📝Present Perfect Continuous Quiz

🎯B2 Level ESL Quiz

💡This quiz tests your understanding of the Present Perfect Continuous tense. This tense is used for:

Ongoing actions that started in the past and continue up to now
Recent actions with visible results

⏱️Take your time and choose the best answer for each question!

1️⃣Question 1

I __________ for this company since 2018.

a) work

b) have worked

c) have been working

d) am working

✅Correct Answer: c) have been working

💭We use Present Perfect Continuous with "since" to show an ongoing action that started in the past and continues to the present.

2️⃣Question 2

Why are your clothes dirty? __________ in the garden?

a) Do you work

b) Have you worked

c) Have you been working

d) Are you working

✅Correct Answer: c) Have you been working

💭We use Present Perfect Continuous when there's a visible result (dirty clothes) of a recent activity.

3️⃣Question 3

She looks exhausted. She __________ all night.

a) studies

b) studied

c) has studied

d) has been studying

✅Correct Answer: d) has been studying

💭The visible result (exhaustion) indicates a recent continuous activity, so we use Present Perfect Continuous.

4️⃣Question 4

How long __________ English?

a) do you learn

b) are you learning

c) have you learned

d) have you been learning

✅Correct Answer: d) have you been learning

💭"How long" questions about duration use Present Perfect Continuous for ongoing activities.

5️⃣Question 5

They __________ for three hours, and they still haven't found a solution.

a) discuss

b) are discussing

c) have discussed

d) have been discussing

✅Correct Answer: d) have been discussing

💭This shows an ongoing action with a specific duration ("for three hours") that continues to the present.

6️⃣Question 6

It __________ since morning. That's why the streets are so wet.

a) rains

b) is raining

c) has rained

d) has been raining

✅Correct Answer: d) has been raining

💭The visible result (wet streets) and the duration indicator ("since morning") require Present Perfect Continuous.

7️⃣Question 7

My hands are sore because I __________ the guitar for hours.

a) play

b) played

c) have played

d) have been playing

✅Correct Answer: d) have been playing

💭The physical result (sore hands) from a recent continuous activity requires Present Perfect Continuous.

8️⃣Question 8

We __________ to find a new apartment for weeks, but we haven't found anything yet.

a) try

b) are trying

c) have tried

d) have been trying

✅Correct Answer: d) have been trying

💭"For weeks" indicates duration, and the action is still ongoing (they haven't found anything yet).

9️⃣Question 9

You look happy! What __________?

a) do you do

b) are you doing

c) have you done

d) have you been doing

✅Correct Answer: d) have you been doing

💭The visible emotional state (happiness) suggests a recent activity, so we ask about it using Present Perfect Continuous.

🔟Question 10

He __________ to call her all day, but her phone is always busy.

a) tries

b) tried

c) has tried

d) has been trying

✅Correct Answer: d) has been trying

💭"All day" shows duration, and the repeated attempts continue to the present moment.

Great job completing the quiz! Review the explanations above to understand any mistakes.