Present perfect continuous tense

Present perfect continuous Notes

- Exercise-1

- Exercise-2

- Exercise-3

- Exercise-4

Present perfect continuous tense Exercise-3

Exercise – 3

Swati has just come back from holiday. Her husband Amit and her 2 children have been at home. Fill the gaps with a verb in the Present Perfect Continuous. Use verbs from this list:

burn, cook, dance, decorate, quarrel, repair, sleep, think jump, wait, walk, watch

Swati: Krish, why are your clothes dirty?

Krish: I'm sorry, Mummy, I have been repairing the car.

Swati: Why is Anisha in bed? Is she ill?

Krish: No, Mummy, she's tired. She ____ at the disco every night.

Swati: Krish, why is my chair full of hairs?

Present perfect continuous tense Exercise-4

Exercise – 4

Complete these sentences with a suitable verb in the Present Perfect Continuous.

You’ve been swimming for three hours. Come out of the sea now!
____ the TV for too long. Turn it off now!
____ for ten hours! Get out of bed now!
____ in the same office for twenty years. It's time to change your job.
____ to your friend for hours. Say goodbye and put down the phone.
____ all day. Close your books and relax.
____ 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.