12 Questions
What is the correct question form to ask about someone's work experience?
Has Julie been working in this company for more than 5 years?
What is the correct way to ask how long someone has been dating?
Have they been dating for almost a year?
How do you ask someone about the duration of their Japanese study?
How long have you studied Japanese?
What is the correct way to ask about someone's daily activities?
What do you do all day?
How do you ask about someone's hiding place?
Where do you hide?
What is the correct way to ask about the duration of waiting for a bus?
How long have we been waiting for the bus?
What is the correct form of the present perfect continuous sentence '(she / work here for five years)'?
She has been working here for five years.
What is the purpose of the present perfect continuous sentence '(you / eat a lot recently)'?
To describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.
What is the correct form of the Yes-No question '(she / run much recently?)'
Has she been running much recently?
What is the correct negative form of the present perfect continuous sentence '(we / live in London for six months)'?
We haven't been living in London for six months.
What is the purpose of the present perfect continuous sentence '(he / play football so he's tired)'?
To describe a cause and effect relationship.
What is the correct form of the present perfect continuous sentence '(I / study all day)'?
I have been studying all day.
Study Notes
Grammar Exercises
- The text provides exercises to practice grammar rules, focusing on the present perfect continuous tense.
- The exercises cover various aspects of the present perfect continuous, including:
- Forming Wh- questions
- Creating positive and negative sentences
- Making Yes-No questions
Present Perfect Continuous Form
- The present perfect continuous is used to express actions that started in the past and continue up to the present moment.
- The form is: has/have + been + verb-ing
Exercise Examples
- Examples of Wh- questions in the present perfect continuous:
- How long have you studied Japanese?
- What have you done all day?
- Examples of positive and negative sentences in the present perfect continuous:
- She has been working here for five years. (positive)
- She hasn't been working here for five years. (negative)
- Examples of Yes-No questions in the present perfect continuous:
- Has she been running much recently?
- Has it been raining?
Practice your English grammar skills with this exercise on present perfect continuous sentences. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb and match them with the corresponding reasons and results. Test your understanding of the present perfect continuous tense!
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