G3: Verbs V - Present Perfect Progressive

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

In level 3, we introduce you to the 'present perfect progressive' (or 'continuous') tense.

We use this verb tense for an action that has been happening continuously or repeatedly from the past until now.

P R E S E N T P E R F E C T P R O G R E S S I V E ( c o n t i n u o u s )
HOW TO MAKE	"have" or "has" + "been" + "___ing"
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT	"I" / "You" / "We" / "They" etc. → "have been doing..." "He" / "She" / "It" / "John" / "Mary" etc. → "has been doing"
EXAMPLES	"We have been studying..." \| "Mark has been trying..." \| "The company has been selling..." \| "The dog has been sleeping..."
SPECIAL VERBS	For the verbs "LIVE", "WORK", "STUDY", and "TEACH", both p.p. and p.p.p. are popular: "She has worked..." / "She has been working..."

It __ (rain) for the last two hours.
1. has rained
2. has been raining
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
She __ (read) three books in the last week.
1. has read
2. has been reading
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
[At a coffee shop...] Look! That girl over in the corner __ (sleep) for the last twenty minutes!
1. has slept
2. has been sleeping
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
We moved to Denver in August. We __ (live) here for seven months already.
1. have lived
2. have been living
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
Hurry up please! I __ (wait) for a long time!
1. have waited
2. have been waiting
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
Teacher: Alice, you __ (participate) in class more in the last few days. Good job! Keep it up!
1. have participated
2. have been participating
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
The city of Denver __ (remove) some trees along Auraria Parkway in the last few years.
1. has removed
2. has been removing
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
Our neighbors __ (get) lots of new furniture already today. I think they’re remodeling their whole house!
1. have gotten
2. have been getting
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
Dr. Kline __ (work) at University Hospital for over 25 years.
1. has worked
2. has been working
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
John’s company __ (spend) over $1 million on new manufacturing equipment so far this year.
1. has spent
2. has been spending
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
Mrs. Jameson, one of the Art Institute’s docents, __ (lead) tours through the museum for over 10 years.
1. has led
2. has been leading
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
Julia Mancuso __ (win) medals at three different Winter Olympics from 2006 to 2014!
1. has won
2. has been winning
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
Kim __ (study) at Spring for almost a year, and she will graduate next week.
1. has studied
2. has been studying
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]
My little girl is lucky! She __ (find) five 4-leaf-clovers in the last hour in our back yard. Don't tell her we planted them! :-)
1. has found
2. has been finding
3. [BOTH ANSWERS ARE EQUALLY GOOD.]