Present Perfect Continuous

The present perfect continuous tense shows that something started in the past and is
continuing at the present time. The present perfect continuous is formed using the
construction has/have been + the present participle (root + -ing).
Ex: I have been reading War and Peace for a month now
In this sentence, using the present perfect continuous verb tense conveys that reading War and
Peace is an activity that began sometime in the past and is not yet finished in the present.
Recently and lately are words that we often find with verbs in the present perfect continuous
tense.

 Statement: You have been waiting here for two hours.

 Question: Have you been waiting here for two hours?
 Negative: You have not been waiting here for two hours.

Fill in the correct form of the Present Perfect Continuous tense:

1. I'm so tired because I ________________________ so hard lately. (WORK)
2. The new midfielder _________________5 goals so far this season, and we're only
halfway through it. (SCORE)
3. There's no wine left I the fridge. I ____________________both bottles. (DRINK)
4. Jenifer is getting fatter and fatter all the time. She ___________________________ too
much. (PROBABLY EAT)
5. I __________________ a new pair of shoes. How do you like them? (JUST BUY)
6. __________________reading the newspaper? Could you give it to me then? (YOU
FINISH)
7. I'm writing a new novel at the moment. So far, I ____________________________ the
introduction. (ONLY WRITE)
8. Look at how she's sweating. She _______________________________ for hours.
(PROBABLY RUN)
9. How long ________________________ Russian? (YOU LEARN)
10.I am not surprised your eyes are hurting. You ________________________ computer
games ever since you got up. (PLAY)

Complete with Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous:

1.- At last! I ___________ (solve) the problem.

2.- What ______________ recently? (you / do) Anything interesting?
3.- My brother ____________ (buy) a new motorbike. It looks great.
4.- _____________ (you / swim)? Your hair looks wet.
5.- Oh, There you are! I ____________ (look) for you everywhere.
6.- Sorry we are late. How long _______________(you / wait)?
7.- I ____________ (know) Peter for a long time.
8.- My friends _____________ (run) for two hours already.
9..- I ____________ (never / understand) Maths and Physics.
10.- The children are tired because they ___________ (play) all day.
11.- Susan _____________ (never / believe) in ghosts and fairies.
12.- I _______________ (write) emails all day.
13.- John ______________ (never / see) this film before.