[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":347},["ShallowReactive",2],{"exercise-grammar-present-perfect-continuous-exercises":3,"exercise-index-for-related":240},{"slug":4,"skill":5,"topic":6,"title":7,"levels":8,"tags":11,"published":13,"updated_at":14,"is_premium":15,"meta_title":16,"meta_description":17,"rule":18,"examples":37,"exercises":53,"faq":216,"article":232},"present-perfect-continuous-exercises","grammar","present-perfect-continuous","Present Perfect Continuous Exercises",[9,10],"B1","B2",[12,6],"tenses",true,"2026-07-20",false,"Present Perfect Continuous Exercises — Free Practice with Answers | FluencyRoad","Practice the present perfect continuous (have been doing) with free interactive exercises comparing it with the present perfect simple — instant feedback included.",{"heading":19,"summary":20,"points":21},"How the present perfect continuous works","The present perfect continuous (have\u002Fhas been + -ing) emphasises the duration or ongoing nature of an activity that started in the past and continues to — or has just stopped before — now.",[22,25,28,31,34],{"label":23,"text":24},"Form","have\u002Fhas been + verb-ing: I have been waiting, she has been working",{"label":26,"text":27},"Duration up to now","How long…? for, since: We've been living here for ten years.",{"label":29,"text":30},"Recent activity, visible result","You're out of breath — have you been running?",{"label":32,"text":33},"vs perfect simple","continuous highlights the activity\u002Fduration; simple highlights the result\u002Fquantity: I've been reading all day vs I've read 200 pages",{"label":35,"text":36},"State verbs","know, like, believe use the perfect simple instead: I have known her for years.",[38,41,44,47,50],{"sentence":39,"note":40},"She **has been studying** English for six years.","duration continuing to now",{"sentence":42,"note":43},"It **has been raining** all morning — the streets are soaked.","ongoing activity with present result",{"sentence":45,"note":46},"**Have** you **been waiting** long? I'm so sorry!","asking about duration",{"sentence":48,"note":49},"His eyes are red because he **has been crying**.","recently stopped activity, visible evidence",{"sentence":51,"note":52},"They **have been building** that bridge since 2024.","'since' + starting point",[54,102,149,194],{"id":55,"type":56,"title":57,"instructions":58,"questions":59},"mc","multiple_choice","Choose the correct form","Select the correct option to complete each sentence.",[60,69,78,86,94],{"id":61,"prompt":62,"options":63,"answer":67,"explanation":68},"mc1","I ___ for you for over an hour! Where were you?",[64,65,66],"have been waiting","am waiting","wait",0,"Duration up to now ('for over an hour') takes the present perfect continuous: have been waiting.",{"id":70,"prompt":71,"options":72,"answer":76,"explanation":77},"mc2","Your hands are covered in flour. ___ you ___?",[73,74,75],"Did \u002F bake","Have \u002F been baking","Do \u002F bake",1,"Visible evidence of a recent activity: Have you been baking?",{"id":79,"prompt":80,"options":81,"answer":76,"explanation":85},"mc3","She ___ ten e-mails so far this morning.",[82,83,84],"has been writing","has written","is writing","A completed quantity ('ten e-mails') needs the perfect simple: has written.",{"id":87,"prompt":88,"options":89,"answer":67,"explanation":93},"mc4","How long ___ he ___ at this company?",[90,91,92],"has \u002F been working","does \u002F work","is \u002F working","'How long' + activity continuing to now: has he been working.",{"id":95,"prompt":96,"options":97,"answer":76,"explanation":101},"mc5","I ___ this author since I was a teenager.",[98,99,100],"have been knowing","have known","know","'Know' is a state verb — it takes the perfect simple, never the continuous: have known.",{"id":103,"type":104,"title":105,"instructions":106,"questions":107},"gap","gap_fill","Complete the sentences","Type the present perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets (have\u002Fhas been + -ing).",[108,116,124,133,141],{"id":109,"prompt":110,"hint":111,"answers":112,"explanation":115},"gap1","My neighbors ___ music all night — I couldn't sleep.","play",[113,114],"have been playing","'ve been playing","Ongoing activity with a present effect (tiredness): have been playing.",{"id":117,"prompt":118,"hint":119,"answers":120,"explanation":123},"gap2","She ___ as a nurse since 2019.","work",[121,122],"has been working","'s been working","'Since 2019' + ongoing job: has been working.",{"id":125,"prompt":126,"hint":127,"answers":128,"explanation":132},"gap3","You look tired. ___ you ___ well lately?","sleep — question",[129,130,131],"have \u002F been sleeping","have been sleeping","haven't been sleeping","Question form: Have + subject + been sleeping. 'Lately' is a classic continuous signal.",{"id":134,"prompt":135,"hint":136,"answers":137,"explanation":140},"gap4","It ___ all week, so the match may be cancelled.","rain",[138,139],"has been raining","'s been raining","Weather continuing over a period: has been raining.",{"id":142,"prompt":143,"hint":144,"answers":145,"explanation":148},"gap5","We ___ about moving abroad for months.","think",[146,147],"have been thinking","'ve been thinking","'Think about' (= consider, an activity) can take the continuous: have been thinking.",{"id":150,"type":150,"title":151,"instructions":152,"questions":153},"reorder","Put the words in order","Click the words in the correct order to build the sentence.",[154,164,175,185],{"id":155,"words":156,"answer":162,"explanation":163},"re1",[157,158,159,160,161],"been","she","has","all day","studying","she has been studying all day","Subject + has + been + -ing verb + duration.",{"id":165,"words":166,"answer":173,"explanation":174},"re2",[167,168,169,157,170,171,172],"long","how","you","have","waiting","?","how long have you been waiting ?","How long + have + subject + been + -ing.",{"id":176,"words":177,"answer":183,"explanation":184},"re3",[178,179,157,180,181,182],"haven't","we","recently","sleeping","well","we haven't been sleeping well recently","Negative: haven't + been + -ing; 'recently' at the end.",{"id":186,"words":187,"answer":192,"explanation":193},"re4",[188,189,157,159,190,191],"since","it","snowing","yesterday morning","it has been snowing since yesterday morning","Subject + has been + -ing + since + starting point.",{"id":195,"type":196,"title":197,"instructions":198,"questions":199},"tf","true_false","True or false?","Decide if each statement is true or false.",[200,204,208,212],{"id":201,"prompt":202,"answer":13,"explanation":203},"tf1","The present perfect continuous is formed with have\u002Fhas been + verb-ing.","True — I have been working, she has been running.",{"id":205,"prompt":206,"answer":15,"explanation":207},"tf2","\"I have been reading three books this week\" is the best way to report the completed number.","False — completed quantities take the perfect simple: \"I have read three books this week.\"",{"id":209,"prompt":210,"answer":13,"explanation":211},"tf3","The activity in the present perfect continuous can have finished very recently, if its effects are still visible.","True — \"Why are you wet? Has it been raining?\" The rain may have stopped, but the evidence remains.",{"id":213,"prompt":214,"answer":15,"explanation":215},"tf4","\"She has been having a car for years\" is correct.","False — 'have' meaning possession is a state verb: \"She has had a car for years.\"",[217,220,223,226,229],{"question":218,"answer":219},"When do we use the present perfect continuous?","Use it for activities that started in the past and are still in progress (or have just stopped), especially when you focus on duration or the ongoing process: \"I've been learning English for five years\", \"You've been watching TV all afternoon.\"",{"question":221,"answer":222},"What is the difference between the present perfect simple and continuous?","The continuous emphasises the activity and its duration (I've been painting the house — that's how I spent my time); the simple emphasises completion, result or quantity (I've painted the house — it's finished; I've painted two rooms).",{"question":224,"answer":225},"Which signal words go with the present perfect continuous?","How long, for, since, all day\u002Fmorning\u002Fweek, lately, recently. Questions with 'How long' about an ongoing activity almost always use the continuous form.",{"question":227,"answer":228},"Can I use state verbs in the present perfect continuous?","No — state verbs like know, like, believe, own and understand use the present perfect simple even for long durations: \"I have known him since school\" (not 'have been knowing').",{"question":230,"answer":231},"Is there a difference between 'I've lived here for years' and 'I've been living here for years'?","Both are correct with live and work, which accept either form for long-term situations. The continuous can sound slightly more temporary or more focused on the ongoing experience, but the difference is minimal with these verbs.",{"heading":233,"paragraphs":234},"The present perfect continuous explained in depth",[235,236,237,238,239],"The present perfect continuous is where two ideas meet: the perfect's bridge between past and present, and the continuous's focus on activity in progress. Put together, they describe an action stretching from some point in the past right up to the present moment — often with the speaker standing in the middle of its effects: tired, wet, out of breath, or surrounded by paint cans.","Its two core uses are worth keeping distinct. The first is unfinished duration: with for, since and how long, the tense measures activities still running — \"They've been negotiating for weeks.\" The second is recent activity with present evidence: the action may have just stopped, but its traces are visible — \"Someone's been eating my chips!\" is famous precisely because the eating is over and the evidence (missing chips) remains.","The real skill, tested in every exam, is choosing between the continuous and the perfect simple. Ask what the sentence cares about. Duration and process point to the continuous: \"I've been writing all morning.\" Completion, results and counted quantities point to the simple: \"I've written four pages.\" Numbers are the strongest clue — the moment you count how many, the simple takes over.","Grammar-wise the form is regular and friendly: have\u002Fhas been + -ing for every verb, hasn't\u002Fhaven't been for negatives, and inversion for questions. The one hard limit is state verbs: know, like, love, believe, own and understand refuse the -ing form no matter how long the state has lasted. \"I've been knowing her for years\" is one of the most recognisable learner errors in English; the fix is always the perfect simple.","A final nuance: with live and work, both forms are acceptable for long-term situations, and the difference shrinks to tone. Beyond those verbs, though, the choice changes meaning — so the exercises above deliberately mix duration contexts, result contexts and state verbs to train the decision, not just the form.",[241,253,263,273,283,290,298,301,308,316,325,332,340],{"slug":242,"skill":5,"topic":243,"title":244,"levels":245,"tags":247,"meta_description":251,"updated_at":14,"question_count":252},"future-tenses-exercises","future-tenses","Future Tenses Exercises",[246,9],"A2",[12,248,249,250],"future","will","going-to","Practice English future forms (will, going to, present continuous, present simple) with free interactive exercises, instant feedback and explanations.",18,{"slug":254,"skill":5,"topic":255,"title":256,"levels":257,"tags":258,"meta_description":262,"updated_at":14,"question_count":252},"gerund-infinitive-exercises","gerund-infinitive","Gerund and Infinitive Exercises",[9,10],[259,260,261],"gerund","infinitive","verb-patterns","Practice gerunds and infinitives (enjoy doing vs decide to do) with 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