Present Perfect Progressive – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Does the present perfect progressive take have or has in these 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 in 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

Write questions in the present perfect progressive.

  1. (How long/we/wait/for her)  we → have|In questions, the subject and the first helping verb switch positions.
  2. (How long/she/learn/English)  she → has|In questions, the subject and the first helping verb switch positions.
  3. (How long/they/go out with each other)  they → have|In questions, the subject and the first helping verb switch positions.
  4. (How long/you/exercise)  you → have|In questions, the subject and the first helping verb switch positions.|e at the end of a word is removed when adding ing
  5. (How long/he/sit/there)  he → has|In questions, the subject and the first helping verb switch positions.|The final consonant after a short stressed vowel is doubled when adding ing (sit → sitting)