What is the tense used to talk about something that started in the past and is still happening now?
English Verb Conjugation Quiz

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English
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8th Grade
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Medium
Eliette Cabrera
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Past perfect continuous
Future perfect continuous
Simple past
Present perfect continuous
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you conjugate the verb 'to have' in the present perfect continuous?
I have, you have, he/she has, we have, they have
I has, you has, he/she have, we have, they have
I have, you have, he/she have, we has, they have
I has, you have, he/she has, we have, they have
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word is used when speaking quickly instead of 'been' in the present perfect continuous?
Ban
Bin
Ben
Bun
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do we use the present perfect continuous with the words 'lately' and 'recently'?
To talk about the future
To ask questions
To talk about the past only
To give a reason for a statement
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you form questions using the present perfect continuous?
Start with the verb 'to have', then the verb with I-N-G, then the subject, and then 'been'
Start with the verb 'to have', then the subject, then 'been', and then the verb with I-N-G
Start with the subject, then the verb 'to have', then 'been', and then the verb with I-N-G
Start with the verb 'to be', then the subject, then 'been', and then the verb with I-N-G
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the negative form of 'I have been exercising lately'?
I have not been exercising lately
I have been not exercising lately
I have been exercising not lately
I have been lately not exercising
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which situation allows you to use the present perfect continuous to talk about something that started in the past and is still happening right now?
When you talk about the future
When you talk about something that started in the past and is still happening now
When you talk about the past only
When you talk about the present only
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