Simple or Continuous?
Which sentence is correct?
a) I have studied for two hours.
b) I have been studying for two hours.
b) I have been studying for two hours.
I __________ (finish) my homework.
→ have finished
I __________ (live) here for five years.
→ have lived / have been living (both correct)
Which sentence shows a result?
a) I have written the email.
b) I have been writing the email.
a) I have written the email.
The teacher wrote:
I have been finish my homework.
Fix it.
→ I have finished my homework.
Choose the best option:
a) She has read the whole book.
b) She has been reading the whole book (and finished it).
a) She has read the whole book.
She __________ (study) for the test all morning.
→ has been studying
She __________ (study) English since 3rd grade.
→ has studied / has been studying
Which sentence focuses on the activity?
a) She has painted the picture.
b) She has been painting the picture.
b) She has been painting the picture.
The teacher wrote:
She has studying for two hours.
Correct it.
→ She has been studying for two hours.
Which sentence focuses on the activity?
a) They have built a robot.
b) They have been building a robot.
b) They have been building a robot.
They __________ (clean) the classroom, so it looks great now.
→ have cleaned
We __________ (wait) here for 20 minutes.
→ have been waiting
Which sentence explains why the floor is dirty?
a) They have played outside.
b) They have been playing outside.
b) They have been playing outside.
The teacher wrote:
We have been know each other for years.
Fix the mistake.
→ We have known each other for years.
Which is correct?
a) We have been knowing each other for years.
b) We have known each other for years.
b) We have known each other for years.
We __________ (work) on this project for three weeks.
→ have been working
They __________ (know) the teacher since last year.
→ have known
Which sentence shows the task is completed?
a) We have been preparing the presentation.
b) We have prepared the presentation.
b) We have prepared the presentation.
The teacher wrote:
They have worked all afternoon and they are still working.
Improve the sentence using the best tense.
→ They have been working all afternoon and they are still working.
Choose the best sentence:
a) He has played video games all afternoon.
b) He has been playing video games all afternoon.
b) He has been playing video games all afternoon.
My brother __________ (play) soccer, so he is very tired.
→ has been playing
He __________ (run) for an hour and he is exhausted.
→ has been running
Which sentence best explains why he is tired now?
a) He has run five kilometers.
b) He has been running for an hour.
b) He has been running for an hour.
The teacher wrote:
He has been breaking his phone.
Correct the sentence so it makes sense.
→ He has broken his phone.