Latihan Soal Pilihan Ganda Bab 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense 

1. This computer …(operate) for 20 hours, it must be shut down now, unless it will
explode.
a. Has been operating
b. Have been operating
c. Are operating
d. Is operating
2. The passangers …(wait) for the next flight since this morning.
a. Has waiting
b. Had been waiting
c. Has been waiting
d. Have been waiting
3. I ……in my house for almost thirty years.
a. Have been living
b. Live
c. Lives
d. Had lived
4. We have been.....here for over two hours
a. Waits
b. Wait
c. is wait
d. Waiting
5. He has been.... flower for this girl friend
a. Buy
b. Bought
c. Buying
d. Is buy
6. I …(teach) you all for 1 years, but there is no great and satisfied development.
a. Has been teaching
b. Have walking
c. Had been teaching
d. Have been teaching
7. She ….. English since 2010
a. Have been learning
b. Has been learning
c. Have been
d. Has been
8. My father ….. visiting Bali for a year
a. Have been
b. Has been
c. My friends
d. My friend
9. ... have been living in Jakarta since 2020
a. My friends
b. My friend
c. The Boy
 d. The Children
10. ... have been watching TV for two hours
a. The Boy
b. The Children
c. Have been swimming 
d. Have been swiming
11. All of my friends ... in the lake
a. Have been swimming 
b. Have been swiming
c. The Scientist has been mixing the formula
d. The Scientist has been mixxing the formula
12. The Scientist mixes the formula
a. The Scientist has been mixing the formula
b. The Scientist has been mixxing the formula
c. My friend and I has been doing a great job
d. My friend and I have been doing a great job
13. My friend and I do a great job
a. My friend and I has been doing a great job
b. My friend and I have been doing a great job
c. He has been sleeping
d. He has been sleepping
14. He sleeps
a. He has been sleeping
b. He has been sleepping
c. The old women has been studying Grammar
d. The old women have been studying Grammar
15. The old women study Grammar
a. The old women has been studying Grammar
b. The old women have been studying Grammar
c. Have been swimming 
d. Have been swiming
16. The thief will have been stealing much money in the bank
a. The thief has been stealing much money in the bank
b. The thief have been stealling much money in the bank
c. Have been swimming 
d. Have been swiming
17. They … anything for the past hour.
a. haven’t been doing
b. hasn’t been doing
c. have just been raining
d. has just been raining
18. It … hard.
a. have just been raining
b. has just been raining
c. have been living
d. has been living
19. He and his family… in poverty since their company went bankrupt.
a. have been living
b. has been living
c. has he been working out
d. have he been working out
20. How long … properly in the gym?
a. has he been working out
b. have he been working out
c. has been working
d. have been working
21. She … with the research team since January.
a. has been working
b. have been working
c. Has she been waiting
d. Does she has been waiting
22. … here for over two hours?
a. Has she been waiting
b. Does she has been waiting
c. not have you been attending
d. have you not been attending
23. Why … Mandarin classes for the last three weeks?
a. not have you been attending
b. have you not been attending
c. have been staying up
d. has been staying up
24. I’m sleepy because I … all night.
a. have been staying up
b. has been staying up
c. not have you been attending
d. have you not been attending
25. My brother … about buying a used car from the dealer. Do you think it’s a good idea?
a. has been thinking
b. have been thinking
c. not have you been attending
d. have you not been attending
26. Rena: Why don’t you reply my text?
Wawan: Oh, sorry. I forgot to tell you that I … to Ambon since last year.
a. am traveling
b. was traveling
c. have to travel
d. will have traveled
e. have been traveling
27. All these years, Vita’s family … in proverty.
a. lived
b. has been living
c. had lived
 d. was living
e. lives
28. Tono: I think they are going to here for a while.
Neni: But we … in line for almost 30 minutes.
a. are standing
b. have stood
c. stand
d. were standing
e. have been standing
29. Several hotels in this city are closing down. That’s because tourism itself … since last
year.
a. is declining
b. declined
c. has been declining
d. has declined
e. was declined
30. Eko has been working on his report for two days in a row without much sleep.
That’s why he looks so tired.
a. works
b. is working
c. has been working
d. was working
e. had been working
31. He … (drive) a car through the rain for an hour.
a. Have been driving
b. Had been driving
c. Has been driving
d. Had driving
32. They .... talking for the last hour
a. Have been
b. Has been
c. Had been
d. Will be
33. John …… (sleep) since 3 hours ago
a. Have sleeping
b. Have been sleep
c. Has been sleep
d. Has been sleeping
34. She … (learn) the material since one hour ago in the classroom.
a. Had been learning
b. Have been learning
c. Have learning
d. Has been learning
35. The construction labors are thirsty since they…(remove) the scaffoldings.
a. Have been removing
b. Had removing
 c. Has been removing
d. Had been removing
36. She has ...her home work
a. Done
b. Do
c. Does
d. Doing
37. We …(walk) for a whole day, but we don’t arrive yet.
a. Had been walking
b. Has been walking
c. Has walking
d. Have been walking
38. She has been...to much television lately
a. Watch
b. Watching
c. Is watch
d. Will watch
39. Sandy … (type) the document for 3 hours but somehow it does not finish yet.
a. Was typing
b. Were typing
c. Has been typing
d. Have been typing
40. Right now I have been... at the board
a. look
b. Looking
c. Looks
d. Was look