Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

Which sounds is better?

• "I'm so angry! I've been waiting for Carly for 30 minutes!"

• "I'm so angry! I've waited for Carly for 30 minutes!"

Which sounds better?

• I've never been seeing such wonderful sights!

• I've never seen such wonderful sights!

Which sounds better?

• It smells great! What have you been cooking?

• It smells great! What have you cooked?

Which sounds better?

• Wow, your house looks amazing.. have you painted it?

• Wow, your house looks amazing.. Have you been painting it?

How long have they (study) Chinese?

Has she ever (try) brown bread ice cream?

Have you (run)? You look tired.

When's Tim's birthday party? I've (wait) for it for months.

Miss, we've (finish) our exam.

He's (live) here since he was born.