Present Perfect Continuous Tense

She ____________ in the pool since she woke up.

• swims

• has swum

• is swimming

• has been swimming

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The firefighters ____________ out the fire for the past twenty minutes.

• have put

• have been putting

• have been put

• is putting out

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Gina ____________ the same book for a month.

• has been reading

• is reading

• has read

• reads

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Benson and his brothers ____________ to go to the playground since yesterday.

• want

• have wanted

• have been wanting

• are wanting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The plumber ____________ to fix the pipes since this morning.

• has tried

• has been trying

• is trying

• tries

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Keira hopes to win the marathon as she ____________ very hard for it.

• has been training

• is training

• has trained

• trains

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ____________ here for an hour. Where is the train?

• stood

• have been standing

• am standing

• have stood

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The forest ____________ by the fire. It will take decades for it to recover.

• is destroyed

• has destroyed

• has been destroyed

• is destroying

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Sarah ____________ for her dog but it is still nowhere to be found.

• searches

• is searching

• has searched

• has been searching

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My family and I ____________ in the cottage since I was born.

• have been living

• are living

• have lived

• lived

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D