Present perfect continuous

Read the following sentence and mark its corresponding use.

I'm tired because I've been running.

• emphasize how long an activity has been happening. The activity may or may not be complete

• talk generally about situations or activities that started in the past and are still continuing now

• talk about situations or activities that have stopped but have a result in the present

Read the following sentence and mark its corresponding use.

We've been studying since 9 o'clock.

• emphasize how long an activity has been happening. The activity may or may not be complete

• talk generally about situations or activities that started in the past and are still continuing now

• talk about situations or activities that have stopped but have a result in the present

Read the following sentence and mark its corresponding use.

I have been watching TV since 7pm.

• emphasize how long an activity has been happening. The activity may or may not be complete

• talk generally about situations or activities that started in the past and are still continuing now

• talk about situations or activities that have stopped but have a result in the present

Read the following sentence and mark its corresponding use.

He has been playing football for a long time.

• emphasize how long an activity has been happening. The activity may or may not be complete

• talk generally about situations or activities that started in the past and are still continuing now

• talk about situations or activities that have stopped but have a result in the present

Read the following sentence and mark its corresponding use.

Why is the grass wet? Has it been raining?

• emphasize how long an activity has been happening. The activity may or may not be complete

• talk generally about situations or activities that started in the past and are still continuing now

• talk about situations or activities that have stopped but have a result in the present

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

I have been _______ articles on different topics since morning.

• write

• wrote

• writing

• written

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

He has _______ traveling around the world for a month.

• be

• was

• is

• been

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

They _______ been playing cricket in that field for five hours.

• have

• had

• having

The poet ________________ (write) romantic poems for several hours.

I ________________ (help) him to do the task for an hour.