Present Perfect Continuous worksheet

1. 1.
   I for you since 6 o'clock!a) am waitingb) have been waiting
2. 2.
   She's tired because she all day.a) has been workingb) works
3. 3.
   How long here?a) do you liveb) have you been living
4. 4.
   I three emails this morning.a) have writtenb) have been writing
5. 5.
   I him for ten years.a) have been knowingb) have known

1. 1.
   I am waiting here for an hour.
2. 2.
   I've been knowing her for years.
3. 3.
   How long are you learning English?

Write three sentences about your own life in the Present Perfect Continuous. Use one of these words in each.

• for
• since
• all day
• all morning
• lately
• recently
• How long…?

1. 1.b) have been waiting Since 6 o'clock links a past start to now.
2. 2.a) has been working A recent activity with a result you can see now.
3. 3.b) have you been living How long…? up to now takes the perfect (continuous).
4. 4.a) have written A finished number of things (three emails) takes the Present Perfect simple.
5. 5.b) have known Know is a state verb, so it isn't used in the continuous.

1. 1.I've been waiting here for an hour. For + a length of time up to now needs the perfect: have been + -ing.
2. 2.I've known her for years. Know is a state verb, so use the Present Perfect, not the continuous.
3. 3.How long have you been learning English? How long…? up to now needs the perfect continuous.

Answers will vary. Check that each sentence follows the rule on page 1, or paste them into Clarigram to have them checked.