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Present Perfect Continuous – Positive and Negative

Make the present perfect continuous positive or negative:

1. (she / work here for five years)

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2. (I / study all day)

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3. (you / eat a lot recently)

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4. (we / live in London for six months)

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5. (he / play football so he’s tired)

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6. (they / learn English for two years)

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7. (I / cook so I’m really hot)

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8. (she / go to the cinema every weekend for years)

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9. (it / rain, the pavement is wet)

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10. (you / sleep for twelve hours)

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11. (I / not / work today)

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12. (you / not / eat well recently)

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13. (we / not / exercise enough)

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14. (she / not / study)

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15. (they / not / live here for very long)

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16. (it / not / snow)

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17. (he / not / play football for five years)

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18. (we / not / drink enough water – that’s why we feel tired)

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19. (I / not / sleep – I was reading)

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20. (they / not / watch TV much recently)

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Present Perfect Continuous

Make the present perfect continuous ‘yes / no’ questions:

1. (she / run much recently?)

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2. (it / rain?)

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3. (he / work today?)

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4. (I / talk a lot?)

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5. (we / eat too much?)

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6. (they / live here for a long time?)

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7. (Julie / work in this company for more that five years?)

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8. (you / study English for a long time?)

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9. (I / do too much recently?)

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10. (we / go out with each other for three years already?)

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Make the present perfect continuous ‘wh’ questions:

11. (how long / you / study Japanese?)

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12. (where / she work?)

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13. (how long / she / play tennis?)

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14. (what / they / drink?)

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15. (how long / you / live here?)

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16. (what / the child / eat?)

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17. (how long / he / work in the bank?)

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18. (where / she / buy food?)

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19. (how long / we / wait for the bus?)

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20. (what / you / do all day?)

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Answers:

1. She has been working here for five years.

2. I have been studying all day.

3. You have been eating a lot recently.

4. We have been living in London for six months .

5. He has been playing football so he’s tired.

6. They have been learning English for two years.

7. I have been cooking so I’m really hot.

8. She has been going to the cinema every weekend for years.

9. It has been raining, the pavement is wet.

10. You have been sleeping for twelve hours.

11. I haven’t been working today.

12. You haven’t been eating well recently.

13. We haven’t been exercising enough.

14. She hasn’t been studying.

15. They haven’t been living here for very long.

16. It hasn’t been snowing.

17. He hasn’t been playing football for five years.

18. We haven’t been drinking enough water – that’s why we feel tired.

19. I haven’t been sleeping – I was reading.

20. They haven’t been watching TV much recently.

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Answers:

1. Has she been running much recently?

2. Has it been raining?

3. Has he been working today?

4. Have I been talking a lot?

5. Have we been eating too much?

6. Have they been living here for a long time?

7. Has Julie been working in this company for more that five years?

8. Have you been studying English for a long time?

9. Have I been doing too much recently?

10. Have we been going out with each other for three years already?

11. How long have you been studying Japanese?

12. Where has she been working?

13. How long has she been playing tennis?

14. What have they been drinking?

15. How long have you been living here?

16. What has the child been eating?

17. How long has he been working in the bank?

18. Where has she been buying food?

19. How long have we been waiting for the bus?

20. What have you been doing all day?