Listening Lab Exercise 25 Present Perfect Continuous

The Listening Lab

Exercise #25 – present perfect continuous tense verbs

Directions: Complete each sentence or question with the present perfect continuous tense. Some are negative.

1. She ________ __________ ___________ there for two years.

2. How _________ you _________ __________?

3. It ________ _________ ___________ all day.

4. They __________ __________ ___________ attention. (negative)

5. What ________ he __________ ___________?

6. We ________ _________ ___________ a lot of healthy food lately.

7. What kind of music __________ you _________ ___________ to lately?

8. This car __________ ___________ ___________ properly. (negative)

9. _________ you __________ ___________?

10. Flights __________ __________ __________ late all day.

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Here they are:

1. She has been living there for two years.

2. How have you been doing?

3. It has been raining all day.

4. They haven’t been paying attention. (negative)

5. What has he been reading?

6. We have been eating a lot of healthy food lately.

7. What kind of music have you been listening to lately?

8. This car hasn’t been running properly. (negative)

9. Have you been exercising?

10. Flights have been arriving late all day.