Present Perfect Progressive – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Choose between have and has to complete the sentences.

  1. I been working all day.I, you, we, they → have
  2. She been studying all morning.he, she, it → has
  3. You been eating the whole time.I, you, we, they → have
  4. William been sleeping for four hours.one person → has
  5. Kate and Rian been arguing for half an hour.several people → have

Complete the sentences using the present perfect progressive.

  1. Claire (teach)   English since 2006.has + been + verb in the ing-form
  2. We (look)   for that document all day.have + been + verb in the ing-form
  3. Mr Smith (speak)   on the phone for two hours.has + been + verb in the ing-form
  4. The students are exhausted because they (take)   a difficult test.have + been + verb in the ing-form|e at the end of a word is removed when adding ing
  5. He (live)   here since he was a child.has + been + verb in the ing-form|e at the end of a word is removed when adding ing

Complete the questions using the present perfect progressive.

  1. How long (we/wait)   for her?1st person plural (we) →|question word + have + subject + been + ing-form
  2. How long (she/learn)   English?3rd person singular (she) →|question word + has + subject + been + ing-form
  3. How long (they/date)  ?3rd person plural (they) →|question word + have + subject + been + ing-form
  4. How long (you/play)   tennis?2nd person (you) →|question word + have + subject + been + ing-form
  5. How long (he/sit)   there?3rd person singular (he) →|question word + has + subject + been + ing-form|double the final consonant after a short stressed vowel: sit → sitting