Question

EXERCISE ABOUT PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
a) John (study) __________________________________________ English for six years.
b) Andrew and Michelle (not see) _________________________________ each other for the
past few weeks. They may have broken up.
c) You look tired. What ___________ you (do) ________________________?
d) Carla is soaked to the skin. She (walk) __________________________________ in the rain.
e) The room smells terrible. Someone (smoke) __________________________________ here.
f) How long ____________ you (wait) _____________________________________ outside?
g) ________________he (work) ____________________________________ all day today?
h) Charles (not study) _______________________________________________ much. That's
why he doesn't know the answers to the questions.
i) Marie (not water) ______________________________________ the garden these days.
Some of the plants are dying already.
j) I see you (not smoke) ____________________________________________ recently. That's
a good sign.
k) How long _____________ she (teach) __________________________ at Oxford
University?
l) The man is gasping for air. He (run) ______________________________________.
m) You know this city quite well. How long ____________ you (live)
______________________ here?
n) Nigel (not help) _______________________________ much. Julia has been doing most of
the work.
o) The telephone (ring) _______________________________________ all day.
p) They (talk) ____________________________________ for the last hour.
q) She (work) _____________________________ at that company for three years.
r) What ___________ you (do) _______________________________ for the last 30 minutes?
s) James (teach) _____________________________ at the university since June.
t) We (wait) ________________________________ here for over two hours!
u) Why ______________ Nancy (not/ take) __________________________ her medicine for
the last three days?
v) Recently, I (feel) ________________________________ really tired.
w) She (watch) ________________________________ too much television lately.
x) __________ you (exercise) ___________________________ lately?
y) Lisa (not/practice) _____________________________ her English.

Answer 1

a) has been studying

b) haven't been seing

c) have you been doing

d) has been walking

e) has been smoking

f) have you been waiting

g) has he been working

h) hasn't been studying

i) hasn't been watering

j) haven't been smoking

k) has she been teaching

l) has been running

m) have you been living

n) hasn't been helping

o) has been ringing

p) have been talking

q) has been working

r) have you been doing

s) has been teaching

t) have been waiting

u) hasn't been taking

v) have been feeling

w) has been watching

x) have you been exercising

y) hasn't been practing