Present Perfect Simple vs Continuous

Form

100

The following verbs have A. 

a regular past participle (-ed) 

B.an irregular past participle (3rd column)

live play work farm study

A. a regular past participle (-ed)

200

Change the following negative statement to a question: They haven't finished the assignment yet.

Have they finished the assignment yet?

300

Put the following sentence into the present perfect tense: She (know) him for seven years.

She has known him for seven years.

400

Change the following statement to a negative: I've been waiting for three hours.

We haven't been waiting for three hours.

500

Put the following words in the correct order: week hair since Has pink his last been?

Has his hair been pink since last week?

Present Perfect Simple or Continuous

100

I (never, have) Pizza Africana pizza, so I think I'll order that.

Present Perfect I have never had Pizza Africana, so I think I'll order that.

200

What's the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. (You, cry) ________________?

Present Perfect Continuous Have you been crying?

300

Dr. Jones is a good teacher. How long (he, be) ________________ at the university?

Present Perfect How long has he been at the university?

400

The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she (play) _____________________ in the mud.

Present Perfect Continuous The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she has been playing in the mud.

500

Aurgh! I'm so sick of waiting! I (wait) ________________ here for 2 hours!

Present Perfect Continuous I have been waiting here for 2 hours!

Make a question

100

How many times ____________ I __________ (tell) you?

How many times have I told you?

200

_______ she ________(hang) up all the pictures yet?

Has she hung/hanged up all the pictures yet?

300

How long __________ you _________ (make) music?

How long have you been making music?

400

How long__________ you ________ (work) for this company?

How long have you been working for this company?

500

__________ your neighbour _________ (have) a lot of parties these days?

Has your neighbour been having a lot of parties these days?

Which is correct?

100

We__________________ this party since one o'clock. 

a. have been preparing 

b. have prepared

a. have been preparing

200

I ____________ this book for hours. My eyes are starting to get tired. 

a. have read 

b. have been reading

b. have been reading

300

Don't ask me... I__________him since Tuesday. 

a. haven't seen 

b. haven't been seeing

a. haven't seen

400

I_______________ for their phone call for ages.

a. have waited 

b. have been waiting

b. have been waiting

500

Now that we ______________ for a year, maybe it's time to get married. 

a. have dated 

b. have been dating

b. have been dating

For/Since

100

I have had a car ____ 3 years.

for

200

My wife and I have owned a dog _______ the last six months.

for

300

Carol has driven a Ferrari ______ she inherited a nice fortune.

since

400

Sir Keir Starmer has been the British Prime Minister _____ 2014.

since

500

Donald J Trump ________ the US president for 4 years from 2017 to 2021 and how _______ again since January 2025.

was/has been