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Present perfect continuous tense Exercise-4

Exercise – 4
 
Complete these sentences with a suitable verb in the Present Perfect Continuous.
 
  1. You’ve been swimming for three hours. Come out of the sea now!

  2. ____ the TV for too long. Turn it off now!

  3. ____ for ten hours! Get out of bed now!

  4. ____ in the same office for twenty years. It's time to change your job.

  5. ____ to your friend for hours. Say goodbye and put down the phone.

  6. ____ all day. Close your books and relax.

  7. ____ for six hours. Are we nearly there?

 

Make 10 sentences with verbs in the Present Perfect Continuous by using items from Lists A, B and C.

For example:

Suman has been playing the piano for three years.

My friend has been watching the TV since midnight.

A

B

C

Jay

play

2005

Ravi and Kavita

write

3 o'clock

Suman

drive

five hours

I

work

three years

My friend

watch

midnight

My parents

pack

last month

My cousin

travel

a month

 

Answers:

  1. You’ve been swimming

  2. you’ve been watching

  3. you’ve been sleeping

  4. You’ve been working

  5. you’ve been talking

  6. you’ve been studying

  7. you’ve been driving