Present Perfect Progressive Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Your cousin has called every evening this week, and the pattern may continue. Which sentence best describes it?
My cousin had called every evening this week.
My cousin was calling every evening this week.
My cousin is called every evening this week.
My cousin has been calling every evening this week.
2. Maya started studying at noon and is still studying. Complete the sentence: “Maya ___ since noon.”
is studying
was studying
has been studying
had studied
3. Nina had ten forms to complete, and all ten are now finished. Which sentence best emphasizes the completed result?
Nina has been completing the forms.
Nina is completing all ten forms.
Nina has completed all ten forms.
Nina had been completing ten forms.
4. Which question correctly asks about an activity that began earlier and may still be continuing?
Has he working here long?
Does he been working here long?
Has he been working here long?
He has been working here long?
5. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect progressive?
We have been preparing for the meeting all morning.
We are been preparing for the meeting all morning.
We have preparing for the meeting all morning.
We been have preparing for the meeting all morning.
6. Omar moved into his current apartment in 2022 and still lives there. Which sentence best presents this as an ongoing situation?
Omar was living in this apartment since 2022.
Omar has been living in this apartment since 2022.
Omar is living in this apartment since 2022.
Omar had lived in this apartment since 2022.
7. Choose the correct revision of this sentence: “She has been work on the project since Monday.”
She is been working on the project since Monday.
She has working on the project since Monday.
She has been worked on the project since Monday.
She has been working on the project since Monday.
8. Theo has paint on his hands because he stopped working on the fence only a moment ago. Which sentence best explains the evidence?
Theo has been painting the fence.
Theo paints the fence every day.
Theo had painted the fence tomorrow.
Theo was going to paint the fence.
9. Priya usually drives, but the car is being repaired this month. To emphasize her temporary recent pattern, complete: “These days, Priya ___ the bus.”
had taken
has been taking
was taken
has took
10. You arrived 30 minutes ago and are still in a line. Which question would naturally ask about the duration?
How long have you waiting?
How long are you wait?
How long did you been waiting?
How long have you been waiting?
11. Choose the best tense for an activity in progress at a specific finished time yesterday: “At 8 p.m. yesterday, we ___ the budget.”
have been discussing
were discussing
are discussing
have discussed
12. Which is the correct negative form of “He has been sleeping well”?
He has not been sleeping well.
He has been not sleep well.
He does not have been sleeping well.
He not has been sleeping well.
13. They began waiting two hours ago and are still waiting. Complete the sentence: “They have been waiting ___ two hours.”
since
during
from
for
14. You met Sam ten years ago and still know Sam now. Which sentence is most natural in standard English?
I am knowing Sam for ten years.
I have been knowing Sam for ten years.
I have known Sam for ten years.
I knew Sam since ten years.
15. Which sentence has the correct auxiliary for the plural subject “the children”?
The children have been playing outside.
The children is been playing outside.
The children have being played outside.
The children has been playing outside.
16. The rain has just stopped, and the streets are wet. Which sentence best explains the visible result?
It had rained.
It has been raining.
It is raining.
It was going to rain.