Present Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz

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Which verb tense is used to talk about something that started in the past and is continuing at the present time?

  • Simple past
  • Present continuous
  • Present perfect
  • Present perfect continuous (correct)

How long has the person in the example been reading War and Peace?

  • A year
  • A week
  • A day
  • A month (correct)

What is another name for the present perfect continuous?

  • Present continuous
  • Simple past
  • Past perfect continuous
  • Present perfect progressive (correct)

The present perfect continuous (also known as the present perfect progressive) is a verb ______ used to talk about something that started in the past and is continuing at the present time.

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I have been reading War and Peace for a ______ now.

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The present perfect continuous is used to talk about something that ______ in the past and is continuing at the present time.

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Present Perfect Continuous

  • The present perfect continuous is used to talk about an action that started in the past and is continuing at the present time.
  • This verb tense is also known as the present perfect progressive.
  • The present perfect continuous is used to describe an action that started in the past and has a connection to the present.

Example Sentence

  • I have been reading War and Peace for a long time now.

Characteristics of Present Perfect Continuous

  • This verb tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.
  • It highlights the duration of the action from the past to the present.

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