tired. (she/work/hard)

3. Sue is out of breath. (she/run)

4. Jack is very drunk. (he/drink)

5. Brian’s body smells cigarettes. (he/smoke)

 

Exercise II

Make questions for the following statements, beginning with how long.

Examples:

He has been teaching for twenty years.

How long has he been teaching?

 

1. He has been working here for ten years.

2. They have been living in that house for thirty years.

3. She has  been studying English for six years.

4. It has been raining for two hours.

5. The cat has been lying there since this morning.

Answer

Exercise I

 

1. He’s been lying in the sun.

2. She’s been working hard.

3. She’s been running.

4. He’s been drinking.

5. He’s been smoking.

 

Exercise II

 

1. How long has he been working here?

2. How long have they been living in that house?

3. How long has  she been studying English?

4. How long has it been raining?

5. How long has the cat been lying there?

Other Exercises